Eleanor Byrne

Eleanor was born on January 20th 1995 in Dublin, Ireland. When she was 18 she moved to London, enrolling at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where she was awarded the Italia Conti Trust Award Scholarship, graduating in 2016. Upon graduating, she has performed in various productions in fringe venues and studio theatres around London (including Etcetera Theatre Camden, Theatre N16, The New Wimbledon Studio Theatre & Theatre Deli). In 2017 she secured the role Kristen in the short film 'Dissolution', and Siobhan in the episode 'The Dirty Masseurs' in Project ? Hello's web-series. In 2018 she brought to life the role of Breda in 'Gutted' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, directed by Chris White. Following three women's stories against the backdrop of a fish factory in 1980s Dublin, this Irish dark comedy received a promising response. In 2019 she wrote her own one-woman play 'A Life Sentence', based on her Granny's harrowing experience with symphysiotomy in 1950s Ireland. Programmed by Eastlake Productions, 'A Life Sentence' premiered at The Cat's Back Theatre, London, in May 2019. In 2019 she was cast in her first major film role - Ruth in feature film 'Falkland Square', set for release in 2021. In Autumn 2019, she toured the UK in 'Gutted', resuming the role of Breda. In 2020, she appeared as Alex (alongside actress Adele James) in episode 5 of 'The Corona Connections' - 'Match Made in Isolation' and as the lead role in the concept film 'The Snapper' (Shoreditch Pictures).