Anthony Boyle

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Anthony Boyle
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Boyle in 2019
Born (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Education Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an actor from Northern Ireland. [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.

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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] He was expelled from school at age 16, then hired and fired within a week from a night club for drinking at work. [3] [4] 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. [5] In 2013, he began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in acting. [6] [4]

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. [7]

Career

Acting credits

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 The Lost City of Z Trench Runner [2]
The Journey Young Ian Paisley [2]
2019 Tolkien Geoffrey Bache Smith [8]
2020 Danny Boy Brian Wood
2022VictimsTom D Jennings
2023 Tetris Kevin Maxwell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Game of Thrones Bolton GuardEpisode: "The Laws of Gods and Men" [2]
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Sam1 episode [8]
2018 Ordeal By Innocence Jack ArgyllMiniseries, 3 episodes [9]
Derry Girls David Donnelly2 episodes [8]
Patrick Melrose BarryMiniseries, 1 episode [8]
Come Home Liam FarrellMiniseries, 3 episodes [10]
2020 The Plot Against America Alvin LevinMiniseries, 6 episodes [8]
2024 Masters of the Air Major Harry Crosby Miniseries, 9 episodes
Manhunt John Wilkes Booth Miniseries, 7 episodes
Shardlake John BarakMiniseries, 4 episodes
2024 Say Nothing Brendan Hughes 9 episodes
TBA† House of Guinness Arthur Guinness In production

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013HeronsAaron [6] Pintsized Productions
2014 Othello Iago [6] Richard Burton Theatre
2015East Belfast BoyDavey (& co-writer) [6] Partisan Productions
In Arabia We'd All Be Kings Skank [6] Richard Burton Theatre
The Taming of the Shrew Biondello, Curtis, Merchant, Widow [6] Richard Burton Theatre
Mojo Baby [6]
2016–2017 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Scorpius Malfoy [6] Palace Theatre
2018–2019 Lyric Theatre

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Frankenstein The Creature [6] RWCMD (with Big Finish Productions)
2016The TidebreakAlfred Meyer [8] BBC Radio 3
2017MaydayPaul [8] BBC Radio 4

Accolades

Theatre

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2016 Critics' Circle Theatre Award [11] Most Promising Newcomer Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Won
Evening Standard Theatre Award [12] [13] Emerging Talent Nominated
2017 Laurence Olivier Award [14] Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Won
2018 Tony Award [15] Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Nominated
Drama Desk Award [16] Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Nominated
Drama League Award [17] Distinguished PerformanceNominated
Outer Critics Circle Award [18] Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayNominated
Theatre World Award [19] Honoree

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Anthony Boyle, the Maybe Bad Boy of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'". 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anthony Boyle: 'My dad had to go to Gaelic training, and the same British soldier would throw his kit in a puddle every day'". The Irish Times . 29 November 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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  7. ↑ "'Say Nothing' Cast Opens Up About How Close the FX IRA Drama Hews to Their Real Life: "It Felt Like the Least Acting I've Ever Had to Do"". 29 November 2024.
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