Dexter Sol Ansell | |
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Born | [1] | 16 September 2014
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Dexter Sol Ansell (born 16 September 2014) is a British child actor.
From Leeds, in Yorkshire, [2] he is the son of former Quizmania host Debbie King and pop-opera group G4 singer Jonathan Ansell. [3]
He began acting in the British soap opera Emmerdale playing the role of Jimmy King's son Carl Holliday between January and May 2016. He returned to Emmerdale in June 2019, playing Dawn Taylor's son Lucas Taylor, which he continued to play until March 2021. [4] [5]
He had the role of the young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . [6] [7] He appeared in the series The Midwich Cuckoos , [8] the sitcom Hullraisers on Channel 4 , [9] and the 2023 horror film The Moor. [10] He also appeared in the Netflix film Christmas on Mistletoe Farm . His upcoming projects include the Robert Zemeckis film Here , and as Little Dan in Sky Cinema family comedy film Robin and the Hood . [11]
In April 2024, he was cast in the lead role of Aegon "Egg" Targaryen in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight , written by George R. R. Martin and Ira Parker, it is set a century before the events of Game Of Thrones , and 72 years after the start of House of the Dragon . [12]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Emmerdale | Carl Holliday | |
2019–2021 | Emmerdale | Lucas Taylor | |
2022 | The Midwich Cuckoos | David Saunders | 5 episodes |
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm | Buster | ||
2023 | The Moor | Danny | |
Hullraisers | Finlay | ||
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | Young Coriolanus Snow | ||
TBA | Robin and the Hood † | Little Dan | |
TBA | Here † | ||
2025 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight † | Egg | Lead role |
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