Amy-Joyce Hastings
Amy-Joyce Hastings is an Irish actress born on 24 September 1980 in Dublin. She has built a career across film, television and theatre.
Early life
Hastings grew up in Ireland and showed an early love of acting. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and later studied at Trinity College Dublin, where she completed an acting degree with distinction in 2001. As a child she appeared in Fools of Fortune (1990), which helped launch her career. As a teenager, she appeared on RTÉ youth programs and even reviewed children’s films for radio. She was shortlisted for Felicia’s Journey in 1998 but chose to continue her training at Trinity before pursuing acting full-time.
Film and television highlights
Hastings has appeared in a mix of independent films, the occasional television role, and stage work. Her screen work includes:
- Fools of Fortune (1990) as Geraldine Quinton, her first screen role
- The Tudors (2007) as Mole Girl in one episode
- The Callback Queen (lead role, Kate Loughlin) with its US premiere at George R. R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema in 2014
- Sanctuary (2016) as Iseult, which critics later praised and was named Best Irish Feature Film of 2017 by the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle
- Lily (2016) as Oonagh, a performance that earned the Underground Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actress
- The Green Sea (2021) as Vicky
- Who We Love (2021) as Oonagh, which earned Hastings a nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film at the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards
Stage work and theatre
Hastings has an extensive theatre background in the UK and Ireland. She has performed in:
- Oleanna, No Exit, and Orange Flower Water
- The Night Garden, a world premiere developed by the Royal National Theatre Studio
Her Shakespeare credits include Regan in King Lear and Miranda in The Tempest. In spring 2012, she played Violet Jessop in Iceberg – Right Ahead! at the Gatehouse Theatre in London, a production marking the Titanic’s 100th anniversary.
Selected filmography (highlights)
- 1990: Fools of Fortune — Geraldine Quinton
- 1997: The Very Stuff — Nicola (short film)
- 1998: Felicia’s Journey — shortlisted (did not take the role)
- 2013/2014: The Callback Queen — Kate Loughlin
- 2016: Sanctuary — Iseult
- 2016: Lily — Oonagh (short)
- 2016: The Gaelic Curse — Kelly
- 2017: Parfum — Ava (short)
- 2021: The Green Sea — Vicky
- 2021: Who We Love — Oonagh
Awards and recognition
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film at the 2022 IFTA Awards for Who We Love
- Underground Cinema Award 2017 for Best Supporting Actress (Lily)
- Dublin Film Critics’ Circle named Sanctuary the Best Irish Feature Film of 2017
Amy-Joyce Hastings continues to act across film, television and theatre, balancing work between Ireland, the UK and international projects.
This page was last edited on 28 January 2026, at 17:04 (CET).