Biografia
Amy-Joyce Hastings is an award-winning actress from Galway, Ireland, and an IFTA (Irish Film & Television Academy) nominee. She graduated with Distinction from Trinity College Dublin, earning a Bachelor in Acting Studies, and has since appeared in numerous stage and screen productions.
Her portrayal of Oonagh in the impactful LGBTQ drama Who We Love (2021) garnered her an IFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress - Film at the 18th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards (2022). She also won Best Supporting Actress for the same role in the original short film Lily (2016), which received critical acclaim at international festivals.
Early in her career, she co-starred opposite Henry Cavill in an episode of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series The Tudors (2007), Message to the Emperor (2007).
A seasoned theatre performer, her notable roles include Carol in David Mamet’s provocative Oleanna, which earned strong critical and audience praise; Estelle Rigault, the ruthless socialite in Sartre’s existential No Exit; Maggie in the world premiere of The Night Garden, developed by the Royal National Theatre Studio and staged at The Northcott Theatre in Exeter; and Cathy Calhoun in the first European production of Craig Wright’s Orange Flower Water.
She portrayed Shakespeare’s Miranda in a summer tour of The Tempest across Ireland, and played Titanic stewardess Violet Jessop in the world premiere of Iceberg - Right Ahead! at The Gatehouse, London, commemorating the Titanic disaster’s centenary.
Hastings began her film career as a child actor after being discovered by Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams for Michael Hirst’s adaptation of Fools of Fortune (1990). She was cast as the young daughter of Oscar-winner Julie Christie in the Irish family epic directed by Pat O’Connor, alongside Iain Glen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Her teen years featured further film and television roles, including several appearances on RTÉ and a starring role in Lisa Mulcahy’s debut film The Very Stuff (1997).
She starred as Kate Loughlin in the romantic comedy The Callback Queen (2013), set in London’s film industry, which premiered in the U.S. at George R.R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe. The indie film earned two IFTA nominations in 2016 following its domestic release.
Hastings portrayed Iseult in Sanctuary (2016), Len Collin’s critically acclaimed film that won multiple international awards, including Best Irish Feature Film 2017 from the Dublin Film Critics Circle. She collaborated with British director Simon Rumley on the genre film Little Deaths, which premiered at Film4 Frightfest and SXSW in the U.S., and appeared as Vicky in the mystery thriller The Green Sea (2021) alongside Katharine Isabelle, directed by Lord Dunsany, Randal Plunkett.
Upcoming projects include the female lead Máthair (Mother) in the Irish-language short film Focail Baile Croí (Words Home Heart), written and directed by Screen International Rising Star Katie McNeice, and the role of Bangharda McNally in Danú Media’s Cine4 feature The Drowned (2025), directed by Ruán Magan.
In addition to acting, Hastings is a talented screenwriter and film director. Her short films have won numerous awards at international festivals and have been broadcast on RTÉ and Sky Television.
