Aoife Hinds Explained

Birth Name:Aoife Josee Patarot-Hinds
Birth Place:London, England, UK
Education:London School of Economics (BS)
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (MA)
Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
Years Active:2014–present
Father:Ciarán Hinds

Aoife Josee Patarot-Hinds (born 1991) is an actress.[1] She is known for her roles in the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries Normal People (2020), the ITV series The Long Call (2021), and the film Hellraiser (2022).

Early life

Hinds was born in South London to Irish actor Ciarán Hinds and Vietnamese-born French actress Hélène Patarot. Hinds took weekend violin and piano lessons at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[2] She moved to Paris at the age of 10. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2013.[3] She went on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2016 with a Master of Arts in Acting. She also trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) in 2017.[4]

Career

In 2018, Hinds made her feature film debut in The Commuter and her television debut in the French miniseries Immortality and with a guest appearance in an episode of the Syfy adaptation of Nightflyers. The following year, she played Ellie in the ITV series Cheat and Lyla in the science fiction series The Feed, and gained prominence through her guest role as Mae Chung in an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.[5] She starred in i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) at the Bunker Theatre.[6] [7]

Hinds had a recurring role as Helen Brophy, Connell's (Paul Mescal) university girlfriend, in the 2020 BBC Three and Hulu miniseries adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People.[8] She also appeared in the film The Man in the Hat. In 2021, Hinds portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in the Channel 5 series Anne Boleyn and was in the main cast of the ITV crime drama The Long Call as Gaby Chadwell.[9]

In 2022, Hinds starred in the eleventh installment of the Hellraiser horror franchise, which was released on Hulu. She was in the original cast of the play Patriots at the Almeida Theatre and will make her West End debut when the production transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre. She also presented a television documentary titled The Brontës: An Irish Tale.[10]

Hinds appeared in the films Cottontail and Scoop, and will next be seen in HBO Max series .[11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018The CommuterJeanie
2020The Man in the HatGaragista
2022HellraiserNoraHulu film
2023CottontailMary
2024ScoopRebecca
2024We Live in TimeSkye

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018ImmortalityTishaMiniseries
NightflyersSylvieEpisode: "Torches and Pitchforks"
2019CheatEllieMain role
Derry GirlsMae ChungEpisode: "The Prom"
The FeedLyla2 episodes
2020Normal PeopleHelen Brophy4 episodes
2021Celebrity MastermindHerself – Winner1 episode
Anne BoleynPrincess MaryMiniseries
The Long CallGaby ChadwellMain role
2022The Brontës: An Irish TaleHerself – PresenterDocumentary
2024Sister EmelinePost-production

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014PacamamboLa Lune / La MortFestival d'Avignon
2016En FolkefiendePetraEdinburgh Fringe Festival
2019i will still be whole (when you rip me in half)EJBunker, London
2022–2023PatriotsVariousAlmeida Theatre / Noël Coward Theatre, London

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aoife Hinds. Voicebank London. 19 May 2021.
  2. Saturday Q&A: Aoife Hinds on how she got the acting bug from mum and dad. The Irish News. Jane. Hardy. 13 February 2021. 19 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Distribution (suite): Aoife Hinds. Two Old Women. 2021. 9 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Acting Grads' Lockdown TV Takeover.
    1. RWCMD
    . 19 June 2020. 19 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Aoife Hinds. BBC CDX. 19 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Aoife Hinds and Tuyen Do Cast In i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) at The Bunker. Theatre Weekly. 30 September 2019. 19 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Aoife Hinds. The Stage. Giverny. Masso. 28 October 2019. 19 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Playing the other woman. The Irish World. 28 May 2020. 19 May 2021.
  9. 'I never imagined I'd be in a period drama, let alone playing the queen of England' — Normal People star Aoife Hinds. Independent.ie. Shilpa. Ganatra. 15 May 2021. 9 February 2023.
  10. Web site: On the box: Aoife Hinds, daughter of Ciaran Hinds, digs up Irish roots of Bronte sisters. News Letter. Graeme. Cousins. 31 January 2022. 4 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Dune: The Sisterhood: Sarah-Sofie Boussnina Among 5 Cast in HBO Max Series. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. 20 October 2022. 20 October 2022.