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Harry Gilby is an English actor, best known for playing a young J. R. R. Tolkien in the film Tolkien (2019) and Æthelstan in the fifth series of The Last Kingdom (2022).

Harry Gilby
Born (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 21)
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Parent(s)Neil Gilby
Helen Gilby

Early life


Harry Gilby was born in Nottingham, England in 2001 to parents Neil and Helen Gilby. He attended Sutton Bonington primary school before joining Trent College when he was 11. He began training at the Television Workshop in Nottingham when he was 12. Gilby played Nathan in the original cast of The Full Monty at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End.


Career


Gilby made his acting debut in 2016, when he played a village lad in an episode of Jericho. In 2017 he starred in the film Just Charlie, playing Charlie Lyndsay, a transgender girl with a special talent for playing football. He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2017 for his performance in Just Charlie.[1] In 2018, he played Arlo in the short film Evie. In 2019, he played a young version of author J. R. R. Tolkien in Tolkien. He has also appeared in three episodes of Casualty as Toby Williams, a young boy dying of leukemia. In 2022, he played Æthelstan in the fifth series of The Last Kingdom.


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2017 Just Charlie Charlie Lyndsay
2018 Evie Arlo Short film
2019 Tolkien Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2016 Jericho Village Lad 1 episode
2019 Casualty Toby Williams 3 episodes
2022 The Last Kingdom Æthelstan Main role; 10 episodes

Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Just Charlie Nominated

References


  1. Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2019.





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