Billy Postlethwaite

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William John Postlethwaite (born 1989) is an English actor.

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He is the son of actor Pete Postlethwaite, [1] and grew up in Shropshire. [2] He began training in acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2008 and graduated in 2011. [1] That same year, he made his stage debut as Grigory in the John Hodge play Collaborators . [3]

In 2017, Postlethwaite appeared in the Game of Thrones episode "Dragonstone", alongside singer Ed Sheeran in a scene that received critical and fan backlash for Sheeran's cameo. [1] [4] In 2018, he had a role in Tomb Raider , a film adaptation of the video game franchise. [1] He starred as Boris Stolyarchuk in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl [5] and had a small role in Sam Mendes' war drama 1917 . [6] In 2021, Postlethwaite joined the cast of Beforeigners for its second season. [7]

The actor took up the title role in Macbeth , in addition to the role of Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Watermill Theatre. [8] His performance as Macbeth received positive reviews by Judi Herman, writing for WhatsOnStage.com. [9] Macbeth had previously been portrayed by Postlethwaite's father, in 1997. [1]

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Containment Aiden
2018 Tomb Raider Bill
2019 1917 PCO Harvey
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Professor Donner

Television

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Stephen Gann1 episode
2014 Midsomer Murders Noah Evans1 episode
2015 Foyle's War Nicholas Greenfield1 episode
2017 Game of Thrones Lannister Soldier1 episode
2017–2018 Holby City Fredrick JohanssonRecurring role, 11 episodes
2019 Father Brown Edmund Noon1 episode
2019 Chernobyl Boris Stolyarchuk Miniseries, 2 episodes
2021 The Great The Sultan1 episode
2021 Beforeigners Isaac4 episodes
2023 Silo HankRecurring role, 6 episodes
2023 The Winter King CadwysMain role, 6 episodes

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References

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