Evanna Patricia Lynch born 16 August 1991 is an Irish actress and activist She is best known for portraying Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter film series Born in County Louth Ireland Lynch made her film debut in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 and reprised her role in successive sequels to critical praise concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 Lynch appeared in GBF 2013 which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to positive reviews She made her stage debut in Houdini as Bess Houdini which toured the UK in 2013 Lynch starred in the indie drama My Name Is Emily which premiered at the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh to critical acclaim In 2017 Lynch starred in revival of Disco Pigs at the Trafalgar Theatre in London In 2018 she competed and scored third place on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars She went on to star in the British stage adaptation of The Omission of the Family Coleman at the Theatre Royal Bath in 2019 As an activist Lynch advocates for veganism and animal rights She has been involved with several nonprofit organisations and launched both a veganthemed podcast and the crueltyfree cosmetics brand Kinder Beauty Box