Rory Fleck Byrne

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Rory Fleck Byrne
Born1988 (age 35–36)
England
NationalityIrish, [1] British
Occupation(s)Actor, composer
Years active2005–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).

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Early life

Rory Fleck Byrne was born in England but moved to Ireland when he was nine years old. [2] He lived in Kilkenny ireland for 20 years [3] until he moved to London in 2007 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, [2] graduating in 2010. [4] He lives in London. [2]

Career

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]

Personal life

Next to acting, Fleck 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. [22]

Byrne is gay. [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005StealawayMike Sullivan
2006Lily's Bad DayLiam
2014 The Quiet Ones Harry Abrams
Vampire Academy Andre Dragomir
2015BodiesConorShort film [14]
2016 Tiger Raid Ruby
2017InboxTomShort film [15]
The Foreigner Sean Morrison
2018 Vita & Virginia Geoffrey Scott
2020 Pixie Colin
2022 LOLA Lieutenant Sebastian Holloway
2023Falling Into PlaceAidan
In Camera Actor B
White WidowCillian

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Jack Taylor AlanEpisode: "Purgatory"
2014 Grantchester Ben BlackwoodEpisode #1.4
Damo and Ivor Liam DelaneyRecurring role; 5 episodes
2016 Midsomer Murders Dale NevinsEpisode: "Harvest of Souls"
To Walk Invisible Arthur NichollsTelevision film
2017 Harlots Daniel MarneyRecurring role; 8 episodes
2018 Death in Paradise Adam WarnerEpisode: "Murder on the Day of the Dead"
2019 Ghosts Toby NightingaleEpisode: "Free Pass"
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar MarmadukeTelevision film
Zomboat!Rob2 episodes
2020SpidesMarty2 episodes
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Harry MuirMiniseries; 7 episodes
2023 The Inheritance NathanMiniseries; 4 episodes
The Newsreader Gerry CarrollSeason 2 regular; 6 episodes
TBA Dope Girls Luca SalucciPost-production

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreLocationRef.
2010Antony and CleopatraDemetrius/Dollabella Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool [23]
2011 Cause Célèbre Ewen Montagu The Old Vic London [24] [25]
Disco PigsPig Young Vic London [26]
The Lion in WinterPhilip Theatre Royal Haymarket London [27]
2013That FaceHenry Landor Theatre London [28]
2014The VortexNicky Lancaster Gate Theatre Dublin [29]
The Well Rested TerrorisSinger Peacock Theatre Dublin [30]
2014–2015 King Charles III William Wyndham's Theatre London [31]
2016Anna KareninaVronsky Abbey Theatre Dublin [20]
2018The PhlebotomistAaron Hampstead Downstairs London [21]
2022–2023 Othello Michael Cassio Lyttelton Theatre London [32]

Radio work

YearTitleTypeRoleRef.
2014 Juno and the Paycock BBC Radio 4 dramaJohnny Boyle [33]
2018Vive la RepubliqueBBC Radio 4 dramaDaniel Cohn-Bendit [34]

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