User:Fíonna Hewitt Twamley

Fionna Hewitt Twamley (IRISH ACTOR)

Best known for: Cardboard Gangsters (Film) Red Rock (TV series) Charlie (TV Series) A Dangerous Fortune (Film) Damo & Ivor (Film) Clean Break (TV Series) Ripper Street (TV Series) Red Room (Film) Blood (TV Series) It rains in Summer (Film) We have each other (Film) Jar (Film) Juno & the Peycock (Gate Theatre) Inhabitance (Project Arts Theatre) Myra's Story (Stage)(World Tour)

Fíonna has just completed a UK tour (2018 - 2019) of the award winning one woman show "Myra's Story", by Brian Foster. The story of a homeless alcoholic lady who recounts her life thus far, and how she came to be sitting on a park bench in dismal circumstances. A tour de force that culminated in a month run in Edinburgh Festival, playing in The Ballroom of The Assembly Rooms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe With daily sold out shows, it is no wonder that the show has made it's mark, achieving numerous 5 star reviews and critical acclaim. Most notably, because the show has 15, yes 15 separate characters, both male and female, all played by the mesmerising, bewitching Hewitt Twamley, it was received, acclaimed and loved by the people of the UK, Ireland and Edinburgh. The play has been requested in cities, theatres and festivals all over the world. https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/1227367-myras-story/

Fíonna is an I.F.T.A nominated Actor of both stage and screen. https://www.ifta.ie/awards/nominees_2018/nominees.php

EARLY CAREER Born in Dublin and having started her acting career in the 1990's working with one of the best known literary family's in Ireland, the Keane's, she gained an appreciation of theatre, under the direction of Denis Keane, playing lead characters in John B. Keane's "Sive, Many Young Men of Twenty, and Letters of a Successful T.D",and many of Séan O Casey's classics such as "Plough in the Stars and Shadow of a Gunman".

TRAINING Following a sojourn into family life in early 2000, Fíonna returned to her life of acting, and studied at Bow Street Academy for Screen Acting (formerly known as The Factory) in 2014, under the tutelage of such well respected filmmakers as John Carney, Lance Daly, Kirsten Sheridan, Shimmy Marcus and Vino Nicsi.

THEATRE She has graced the stage in the Gate Theatre in Juno and the Peacock (directed by Mark O' Rowe) in 2016, as well as playing the lead in Peter Dunne's "Inhabitance" in the Project Theatre, (directed by Ronan Phelan).

FILM She has accumulated a huge body of work including film, television and stage work, such as "Charlie" with Aidan Gillen, A Dangerous Fortune, Red Rock, Ripper Street, Damo & Ivor and most recently in Cardboard Gangsters, for which she was nominated for an I.F.T.A. Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2018.

Her versatility in these roles is exceptional, and range from addiction, to Alzheimer's to strong and feisty mothers and women. Reviews suggest a powerful presence on stage and screen, and a portrayal of characters that are relatable, believable and relevant. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardboard_Gangsters