Anthony Boyle
Anthony Boyle | |
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 Boyle in 2019 | |
| Born | 8 June 1994 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Education | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is a Northern Irish actor. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Boyle began his acting career on the London stage. He rose to prominence for originating the role of Scorpius Malfoy in the West End and Broadway productions of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Boyle appeared in the films Tolkien (2019) and Tetris (2023), and the television miniseries Masters of the Air (2024), Say Nothing (2024), and starred in Manhunt (2024) as John Wilkes Booth.
Life and career
Anthony Boyle was born on 8 June 1994 in west Belfast, and attended De La Salle College and St Louise's Comprehensive College.[1] Due to a bone condition, he used a wheelchair for several years as a child. Boyle said this helped develop his acting skills, as he would improvise dialogue while watching other children play games without him.[2] He was expelled from boy's school in Belfast at age 16, then attended Saint Louise's, an all girls school on the Falls Road, as one of 10 boys among 2000 girls. He took part in the school's drama department, taking on many different male parts and acting every day.[3][4] He started his acting career in a series of what Boyle called “the worst productions you’ve ever seen”, including a version of Romeo and Juliet, alongside his fellow Belfast-born actor and longtime friend Lola Petticrew.[2] In 2013, he began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA in acting.[2][4]
Boyle was familiar with the landscape and history depicted in Say Nothing, saying "the streets we were walking down were streets I’ve walked my whole life." His school was located on the Falls Road, just down the street from a mural of Brendan Hughes, whom he portrayed in the show. Co-star Lola Petticrew described Boyle as "one of [their] best friends in the world" since they were age 11. Boyle is also a longtime friend of Frank Blake, who portrayed Seamus Wright.[5]
Acting credits
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pillow Talk | Anto | Short film; also writer, co-director, and co-producer |
| Splash Area | Mike | ||
| 2016 | The Party | Mickey Magee | Short film |
| The Journey | Young Ian Paisley | Cut from the film | |
| The Lost City of Z | Trench Runner | ||
| Onus | Keiran Flynn | ||
| 2017 | Bad Drawings | Scott | Short film |
| 2019 | Tolkien | Geoffrey Bache Smith | |
| 2023 | Tetris | Kevin Maxwell | |
| 2025 | Animal Within | Tom D. Jennings | |
| TBA | Skintown † | TBA | |
| TBA | I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning † | Patrick |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Bolton Guard | Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men" |
| 2017 | Electric Dreams | Sam | Episode: "The Commuter" |
| 2018 | Derry Girls | David Donnelly | 2 episodes |
| Come Home | Liam Farrell | Television miniseries | |
| Patrick Melrose | Barry | Episode: "Never Mind" | |
| Ordeal by Innocence | Jack Argyll | Television miniseries | |
| 2020 | The Plot Against America | Alvin Levin | Television miniseries |
| 2021 | Danny Boy | Brian Wood | Television film |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Major Harry Herbert Crosby | Television miniseries |
| Manhunt | John Wilkes Booth | Television miniseries | |
| Shardlake | John "Jack" Barak | Television miniseries | |
| Say Nothing | Brendan Hughes | Television miniseries | |
| 2025 | House of Guinness | Arthur Guinness | 8 episodes |
| TBA | The Altruists † | Sam Bankman-Fried | Television miniseries |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Herons | Aaron | Pintsized Productions |
| 2014 | Othello | Iago | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| 2015 | The Taming of the Shrew | Biondello Curtis Merchant Widow | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| In Arabia We'd All Be Kings | Skank | Richard Burton Theatre Company | |
| East Belfast Boy | Davey | Partisan Productions | |
| 2016 | Mojo | Baby | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| 2016–2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy | Palace Theatre |
| 2018–2019 | Lyric Theatre |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Frankenstein | The Creature | RWCMD (with Big Finish Productions) |
| 2016 | The Tidebreak | Alfred Meyer | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2017 | Mayday | Paul | BBC Radio 4 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Nominated | [6] |
| 2017 | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards | Jack Tinker Award | Won | [7] | |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Won | [8] | ||
| Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | [10] | |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Nominated | [12] | ||
| Theatre World Awards | Honoree | Honored | [13] | ||
| Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Nominated | [14] | ||
| 2025 | IFTA Film & Drama Awards | Best Lead Actor – Drama | Say Nothing | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Supporting Actor – Drama | Masters of the Air | Nominated | |||
| Rising Star Award | Masters of the Air Manhunt Say Nothing | Won | [16] |
References
- ^ Meredith, Robby (8 August 2016). "Anthony Boyle: Belfast actor enjoying rave reviews in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Freyne, Patrick (28 April 2024). "Anthony Boyle: 'My dad had to go to Gaelic training, and the same British soldier would throw his kit in a puddle every day'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Hoffman, Barbara (5 June 2018). "Harry Potter star was once kicked out of school". New York Post. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b Saxena, Jaya (5 June 2018). "Anthony Boyle, the Maybe Bad Boy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child". GQ.
- ^ O'Keefe, Meghan (14 November 2024). "Say Nothing Cast Opens Up About How Close the FX IRA Drama Hews to Their Real Life: "It Felt Like the Least Acting I've Ever Had to Do"". Decider. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Dex, Robert (9 November 2016). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The shortlist". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Full list of 2016 winners and production photos". Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards – 2017 Results". WhatsOnStage. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 2017". Laurence Olivier Awards. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (18 April 2018). "Denzel Washington, Andrew Garfield, Laurie Metcalf Among 2018 Drama League Award Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "2017–2018 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (26 April 2018). "Carousel, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mean Girls Lead 2018 Drama Desk Award Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Past Honorees". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Nominations / 2018". Tony Awards. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "2025 IFTA Nominations Announced" (Press release). Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "IFTA Awards 2025 winners announced" (Press release). Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
External links
- Anthony Boyle at IMDb
