Josh Finan

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Josh Finan
Born
Wirral, England
Education Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
Television The Responder

Josh Finan is a British actor, known for his role in the TV series The Responder .

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Early life and education

Josh Finan is from the Wirral. [1]

He went Wirral Grammar School for Boys in Bebington.

He trained at the Bristol Old Vic.[ citation needed ]

Career

Finan's stage work has included Southbury Child at the Bridge Theatre and Peggy For You at Hampstead Theatre. [2] He also appeared in productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company including Romeo and Juliet , [3] and Macbeth . [4]

He appeared in BBC One drama series The Responder in 2022, [5] and reprised the role for the second series in 2024. [6]

In 2024, he could be seen in the Netflix shows The Gentleman as Jethro, [7] and as Diggsy in Baby Reindeer . [8]

He plays the younger Gerry Adams in the 2024 Disney+ drama series Say Nothing , set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. [9]

Awards and nominations

For his performance in series 1 of The Responder, Finan was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. [10]

Partial filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Current War Peter
Guerrilla AidanTV miniseries
2019 Hellboy Novice
2020 Surge Jermaine
StilePoor Boy
2021Shook by Samuel BaileyCain
2022-
2024
The Responder Marco10 episodes
2024 The Gentlemen Jethro4 episodes
Baby Reindeer Diggsy2 episodes
Say Nothing Gerry Adams 7 episodes

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