Ella Lily Hyland Ethnicity

Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress. She is best known for acting in TV series such as Black Doves (2024), Fifteen-Love (2023), and Intruder (2021).

She was born on 20 November 1998 in Carlow, Ireland. The 26-year-old rising actress has 10 acting credits to her name per IMDb.

Quick Info

Real NameElla Lily Hyland
Age26 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceCarlow, Ireland
EducationThe Lir Academy
Height5 feet 11 inches [approx.]
Weight53 kg [approx.]

Ethnicity

Ella Lily Hyland’s heritage and nationality are both Irish.

Her mother’s name is Connie Byrne. She is a hairdresser and yoga teacher. While Hyland’s father’s identity is unavailable, he worked in a brewery.

Her parents parted ways. Her mother, Connie, is currently married to another person named Ollie.

She doesn’t have siblings.

Her paternal grandparents are Denis and Delma Hyland. Her grandfather, also known as Dinny, was a champion pole vaulter in the 1950s.

Personal Life

Lily belongs to a family of athletes. A few of her family members are active pole vaulters. Her father and uncle also trained her in this track & field event. However, she stopped training in her mid-teens.

I was trained by my dad and my uncle in pole vaulting and long jump up until the age of around 16.

Ella Lily Hyland via The Irish Times

She began attending drama classes at the young age of five. Eventually, she enrolled at The Lir Academy and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Acting in 2020. During her time at The Lir, she made multiple stage performances such as Romeo and Juliet, Magpies, The Merchant of Venice, etc.

Career

Ella Lily Hyland kickstarted her acting career just before the global pandemic. Her debut was the short film Partner In Crime in 2019. With the start of the pandemic, she couldn’t get any roles and began working with the Carlow Arts Festival.

She was a writer and appeared in one of their short films titled Big Mouth. Following this, she acted in yet another short film My Box and Me. In 2021, she made her TV debut through a cameo in Intruder.

Two years later, she made two prominent roles of Justin Pearce and Sas in Fifteen-Love and Silent Roar respectively. Additionally, she also couple of more appearances in 2023.

In 2024, she played the lead role in the Netflix series Black Doves. She appeared as Williams in all the episodes of the first season. The series featured notable stars including Keira Knightley.

Unknown Facts

  • She is represented by Curtis Brown Talent.
  • She prefers smoking and also drinks alcohol.
  • Lily has multiple tattoos on her body.

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Photo credit: @elilyhyland – Instagram.