Josh Finan

Josh Finan is a British actor, known for his role in the TV series The Responder.

Josh Finan
Born	Wirral, England
Education	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present
Television	The Responder

Early life and education

Josh Finan is from the Wirral.^[1]

He went Wirral Grammar School for Boys in Bebington.

He trained at the Bristol Old Vic.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Finan's stage work has included Southbury Child at the Bridge Theatre and Peggy For You at Hampstead Theatre.^[2] He also appeared in productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company including Romeo and Juliet,^[3] and Macbeth.^[4]

He appeared in BBC One drama series The Responder in 2022,^[5] and reprised the role for the second series in 2024.^[6]

In 2024, he could be seen in the Netflix shows The Gentleman as Jethro,^[7] and as Diggsy in Baby Reindeer.^[8]

He plays the younger Gerry Adams in the 2024 Disney+ drama series Say Nothing, set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.^[9]

Awards and nominations

For his performance in series 1 of The Responder, Finan was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[10]

Partial filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Current War	Peter
	Guerrilla	Aidan	TV miniseries
2019	Hellboy	Novice
2020	Surge	Jermaine
	Stile	Poor Boy
2021	Shook by Samuel Bailey	Cain
2022- 2024	The Responder	Marco	10 episodes
2024	The Gentlemen	Jethro	4 episodes
	Baby Reindeer	Diggsy	2 episodes
	Say Nothing	Gerry Adams	7 episodes
2025	Black Mirror	Lump	1 episode [Plaything]]