Anthony Boyle
Northern Irish actor (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Irish actor (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an actor from Northern Ireland.[1] A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Boyle began his acting career on London stage and rose to prominence for originating the role of Scorpius Malfoy in the West End and Broadway productions of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He has appeared in the films Tolkien (2019) and Tetris (2023) as well as the miniseries The Plot Against America (2020), Manhunt (2024), Shardlake (2024), and Masters of the Air (2024).
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Anthony Boyle | |
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Boyle in 2019 | |
| Born | 8 June 1994 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Education | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Boyle was born in west Belfast, and attended De La Salle College and St Louise's Comprehensive College.[2] He was expelled from school at age 16, then hired and fired within a week from a night club for drinking at work.[3][4] He started his acting career in a series of what Boyle called “the worst productions you’ve ever seen,” including a version of Romeo and Juliet.[5] In 2013, he began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in acting.[6][4]
One of his good friends is fellow Irish actress Lola Petticrew.
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z | Trench Runner | [2] |
| The Journey | Young Ian Paisley | [2] | |
| 2019 | Tolkien | Geoffrey Bache Smith | [7] |
| 2020 | Danny Boy | Brian Wood | |
| 2022 | Victims | Tom D Jennings | |
| 2023 | Tetris | Kevin Maxwell |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Bolton Guard | Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men"[2] |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Sam | 1 episode[7] |
| 2018 | Ordeal By Innocence | Jack Argyll | Miniseries, 3 episodes[8] |
| Derry Girls | David Donnelly | 2 episodes[7] | |
| Patrick Melrose | Barry | Miniseries, 1 episode[7] | |
| Come Home | Liam Farrell | Miniseries, 3 episodes[9] | |
| 2020 | The Plot Against America | Alvin Levin | Miniseries, 6 episodes[7] |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Major Harry Crosby | Miniseries, 9 episodes |
| Manhunt | John Wilkes Booth | Miniseries, 7 episodes | |
| Shardlake | John Barak | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| TBA | † Say Nothing | Brendan Hughes | Filming[10] |
| TBA | † House of Guinness | Arthur Guinness | In production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Herons | Aaron[6] | Pintsized Productions |
| 2014 | Othello | Iago[6] | Richard Burton Theatre |
| 2015 | East Belfast Boy | Davey (& co-writer)[6] | Partisan Productions |
| In Arabia We'd All Be Kings | Skank[6] | Richard Burton Theatre | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Biondello, Curtis, Merchant, Widow[6] | Richard Burton Theatre | |
| Mojo | Baby[6] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy[6] | Palace Theatre |
| 2018–2019 | Lyric Theatre |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Frankenstein | The Creature[6] | RWCMD (with Big Finish Productions) |
| 2016 | The Tidebreak | Alfred Meyer[7] | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2017 | Mayday | Paul[7] | BBC Radio 4 |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Critics' Circle Theatre Award[11] | Most Promising Newcomer | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Won |
| Evening Standard Theatre Award[12][13] | Emerging Talent | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Laurence Olivier Award[14] | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play | Won | |
| 2018 | Tony Award[15] | Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Award[16] | Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nominated | ||
| Drama League Award[17] | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award[18] | Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nominated | ||
| Theatre World Award[19] | Honoree | |||
