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| Born | 1988 (age 36–37) England |
| Nationality | Irish, [1] British |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, composer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Rory Fleck Byrne (born 1988) [2] is an Irish actor and composer, known for Vampire Academy (2014), Harlots , The Foreigner (both 2017) and This Is Going to Hurt (2022).
Rory Fleck Byrne was born in England. [2] He moved to Ireland when he was nine years old and lived in Kilkenny [3] until he moved to London in 2007 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010. [2] [4]
Fleck Byrne's first acting job was in Liverpool in the play Antony and Cleopatra opposite Kim Cattrall. [2] In 2014, Fleck Byrne could be seen as Harry Abrams, an assistant of the psychological researcher Joseph Coupland, in the horror film The Quiet Ones . [5] In 2016, he played Ruby in the film Tiger Raid . [6] In 2017, he starred as Daniel Marney in eight episodes of Harlots , a drama series about Georgian-era brothels, and the women working there. [7] Fleck Byrne's character Daniel falls in love with the madam of a low-class brothel. [8] Later in 2017, he starred opposite Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner . [9] Fleck Byrne played Brosnan's nephew Sean Morrison, a former British royal navy officer. [10] He later stated that up to then this was one of the best and most challenging experiences he had ever had. He had to train with a stunt team to fight martial arts and get into the mind of a hit-man. [11] As he enjoyed martial arts so much he continued to train it after the film was finished with a personal trainer in London. [12] Fleck Byrne also worked as an actor, writer and producer in the short films Inbox and Bodies. [13] Bodies was set in his hometown Kilkenny. It is about the relationship of two funeral directors who struggle to stay connected to life. [14] Inbox was released with help of the crowdfunding website Kickstarter . [15] In 2021, Fleck Byrne directed, wrote, and starred in the short film Dash. [16] [17] In September 2023, Byrne appeared in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance , appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Jemima Rooper, Gaynor Faye, Rob James-Collier, Larry Lamb and Adil Ray. [18]
Next to appearing in films and television series, Fleck Byrne has also acted on stage, in plays including King Charles III (2014–2015), [19] Anna Karenina (2016) [20] and The Phlebotomist (2018). [21]
In 2023, Fleck Byrne wrote and directed the short film In Heat, starring Ben Whishaw and funded by BFI and Film4's Future Takes programme. [22] The film premiered at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. [23]
Byrne lives in London. [2]
Next to acting, Byrne also enjoys singing. In an interview he mentioned that if he had not become an actor, he would have loved to have been the frontman of a band. [11] He also writes his own songs. [24]
He is gay. [16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Stealaway | Mike Sullivan | |
| 2006 | Lily's Bad Day | Liam | |
| 2014 | The Quiet Ones | Harry Abrams | |
| Vampire Academy | Andre Dragomir | ||
| 2015 | Bodies | Conor | Short film [14] |
| 2016 | Tiger Raid | Ruby | |
| 2017 | Inbox | Tom | Short film [15] |
| The Foreigner | Sean Morrison | ||
| 2018 | Vita & Virginia | Geoffrey Scott | |
| 2020 | Pixie | Colin | |
| 2022 | LOLA | Lieutenant Sebastian Holloway | |
| 2023 | Falling Into Place | Aidan | |
| In Camera | Actor B | ||
| White Widow | Cillian | ||
| In Heat | Writer/Director; Short Film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Jack Taylor | Alan | Episode: "Purgatory" |
| 2014 | Grantchester | Ben Blackwood | Episode #1.4 |
| Damo and Ivor | Liam Delaney | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | Midsomer Murders | Dale Nevins | Episode: "Harvest of Souls" |
| To Walk Invisible | Arthur Nicholls | Television film | |
| 2017 | Harlots | Daniel Marney | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Adam Warner | Episode: "Murder on the Day of the Dead" |
| 2019 | Ghosts | Toby Nightingale | Episode: "Free Pass" |
| Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar | Marmaduke | Television film | |
| Zomboat! | Rob | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Spides | Marty | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Harry Muir | Miniseries; 7 episodes |
| 2023 | The Inheritance | Nathan | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| The Newsreader | Gerry Carroll | Season 2 regular; 6 episodes | |
| 2024–2025 | Conflict | Joshua Belfort | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2025 | Dope Girls | Luca Salucci | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Location | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Antony and Cleopatra | Demetrius/Dollabella | Liverpool Playhouse | Liverpool | [25] |
| 2011 | Cause Célèbre | Ewen Montagu | The Old Vic | London | [26] [27] |
| Disco Pigs | Pig | Young Vic | London | [28] | |
| The Lion in Winter | Philip | Theatre Royal Haymarket | London | [29] | |
| 2013 | That Face | Henry | Landor Theatre | London | [30] |
| 2014 | The Vortex | Nicky Lancaster | Gate Theatre | Dublin | [31] |
| The Well Rested Terroris | Singer | Peacock Theatre | Dublin | [32] | |
| 2014–2015 | King Charles III | William | Wyndham's Theatre | London | [33] |
| 2016 | Anna Karenina | Vronsky | Abbey Theatre | Dublin | [20] |
| 2018 | The Phlebotomist | Aaron | Hampstead Downstairs | London | [21] |
| 2022–2023 | Othello | Michael Cassio | Lyttelton Theatre | London | [34] |
| Year | Title | Type | Role | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Juno and the Paycock | BBC Radio 4 drama | Johnny Boyle | [35] |
| 2018 | Vive la Republique | BBC Radio 4 drama | Daniel Cohn-Bendit | [36] |
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