Irish actor, director, and model
Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model.
Macken has modeled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ, and has appeared in films such as Resident Evil, Close, Killing Jesus, and Centurion. He has appeared on television in series such as RTÉ's Fair City as Gavin Cluxton and in BBC series Merlin as Sir Gwaine. In 2021 Macken starred in the NBC drama La Brea. In addition, Macken has directed several feature films: Christian Blake in 2008, Dreaming For You, The Inside and Cold, and Here Are the Young Men. Macken also directed the documentary The Fashion of Modelling. He starred in the NBC series The Night Shift as T. C. Callahan, and Netflix show Nightflyers as Karl D'Branin.
You can adapt to certain situations and to a certain way of life, but it has to be difficult to fully let go of something.
I rode a horse into a tree. I did. But I'm okay. Horses are naturally meant to avoid trees. This one didn't.
You never know with a new show. It takes awhile for shows to find their feet and for people to connect with it. We just got lucky that people liked us, straight away.