2023
European Shooting Stars
EFP EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS, one of EFP's flagship programmes, has placed some of the most promising young actors from all over Europe into the limelight over the past 25 years and proven to be an essential stepping stone for launching their international careers.
Meet Ireland's Shooting Stars.
Irish Shooting Stars
2022
Clare Dunne
Clare Dunne graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She’s since appeared in numerous theatre productions, film and TV roles across Ireland and the UK, including Amanda in the BRON/AMC+ and RTE series, KIN, and Sandra in Herself, which she co-wrote.
2021
Fionn O'Shea
Fionn O'Shea trained at the Visions Drama School in Dublin. He starred in the films Handsome Devil and Dating Amber. On television, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups and the BBC Three & Hulu miniseries Normal People.
2019
Aisling Franciosi
Aisling Franciosi is an Irish-Italian actress, known for her roles in the RTÉ-BBC Two crime drama The Fall and the A24 produced God's Creatures. She won an AACTA Award for her leading role in The Nightingale.
2015
Moe Dunford
Moe Dunford graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2009. He has appeared in numerous high profile series such as Vikings and Game of Thrones, and films such as Handsome Devil, The Lodgers and Michael Inside. He currently stars in the BAFTA nominated comedy-drama The Dry.
2012
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Antonia Campbell-Hughes is an actress, writer, director and former fashion designer from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Natascha Kampusch in 3096 Days, Marie-Antoinette in Dangerous Liaisons and the titular role in Cordelia. Her debut feature as a director, It Is In Us All, was released in cinemas in 2022.
2011
Domhnall Gleeson
An Irish actor and screenwriter, Domhnall Gleeson became known to the wider audience for his roles in the Harry Potter franchise, About Time and Frank. He went to star in several Academy Award-nominated films, including Ex Machina, Brooklyn and The Revenant.
2009
Sarah Bolger
Sarah Bolger was born in Dublin, attending Loreto High School Beaufort from 2003 to 2009, and took classes at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre. She is known for her roles in The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Tudors and Into The Badlands.
2007
Pádraic Delaney
Pádraic Delaney first started acting in theatre performing in Hamlet, The Madman and the Nun, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Hollow in the Sand. He became known to international audiences through his role as Irish revolutionary Teddy O'Donovan in The Wind That Shakes The Barley.
2006
Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga was born to an Irish mother and Ethiopian father in Addis Ababa. She grew up in Limerick and went on to study at the Samuel Beckett Centre. She is best known for her roles in the AMC series Preacher and the film Loving.
2005
Mark O'Halloran
A native of Ennis, County Clare, Mark O'Halloran is an award-winning scriptwriter and actor. He co-starred in the film Adam & Paul, which he also wrote, and has appeared in notable Irish films including The Sparrow, It Is In Us All and Calvary.
2004
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland. At 17 he was chosen to star in his first professional role in the Irish film Korea. He was cast in several plays at the Abbey Theatre, the national theater of Ireland before moving to London. He is best known for his roles in the BBC series Sherlock and Fleabag.
2003
Flora Montgomery
Theatre has been as prevalent in Flora's career as film and television. She won the Irish Times Best Actress Award for her role as the lead in Strindberg's Miss Julie. Her notable TV appearances include The Bill as Emma, Urban Gothic, Pulling Moves and Midsomer Murders. She also acted in the 2001 film The Discovery of Heaven and in 2006 in Basic Instinct 2.
2002
Lindsey Harris
2001
