Arthur Conti

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Arthur Conti
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Born
Arthur Conti Stanley

2004 (age 1920)
Camden, London, England
OccupationActor
Relatives Nina Conti (mother)
Tom Conti (grandfather)
Kara Wilson (grandmother)

Arthur Conti Stanley (born 2004) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Jeremy Frazier in the 2024 film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice . He also appeared in the television series House of the Dragon . [1] [2]

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Life and career

Born in Camden, London in 2004, [3] Conti is the son of comedienne and ventriloquist Nina Conti and comedian Andrew Stanley, [4] and the grandson of actor Tom Conti and actress Kara Wilson. He has a younger brother, Drummond. [5] Conti is a member of the National Youth Theatre, and has appeared in productions of Machinal , Crazy for You and Blithe Spirit . In 2023, he signed with talent agency WME. [2]

Conti made his onscreen debut as the Queen's Page in a 2022 episode of HBO's series House of the Dragon . He went on to play Jeremy Frazier, the brief love interest of Astrid, in the 2024 comedy horror film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice . [1] He had auditioned for the role over a Zoom call with director Tim Burton. Conti was told that he had won the part on April Fools' Day, and thus initially thought it was a practical joke. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Jeremy Frazier

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
2022 House of the Dragon Queen's PageEpisode: "We Light the Way"

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