Eamon Farren Biography

Eamon Farren is an Australian theatre, television and film actor most notable for his roles in the revival of the U.S. television series, Twin Peaks (2017) as Richard Horne and the Australian ABC televisio film, Carlotta (2014), for which he won the AACTA award in 2015 for Best Guest Or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama for his portrayal of transgender character Danny/Ava.

Early life

Farren was born in north Queensland and raised in the Gold Coast from the age of six. "We had really great beach parties," Farren once said of growing up in The Gold Coast. "We'd enjoy ourselves all night by the water with music. They're the best parties I've ever been to." Farren once stated in an interview he always knew he wanted to be an actor: "I can't remember a time when I didn't watch a movie and think, 'That's what I want to do'... Growing up, people said you have to have a plan B. I never felt that, I always thought, nah, this is what I'm going to do." He attended Benowa State High School and studied in its French Immersion Program where students study typical subjects but receive at least half of their schooling in French. Farren graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2007. He credits actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman as his primary influences and inspiration.

Career

Farren began his career in the Showtime tele-movie, The Outsider, starring Naomi Watts and Tim Daly, in 2001, followed by a guest role in the Australian live action series, The Sleepover Club in 2002. He worked with several theatre companies in Australia, particularly the Sydney Theatre Company, the Griffin Theatre Company and the Belvoir Street Theatre. In 2007, he was cast as Cpl. John Powell in the well-received HBO mini-series, The Pacific, earning a reputation for intense performances.

Farren worked his way through all the visual arts in 2008, starring in The Man In The Attic with the Sydney Theatre Co., the film Lucky Country, and the Seven Network television series, All Saints. In 2012, he earned a starring role in Jennifer Lynch's film, Chained, playing "Rabbit", a boy enslaved and raised by a serial killer played by Vincent D'Onofrio. Farren said, "... Shooting the film felt like second nature, the scenes would be focused but loose, incredibly tense but hilarious.I never had to say too much to her [Lynch], she would give me a look or whisper one word and I'd get it."

Farren's next major role was in the ABC TV tele-movie, Carlotta, playing "Danny/Ava", a transgender mate of the main character that earned him the AACTA Award in 2015 for Best Guest Or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. Farren said of filming, "The whole thing was a highlight, but one of my favourite scenes to shoot was when Carol and Ava are on the way to buy hormones for the first time - corpsing never felt so right."

Farren's theatre career continued in 2014 with critically acclaimed roles as "Edward Ridgeway" in Switzerland and "Elliott" in Girl Asleep, which would be adapted to film and star Farren as a different character, "Adam/Benoit Tremet", a year later.

Farren starred as "Kirill" in Sydney Theatre Co's The Present in 2015, reprising the role in 2017 for its Broadway production which also starred Cate Blanchett in her Broadway debut.

Farren was cast as the character "Richard Horne" in the revival of the U.S. TV series, Twin Peaks airing in 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Lucky Country	Jimmy
2009	Blessed	Roo
2010	A Parachute Falling in Siberia	Sales Assistant	Short film
2011	X: Night of Vengeance	Harry
2011	Red Dog	Dave
2012	Chained	Rabbit
2012	Careless Love	Patrick
2012	Three Sixty	Roc	Short film
2014	Test Drive	Cal	Short film
2014	Love Is Now	Dean
2015	Girl Asleep	Adam / Benoit Tremet
2017	Mohawk	Joshua Pinsmail
2018	Winchester	Ben Block
2018	Harmony	Mason

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Outsider	Levi Miller	Television film
2003	The Sleepover Club	Dim	2 episodes
2008-2009	All Saints	Caleb / Cody Frost	2 episodes
2010	The Pacific	Cpl. John Powell	Episode: "Basilone"
2010	Rescue Special Ops	Arrow	Episode: "Off the Rails"
2014	The Killing Field	Damian	Television film
2014	Carlotta	Danny / Ava	Television film AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
2017	Twin Peaks	Richard Horne	6 episodes
2018	The ABC Murders	Cust	3 episodes
2019	The Witcher	Cahir

Awards and nominations

2015

Winner, Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama - "Danny/Ava" Carlotta. Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA).

Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstream Production - "Edward Ridgeway" Switzerland. Sydney Theatre Awards.

2010

Runner up, Heath Ledger Scholarship, Australians In Film, 2010.