Archie Barnes

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Archie Barnes
Born2006
Years active2016–present
Parent
  • Helena Calvert (mother)

Archie Oliver G Barnes (born 2006) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor. His films include The Dig (2021). On television, he is known for his role as Oscar Tully in the HBO series House of the Dragon (2024–).

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Early life

The son of actress Helena Calvert and app founder Olly Barnes, Barnes was born prematurely and spent the first five weeks of his life at Guy's Hospital in Southwark, South London. He has two siblings. [1] [2] Barnes attended Royal Russell School in Croydon. [3]

Career

Around the age of 10, Barnes made his professional stage debut in the 2016 production of Bugsy Malone at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. [4] He made his feature film debut in the 2018 comedy Patrick (also known as Patrick the Pug). [5] This was followed by a role in All My Sons at the Old Vic in 2019. [6] He was initially set to voice Pantalaimon in the BBC series His Dark Materials but withdrew; the role was taken over by Kit Connor. [7]

Barnes returned to film and gained prominence through his portrayal of Robert Pretty, son of Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), in the biographical drama The Dig , released on Netflix in 2021. [1] He also had a small role in The Batman . [8]

In 2023, Barnes made his television debut as Matthew Stonehouse in the 2023 ITV comedy-drama Stonehouse starring Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes [9] and appeared in Phaedra at the National Theatre, [10] which was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. [11] The following year, Barnes joined the cast of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon , a Game of Thrones prequel, for its second season as Oscar Tully, [2] who becomes Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Riverlands at a young age. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Patrick ZacharyAlso known as Patrick the Pug
2021 The Dig Robert Pretty Netflix film
2022 The Batman Mitchell's Son
2023 Stonehouse Matthew StonehouseMiniseries, 3 episodes
2024–present House of the Dragon Oscar Tully Season 2–

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Bugsy MaloneDandy Dan Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
2019 All My Sons Bert Old Vic, London
2023PhaedraDeclan National Theatre, London

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