Finn Bennett | |
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| Born | 1999 (age 25–26) Homerton, London, England |
| Education | Stagecoach Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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Finn Bennett (born 1999) is an Irish-British actor. On television, he is known for his role as Officer Peter Prior in the HBO series True Detective: Night Country (2024). [1] [2]
Finn Bennett was born in 1999 at Homerton University Hospital in Hackney, London, [3] the son of Ronan Bennett, an Irish novelist and screenwriter, and Georgina Henry, a British journalist. He also has Belgian heritage through his maternal grandmother Annette Duvivier. [4] [5] Bennett attended school in London, and on Saturdays went took drama classes at Stagecoach Performing Arts in Islington. [2] Instead of going on to university, he had various jobs until booking Domina . [6]
Bennett began his career as a child actor, making his television debut in a 2010 episode of the ITV detective drama Foyle's War as a young version of Andrew Scott's character. This was followed by a 2013 guest appearance in the Channel 4 crime drama Top Boy . [7] He appeared in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie. He had a recurring role as Ewen in the first series of Liar in 2017. The following year, he played Simon Warner in the Channel 4 crime drama Kiri and made a guest appearance in an episode the Sky One comedy-drama Sick of It . [3]
In 2019 Bennett made his feature film debut with a small role in William Nicholson's drama Hope Gap . Bennett returned to television in 2021 when he portrayed Marcellus in the Sky Atlantic series Domina . That same year, he appeared in the horror film A Banquet . [8]
In September 2022, Bennett was cast as Peter Prior on the fourth season of the HBO anthology series True Detective , subtitled Night Country, [9] which premiered on 14 January 2024. [10] In March 2024, he was cast in the Netflix series Black Doves and in Alex Garland's film Warfare . [11] [12] On 18 June 2024, it was confirmed that Bennett would join the cast of A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms as Aerion Targaryen. [13]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hope Gap | Robbie | |
| 2020 | Surge | Teenager | |
| 2021 | A Banquet | Sean | |
| 2025 | Warfare † | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | Eye for an Eye† | TBA | Post-production [14] [15] |
| TBA | Loser† | TBA | In-production [16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Foyle's War | Young James Devereaux | Episode: "The Hide" |
| 2013 | Top Boy | Noah | Series 2, episode 1 |
| 2015 | Cider with Rosie | Jack | TV film |
| 2017 | Liar | Ewen | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Kiri | Simon Warner | 4 episodes |
| Sick of It | Dylan | Episode: "The Kid" | |
| 2021 | Domina | Marcellus | 4 episodes |
| The Nevers | Pink Shirt | Episode: "Exposure" | |
| 2024 | True Detective: Night Country | Officer Peter Prior | Main role; 6 episodes |
| Black Doves | Cole Atwood | Recurring | |
| 2025 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms † | Aerion Targaryen | In production |
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Astra TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | True Detective: Night Country | Nominated | |