Finn Bennett

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Finn Bennett
Born1999 (age 24–25)
Homerton, London, England
Education Stagecoach Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Parents

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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Hope Gap Robbie
2020 Surge Teenager
2021 A Banquet Sean
2025 Warfare †TBAPost-production
TBASomewhere in Dreamland†TBAPost-production [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Foyle's War Young James DevereauxEpisode: "The Hide"
2013 Top Boy NoahSeries 2, episode 1
2015Cider with RosieJackTV film
2017 Liar Ewen4 episodes
2018 Kiri Simon Warner4 episodes
Sick of It DylanEpisode: "The Kid"
2021 Domina Marcellus 4 episodes
The Nevers Pink ShirtEpisode: "Exposure"
2024 True Detective: Night Country Officer Peter PriorMain role; 6 episodes
Black Doves Cole AtwoodRecurring
2025 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms † Aerion Targaryen In production

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2024 Astra TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie True Detective: Night Country Pending

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  2. 1 2 Demolder, Kate (21 February 2024). "True Detective's Finn Bennett: I'd never support the English football team". The Times . Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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  5. ↑ Rusbridger, Alan (15 February 2018). "Henry, Georgina Clare (George) (1960–2014), journalist". Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved 24 July 2024.(subscription required)
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