[3] For his role in the series he was nominated for best supporting actor at the 17th Irish Film & Television Awards.
[4][5] Eastwood and Mescal were performing in The Lieutenant of Inishmore together on stage in Dublin when the production was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
[6] Derry Girls writer Lisa McGee labelled his Normal People character "the soundest one",[7] and Eastwood later appeared in her series as Benny.
[10][11] He plays Detective Murray Canning in the first two series of the BBC One Northern Ireland police drama Blue Lights.
[12][13] He can be seen in 2024 Finnish drama Stormskerry Maja[14] and Christoph Waltz comedy action film Old Guy.