Louis McCartney

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Louis McCartney
Born (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 21)
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OccupationActor
Years active2019-present
Television Hope Street

Louis McCartney is a stage, television and film actor from Northern Ireland.

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Early life

From Belfast, [1] he is the son of screenwriter Michael McCartney. His mother is a holistic therapist. He has an older brother who works as an ocean explorationist. [2] He studied acting at Bow Street Academy, Dublin. [3]

Career

In 2022, McCartney appeared in Comedy Blaps episode William of Orangedale on Channel 4 . [4] He had small roles in The Tourist and Game of Thrones . He had a recurring role as Shay O’Hare in Northern Ireland crime drama series Hope Street . [5]

McCartney could be seen in the lead role in 2023 British film Silent Roar . [6] [7] His performance was described by Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian as “intelligent and sympathetic”. [8]

In December 2023, he made his London West End debut in Stranger Things: The First Shadow playing Henry Creel. [9] 20 years old at the start of the run, he had never been in a West End Theatre prior to his casting. [10] David Benedict in Variety said the success of the play "is due in no small part to the way [McCartney] holds focus even in the midst of one coup-de-theatre after another". [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Game of Thrones King's Landing Citizen1 episode
2019GroundingDavidShort
2020-2023 Hope Street Shay O'Hare22 episodes
2022William of OrangedaleNathan
2023 Silent Roar DondoLead role
2023CrustsFergalShort
2024 The Tourist CashierSeries two

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