Anthony Boyle

Not to be confused with Tony Boyle.

Anthony Boyle
Boyle in 2019
Born (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
EducationRoyal Welsh College of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is an 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. He has appeared in the films Tolkien (2019) and Tetris (2023) as well as the miniseries The Plot Against America (2020), Manhunt (2024), Shardlake (2024), and Masters of the Air (2024).

Early life and education

Boyle was born in west Belfast, Northern Ireland, and attended De La Salle College and St Louise's Comprehensive College.[2] He was expelled from school at age 16, then hired and fired within a week from a night club for drinking at work.[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.[5] 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.[6][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.[7]

Acting credits

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Lost City of Z Trench Runner [2]
The Journey Young Ian Paisley [2]
2019 Tolkien Geoffrey Bache Smith [8]
2020 Danny Boy Brian Wood
2022 Victims Tom D Jennings
2023 Tetris Kevin Maxwell

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Game of Thrones Bolton Guard Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men"[2]
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Sam 1 episode[8]
2018 Ordeal By Innocence Jack Argyll Miniseries, 3 episodes[9]
Derry Girls David Donnelly 2 episodes[8]
Patrick Melrose Barry Miniseries, 1 episode[8]
Come Home Liam Farrell Miniseries, 3 episodes[10]
2020 The Plot Against America Alvin Levin Miniseries, 6 episodes[8]
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

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Herons Aaron[6] Pintsized Productions
2014 Othello Iago[6] Richard Burton Theatre
2015 East Belfast Boy Davey (& co-writer)[6] Partisan Productions
In Arabia We'd All Be Kings Skank[6] Richard Burton Theatre
The Taming of the Shrew Biondello, Curtis, Merchant, Widow[6] Richard Burton Theatre
Mojo Baby[6]
2016–2017 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Scorpius Malfoy[6] Palace Theatre
2018–2019 Lyric Theatre

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Frankenstein The Creature[6] RWCMD (with Big Finish Productions)
2016 The Tidebreak Alfred Meyer[8] BBC Radio 3
2017 Mayday Paul[8] BBC Radio 4

Accolades

Theatre

Year Award Category Work Result
2016 Critics' Circle Theatre Award[11] Most Promising Newcomer Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Won
Evening Standard Theatre Award[12][13] Emerging Talent Nominated
2017 Laurence Olivier Award[14] Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Won
2018 Tony Award[15] Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Nominated
Drama Desk Award[16] Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Nominated
Drama League Award[17] Distinguished Performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award[18] Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Nominated
Theatre World Award[19] Honoree

References

  1. ^ Kleinman, Jake (31 March 2020). "How Anthony Boyle learned to be Jewish for David Simon's new show". Inverse. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Meredith, Robbie (8 August 2016). "Anthony Boyle: Belfast actor enjoying rave reviews in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child". BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "'Harry Potter' star was once kicked out of school". 5 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Anthony Boyle, the Maybe Bad Boy of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'". 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Anthony Boyle: 'My dad had to go to Gaelic training, and the same British soldier would throw his kit in a puddle every day'". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Spotlight: Anthony Boyle". spotlight.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "'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"". 29 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Anthony Boyle | Hamilton Hodell". hamiltonhodell.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away". The Times. No. 72497. Saturday Review. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0140-0460.
  10. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ^ "2016 Results | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards". 31 January 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The longlist". Evening Standard. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The winners". Evening Standard. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Olivier Winners 2017". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  15. ^ Nyren, Erin (11 June 2018). "Tony Award Winners 2018: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  16. ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants & More Win 2018 Drama Desk Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  17. ^ Millward, Tom (18 May 2018). "Drama League Awards 2018 - And the Winners are..." New York Theater Guide. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  18. ^ Millward, Tom (7 May 2018). "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2018... And the Winners are..." New York Theater Guide. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Bravo! Winners Announced for the 2018 Theatre World Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.