Anthony Boyle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anthony Boyle
Boyle in 2019
Born	(1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30) Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Education	Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an actor from Northern Ireland. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Boyle began his acting career on London stage and 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 The Plot Against America (2020). In 2024, he starred in four period drama miniseries, Manhunt, Shardlake, Say Nothing, and Masters of the Air.

Early life and education

Boyle was born in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, and attended De La Salle College and St Louise's Comprehensive College. He was expelled from school at age 16, then hired and fired within a week from a night club for drinking at work. 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. In 2013, he began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff before graduating in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in acting.

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.

Career

Acting credits

Key

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Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Game of Thrones	Bolton Guard	Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men"
2017	Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams	Sam	1 episode
2018	Ordeal By Innocence	Jack Argyll	Miniseries, 3 episodes
	Derry Girls	David Donnelly	2 episodes
	Patrick Melrose	Barry	Miniseries, 1 episode
	Come Home	Liam Farrell	Miniseries, 3 episodes
2020	The Plot Against America	Alvin Levin	Miniseries, 6 episodes
2024	Masters of the Air	Major Harry Crosby	Miniseries, 9 episodes
	Manhunt	John Wilkes Booth	Miniseries, 7 episodes
	Shardlake	John Barak	Miniseries, 4 episodes
2024	Say Nothing	Brendan Hughes	9 episodes
TBA	House of Guinness	Arthur Guinness	In production

Theatre

Radio

Accolades

Theatre

See also

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