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).
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Harry Gilby | |
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Born | (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 21) Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Parent(s) | Neil Gilby Helen Gilby |
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.
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Just Charlie | Charlie Lyndsay | |
2018 | Evie | Arlo | Short film |
2019 | Tolkien | Young J.R.R. Tolkien |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Jericho | Village Lad | 1 episode |
2019 | Casualty | Toby Williams | 3 episodes |
2022 | The Last Kingdom | Æthelstan | Main role; 10 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Just Charlie | Nominated |
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