Eoin O’Sullivan

A Kerry native, Eoin has been living and working in Dublin for over 20 years, and acting professionally on stage, screen, and behind the microphone since 2016.

Eoin’s latest screen credits include independent feature films Hillwalkers and Life on Mercury. Other TV & Film credits include the lead role in the award-winning short film Pernicio (IADT), and upcoming short films DAFT and A Man of Many Colours.

Pernicio, featuring Eoin in the lead role alongside Danielle Galligan, premiered at Newport Beach film festival, and won awards at several major national & international film festivals including Royal Television Society Awards and Richard Harris International Film Festival. Pernicio made its TV debut on Virgin Media ONE in 2020. Watch Pernicio online here (18min)
Hillwalkers had it’s Irish festival premiere at Galway Film Fleadh 2021 and Irish TV premiere on RTE in 2023, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime after a successful festival run.

Eoin’s recent Theatre Credits include the one-man shows The Five Lamps by Roddy Doyle at multiple theatres in Dublin, and Twenty Minutes from Nowhere at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre.

Other theatre credits include The Devil Himself with AboutFACE Theatre, Columbia March at Dublin Fringe Festival with WrightHere, Vulture and One Para at The New Theatre, Barney Carey Gets his Wings with Barnstorm Theatre, Dolly at Edinburgh Fringe with Lipzinc Theatre, Tuesdays with Morrie at Smock Alley with Money for the Sun Productions, Orson Welles Christmas Carol with AboutFACE Theatre, and DAFT with Wrighthere Productions.

Eoin also directed It Beats for the Short+Sweet Theatre Festival 2019, which was nominated for multiple awards including best director.

Eoin’s voiceover work includes documentary narration for RTE, radio-drama for NearFM, and radio campaign for AIB.

 

 

Reviews

 

for “Twenty Minutes from Nowhere
@ Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, November 2021

“A fascinating rumination on suppressed sexuality in a modern rural setting; …an absorbing monologue performed impressively by Eoin O’Sullivan”
“persuasively reminds us that rural life has songs that still need singing”
– Sara Keating, Sunday Business Post

“a heartbreaking portrayal of a courageous descent… Kelly’s piece, aided immeasurably by Eoin O’Sullivan’s tragically restrained playing, gives the audience a lifetime of emotional deprivation and isolation in 45 minutes”
– Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent

“By turn fragile, resilient and determined, O’Sullivan’s performance captivates the audience. His nuanced performance captures both the frustration and the tenacity of someone caught between the conflicting needs of a young man for a meaningful relationship and a feeling of obligation to support his parents.’
– Pat Viale, No More Workhorse

 

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“Eoin O’Sullivan’s Mitch is totally believable as the former student basketballer, now a sports journalist, an ambitious go-getter in the media world but still connected to deeper values and aware of his failings. It is a finely detailed performance, unfailingly hitting the right emotional notes.”
Paddy McGovern, No More Workhorse – for “Tuesdays with Morrie”

“O’Sullivan is a fantastic everyman in this piece; his expressions, timing, physicality, and frantic energy bring so much comedy to the show and he is truly delightful to watch.”
Emma Devlin, The Reviews Hub – for “Columbia March”

“Eoin O’Sullivan proves marvellous as the bitterly twisted Diarmud, who makes his daily irritations at the world feel uncomfortably recognisable.”
Chris O’Rourke, The Arts Review – for “Intercession: Brighton Court”

“Martina McCormack and Eoin O’Sullivan deliver stellar performances as this dysfunctional duo. McCormack is sharp and menacing, while O’Sullivan’s performance is absolutely heartbreaking at times.”
Julie Renata, London Theatre Reviews – for “Pheromone”

“O’Sullivan really immerses himself in the role, successfully capturing the child-like innocence. This character is rather out of the ordinary, and O’Sullivan’s characterisation was intriguing.”
Basic Theatre Review – for “Pheromone”

“The show delivers a delightful convergence of history and nostalgia. Eoin O’Sullivan, looking and sounding like the voice of Campbells Soup a la 1938, proves superb, doing so much more by doing so much less.”
Chris O’Rourke, The Arts Review – for “Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol”

“Joe Wright and Eoin O’Sullivan put in superb performances – committed, engaged, giving it their all – bringing tears of laughter. The entire night was “red lemonade” – f*ucking magical”
EverythingTheatre for “Columbia March”

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Latest News

Eoin O’Sullivan on Stage

22/08/23

Eoin O’Sullivan is starring in “The Devil Himself” in Smock Alley from 23 Aug – 02 Sept. Catch him in this incredible true story of love, scandal and murder in 1880s America.

Directed by Paul Nugent.

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Eoin o Sullivan on stage tonight!

24/06/23

Eoin O’Sullivan is delighted to be performing Chris Kelly’s one-man play Twenty Minutes from Nowhere at Glórach Theatre tonight!

Eoin O’Sullivan in Orson Welles Christmas Carol

9/12/22

Eoin O’Sullivan plays Ernest Chappell in “Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol”, running at Smock Alley from 6-17th Dec.
AboutFACE Theatre’s much-loved festive “radio-play-within-a-play” is a Christmassy treat, with a touch of old Hollywood glamour.

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