Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is a Northern Irish actor. A graduate of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, 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 British 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 is also known for starring as Geoffrey Bache Smith in the film Tolkien and Alvin Levin in the mini-series The Plot Against America.
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Anthony Boyle | |
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![]() Anthony Boyle at the 2019 WonderCon | |
Born | (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 28) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Known for | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016–2019) Tolkien (2019) The Plot Against America (2020) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Awards | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2017) Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer (2016) Theatre World Award (2018) |
Boyle was born in West Belfast, and attended De La Salle College[1] until the age of 17. He then went to St Louise's Comprehensive College,[1] and in 2013, began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in acting.[2] Boyle was raised Catholic.[3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | The Lost City of Z | Trench Runner[1] | |
2016 | The Journey | Young Ian Paisley[1] | |
2019 | Tolkien | Geoffrey Bache Smith[4] | |
2020 | Danny Boy | Brian Wood | |
2022 | Victims | Tom D Jennings | Post-production |
TBA | Tetris | Kevin Maxwell | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Game of Thrones | Bolton Guard[1] | Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men" |
2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Sam[4] | 1 episode |
2018 | Ordeal By Innocence | Jack Argyll[5] | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
2018 | Derry Girls | David Donnelly[4] | 2 episodes |
2018 | Patrick Melrose | Barry[4] | Miniseries, 1 episode |
2020 | The Plot Against America | Alvin Levin[4] | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
TBA | Masters of the Air | Major Harry Crosby | Upcoming miniseries |
TBA | Manhunt | John Wilkes Booth | Upcoming miniseries |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Herons | Aaron[2] | Pintsized Productions |
2014 | Othello | Iago[2] | Richard Burton Theatre |
2015 | East Belfast Boy | Davey (& co-writer)[2] | Partisan Productions |
2015 | In Arabia We'd All Be Kings | Skank[2] | Richard Burton Theatre |
2015 | The Taming of the Shrew | Biondello, Curtis, Merchant, Widow[2] | Richard Burton Theatre |
2015 | Mojo | Baby[2] | |
2016–2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy[2] | Palace Theatre |
2018–2019 | Lyric Theatre |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Frankenstein | The Creature[2] | RWCMD (with Big Finish Productions) |
2016 | The Tidebreak | Alfred Meyer[4] | BBC Radio 3 |
2017 | Mayday | Paul[4] | BBC Radio 4 |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2016 | Critics' Circle Theatre Award[6] | Most Promising Newcomer | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Won |
Evening Standard Theatre Award[7][8] | Emerging Talent | Nominated | ||
2017 | Laurence Olivier Award[9] | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play | Won | |
2018 | Tony Award[10] | Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award[11] | Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nominated | ||
Drama League Award[12] | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award[13] | Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Nominated | ||
Theatre World Award[14] | Honoree | |||
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role | |||||||
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