
Acting
Born April 16, 1977 · Cork, Ireland
Eileen Walsh is an Irish film, TV and stage actress. Born on 16 April 1977 in Cork, she initially did not want to be an actress, but soon followed in her elder sister Catherine's footsteps. She earned rave reviews for her performance as Runt in the original stage production of Disco Pigs and gained her first film lead with the titular role in 1999's Janice Beard 45 WPM. She also memorably played the tragic Crispina in Peter Mullan's 2002 film The Magdalene Sisters and in 2008 won Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda in the film Eden.

FLINT
2026

The Things We Do
2025

Small Things Like These
2024

The Golden West
2023

Songs of Blood and Destiny
2023

National Theatre Live: The Crucible
2023

Ann
2022

Wolf
2021

Made in Italy
2020

Rialto
2020

The Children Act
2018
Rooftop Refugee
2018

Maze
2017
How Was Your Day?
2016

Gold
2014

Morning
2012

Misterman
2011

Snap
2010

Triage
2009

The Ballad of Kid Kanturk
2009

Eden
2008

The End
2008

33X Around the Sun
2005
Lula Fantastic
2003

Nicholas Nickleby
2002

The Magdalene Sisters
2002

When Brendan Met Trudy
2000
Look
2000

Miss Julie
1999

Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999

The Last Bus Home
1997

The Van
1996

Spaghetti Slow
1996