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Anthony Boyle
Boyle in 2019
Born (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 31)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityNorthern Irish
EducationRoyal Welsh College of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is a Northern Irish actor.[1] 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 Masters of the Air (2024) and Say Nothing (2024).

Early life and education

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Boyle was born in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, and attended De La Salle College and St Louise's Comprehensive College.[2] 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. [3] He was expelled from school at age 16, then hired and fired within a week from a night club for drinking at work.[4][5] 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.[3] 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.[3][5]

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.[6]

Acting credits

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Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

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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

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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
TBA House of Guinness † Arthur Guinness Television miniseries
TBA The Altruists † Sam Bankman-Fried Television miniseries

Theatre

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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

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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

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Emerging Talent Award Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Nominated [7]
2017 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards Jack Tinker Award Won [8]
WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Play Won [9]
Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won [10]
2018 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Nominated [11]
Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominated [12]
Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominated [13]
Theatre World Awards Honoree Honored [14]
Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play Nominated [15]
2025 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Best Lead Actor – Drama Say Nothing Nominated [16]
Best Supporting Actor – Drama Masters of the Air Nominated
Rising Star Award Masters of the Air
Manhunt
Say Nothing 		Won [17]

References

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  1. ^ Kleinman, Jake (1 April 2020). "How Anthony Boyle learned to be Jewish". Inverse. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ Meredith, Robby (8 August 2016). "Anthony Boyle: Belfast actor enjoying rave reviews in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child". BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Barbara (5 June 2018). "'Harry Potter' star was once kicked out of school". New York Post. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Saxena, Jaya (5 June 2018). "Anthony Boyle, the Maybe Bad Boy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child". GQ.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Dex, Robert (9 November 2016). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The shortlist". Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards – 2017 Results". WhatsOnStage. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Olivier Winners 2017". Laurence Olivier Awards. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. ^ McPhee, Ryan (18 April 2018). "Denzel Washington, Andrew Garfield, Laurie Metcalf Among 2018 Drama League Award Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ "2017–2018 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  13. ^ McPhee, Ryan (26 April 2018). "Carousel, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mean Girls Lead 2018 Drama Desk Award Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Past Honorees". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ "NOMINATIONS / 2018". Tony Awards. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  16. ^ "2025 IFTA Nominations Announced" (Press release). Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  17. ^ "IFTA Awards 2025 winners announced" (Press release). Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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