Anthony Boyle

Not to be confused with Tony Boyle.

Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is a Northern Irish actor.^[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.

Anthony Boyle
Boyle in 2019
Born	(1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Education	Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Boyle appeared in the films Tolkien (2019) and Tetris (2023) and the television miniseries The Plot Against America (2020). In 2024, he starred in four period drama miniseries, Manhunt, Shardlake, Say Nothing, and Masters of the Air.

Early life and education

Boyle was born in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, and attended De La Salle College and St Louise's Comprehensive College.^[2] Due to a bone condition, he used a wheelchair for several years as a child. Boyle said this helped develop his acting skills, as he would improvise dialogue while watching other children play games without him. ^[3] He was expelled from school at age 16, then hired and fired within a week from a night club for drinking at work.^[4][5] 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, alongside his fellow Belfast-born actor and longtime friend Lola Petticrew.^[6] In 2013, he began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA in acting.^[7][5]

Boyle was familiar with the landscape and history depicted in Say Nothing, saying "the streets we were walking down were streets I’ve walked my whole life." His school was located on the Falls Road, just down the street from a mural of Brendan Hughes, whom he portrayed in the show. Co-star Lola Petticrew described Boyle as "one of [their] best friends in the world" since they were age 11. Boyle is also a longtime friend of Frank Blake, who portrayed Seamus Wright.^[8]

Career

Acting credits

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Splash Area	Mike
2016	The Lost City of Z	Trench Runner	[2]
	The Journey	Young Ian Paisley	[2]
	Onus	Keiran Flynn
2019	Tolkien	Geoffrey Bache Smith	[9]
2023	Tetris	Kevin Maxwell
TBA	Skintown †	N/A
	Animal Within †	Tom D Jennings
	I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning †	Patrick	Filming[10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Game of Thrones	Bolton Guard	Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men"[2]
2017	Electric Dreams	Sam	1 episode[9]
2018	Ordeal By Innocence	Jack Argyll	Miniseries, 3 episodes[11]
	Derry Girls	David Donnelly	2 episodes[9]
	Patrick Melrose	Barry	Miniseries, 1 episode[9]
	Come Home	Liam Farrell	Miniseries, 3 episodes[12]
2020	The Plot Against America	Alvin Levin	Miniseries, 6 episodes[9]
2021	Danny Boy	Brian Wood	Television film
2024	Masters of the Air	Major Harry Herbert Crosby	Miniseries, 9 episodes
	Manhunt	John Wilkes Booth	Miniseries, 7 episodes
	Shardlake	John "Jack" Barak	Miniseries, 4 episodes
	Say Nothing	Brendan Hughes	9 episodes
TBA	House of Guinness †	Arthur Guinness	In production

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Herons	Aaron[7]	Pintsized Productions
2014	Othello	Iago[7]	Richard Burton Theatre
2015	East Belfast Boy	Davey (& co-writer)[7]	Partisan Productions
	In Arabia We'd All Be Kings	Skank[7]	Richard Burton Theatre
	The Taming of the Shrew	Biondello, Curtis, Merchant, Widow[7]
	Mojo	Baby[7]
2016–2017	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child	Scorpius Malfoy[7]	Palace Theatre
2018–2019			Lyric Theatre

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Frankenstein	The Creature[7]	RWCMD (with Big Finish Productions)
2016	The Tidebreak	Alfred Meyer[9]	BBC Radio 3
2017	Mayday	Paul[9]	BBC Radio 4

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2016	Critics' Circle Theatre Awards[13]	Most Promising Newcomer	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child	Won
	Evening Standard Theatre Awards[14][15]	Emerging Talent		Nominated
2017	Laurence Olivier Awards[16]	Best Actor in a Supporting Role		Won
2018	Theatre World Awards[17]	—		Honored
	Drama League Awards[18]	Distinguished Performance		Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Awards[19]	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play		Nominated
	Drama Desk Awards[20]	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play		Nominated
2018	Tony Awards[21]	Best Featured Actor in a Play		Nominated
2025	IFTA Film & Drama Awards	Lead Actor — Television	Say Nothing	Nominated
		Supporting Actor — Television	Masters of the Air	Nominated
		Rising Star Award	House of Guinness Manhunt Masters of the Air Say Nothing	Won