# Anthony Boyle

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. 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. 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.

## Acting credits

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Splash Area | Mike | |
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z | Trench Runner | |
| 2016 | The Journey | Young Ian Paisley | |
| 2016 | Onus | Keiran Flynn | |
| 2019 | Tolkien | Geoffrey Bache Smith | |
| 2023 | Tetris | Kevin Maxwell | |
| TBA | † Skintown | Unknown | Set to shoot mid-2025 |
| TBA | † Animal Within | Tom D Jennings | a.k.a. Victims (working title) |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Bolton Guard | Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men" |
| 2017 | Electric Dreams | Sam | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Ordeal By Innocence | Jack Argyll | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Derry Girls | David Donnelly | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Barry | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Come Home | Liam Farrell | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Plot Against America | Alvin Levin | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Danny Boy | Brian Wood | Television film |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Major Harry Herbert Crosby | Miniseries, 9 episodes |
| 2024 | Manhunt | John Wilkes Booth | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Shardlake | John "Jack" 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 | Pintsized Productions |
| 2014 | Othello | Iago | Richard Burton Theatre |
| 2015 | East Belfast Boy | Davey (& co-writer) | Partisan Productions |
| 2015 | In Arabia We'd All Be Kings | Skank | Richard Burton Theatre |
| 2015 | The Taming of the Shrew | Biondello, Curtis, Merchant, Widow | Richard Burton Theatre |
| 2015 | Mojo | Baby | Richard Burton Theatre |
| 2016–2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy | Palace Theatre |
| 2018–2019 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Scorpius Malfoy | 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 |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | Critics' Circle Theatre Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Won |
| 2016 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Nominated |
| 2017 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Won |
| 2018 | Theatre World Awards | — | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Honored |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Nominated |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Nominated |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Nominated |
| 2025 | IFTA Film & Drama Awards | Lead Actor — Television | Say Nothing | Nominated |
| 2025 | IFTA Film & Drama Awards | Supporting Actor — Television | Masters of the Air | Nominated |
| 2025 | IFTA Film & Drama Awards | Rising Star Award | House of Guinness Manhunt Masters of the Air Say Nothing | Won |