Eve Hewson

Memphis Eve Sunnyday Iris Hewson (born 7 July 1991) is an Irish actress. A daughter of activist Ali Hewson and singer Bono, she had her first major role in the 2011 drama film This Must Be the Place, and subsequently starred in the 2014 series The Knick. She appeared in films such as Blood Ties (2013), Bridge of Spies (2015) and Robin Hood (2018).

Hewson had starring roles in the fantasy miniseries The Luminaries (2020) and Behind Her Eyes (2021); the comedy series Bad Sisters (2022); and the mystery series The Perfect Couple (2024). She also played the title role in the musical film Flora and Son (2023).

Early life

Hewson was born in Dublin, Ireland, the second daughter of activist Ali Hewson (née Alison Stewart) and U2 lead singer Bono (Paul David Hewson). Her name is derived from her time and date of birth (7 a.m. on 7 July), as "eve" is the middle of the word "seven". Her godfather is musician Gavin Friday.

She has an older sister, Jordan, and two younger brothers, Elijah and John. She attended nearby Dalkey School Project primary school, and St. Andrew's College in Booterstown, also in Dublin, for secondary education. The U2 song "Kite" was inspired by a moment when Bono took a kite up on Killiney Hill with Hewson and her sister, but the kite blew away and smashed.

She did a short course at the New York Film Academy in 2008. In 2009, she commenced studies in acting, with subsidiary focus on psychology, at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2013.

Career

Although Hewson's parents were against her performing, she took part in the acting programme at the New York Film Academy. In 2010, she appeared in the music video and accompanying short film for Irish band The Script's song "For the First Time".