# Rory Fleck Byrne

Rory Fleck Byrne (born 1988) is an Irish actor and composer, known for Vampire Academy (2014), Harlots, The Foreigner (both 2017) and This Is Going to Hurt (2022).

## Early life

Rory Fleck Byrne was born in England. He moved to Ireland when he was nine years old and lived in Kilkenny until he moved to London in 2007 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010.

## Career

Fleck Byrne's first acting job was in Liverpool in the play Antony and Cleopatra opposite Kim Cattrall. In 2014, Fleck Byrne could be seen as Harry Abrams, an assistant of the psychological researcher Joseph Coupland, in the horror film The Quiet Ones. In 2016, he played Ruby in the film Tiger Raid. In 2017, he starred as Daniel Marney in eight episodes of Harlots, a drama series about Georgian-era brothels, and the women working there. Fleck Byrne's character Daniel falls in love with the madam of a low-class brothel. Later in 2017, he starred opposite Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner. Fleck Byrne played Brosnan's nephew Sean Morrison, a former British royal navy officer. He later stated that up to then this was one of the best and most challenging experiences he had ever had. He had to train with a stunt team to fight martial arts and get into the mind of a hit-man. As he enjoyed martial arts so much he continued to train it after the film was finished with a personal trainer in London. Fleck Byrne also worked as an actor, writer and producer in the short films Inbox and Bodies. Bodies was set in his hometown Kilkenny. It is about the relationship of two funeral directors who struggle to stay connected to life. Inbox was released with help of the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. In 2021, Fleck Byrne directed, wrote, and starred in the short film Dash. In September 2023, Byrne appeared in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance, appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Jemima Rooper, Gaynor Faye, Rob James-Collier, Larry Lamb and Adil Ray.
Next to appearing in films and television series, Fleck Byrne has also acted on stage, in plays including King Charles III (2014–2015), Anna Karenina (2016) and The Phlebotomist (2018).
In 2023, Fleck Byrne wrote and directed the short film In Heat, starring Ben Whishaw and funded by BFI and Film4's Future Takes programme. The film premiered at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.

## Personal life

Byrne lives in London.
Next to acting, Byrne also enjoys singing. In an interview he mentioned that if he had not become an actor, he would have loved to have been the frontman of a band. He also writes his own songs.
He is gay.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Stealaway | Mike Sullivan | |
| 2006 | Lily's Bad Day | Liam | |
| 2014 | The Quiet Ones | Harry Abrams | |
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Andre Dragomir | |
| 2015 | Bodies | Conor | Short film |
| 2016 | Tiger Raid | Ruby | |
| 2017 | Inbox | Tom | Short film |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Sean Morrison | |
| 2018 | Vita & Virginia | Geoffrey Scott | |
| 2020 | Pixie | Colin | |
| 2022 | LOLA | Lieutenant Sebastian Holloway | |
| 2023 | Falling Into Place | Aidan | |
| 2023 | In Camera | Actor B | |
| 2023 | White Widow | Cillian | |
| 2023 | In Heat | | Writer/Director; Short Film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Jack Taylor | Alan | Episode: "Purgatory" |
| 2014 | Grantchester | Ben Blackwood | Episode #1.4 |
| 2014 | Damo and Ivor | Liam Delaney | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Midsomer Murders | Dale Nevins | Episode: "Harvest of Souls" |
| 2016 | To Walk Invisible | Arthur Nicholls | Television film |
| 2017 | Harlots | Daniel Marney | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Adam Warner | Episode: "Murder on the Day of the Dead" |
| 2019 | Ghosts | Toby Nightingale | Episode: "Free Pass" |
| 2019 | Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar | Marmaduke | Television film |
| 2019 | Zomboat! | Rob | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Spides | Marty | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Harry Muir | Miniseries; 7 episodes |
| 2023 | The Inheritance | Nathan | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Newsreader | Gerry Carroll | Season 2 regular; 6 episodes |
| 2024–2025 | Conflict | Joshua Belfort | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| TBA | Dope Girls | Luca Salucci | Post-production |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Location |
| 2010 | Antony and Cleopatra | Demetrius/Dollabella | Liverpool Playhouse | Liverpool |
| 2011 | Cause Célèbre | Ewen Montagu | The Old Vic | London |
| 2011 | Disco Pigs | Pig | Young Vic | London |
| 2011 | The Lion in Winter | Philip | Theatre Royal Haymarket | London |
| 2013 | That Face | Henry | Landor Theatre | London |
| 2014 | The Vortex | Nicky Lancaster | Gate Theatre | Dublin |
| 2014 | The Well Rested Terroris | Singer | Peacock Theatre | Dublin |
| 2014–2015 | King Charles III | William | Wyndham's Theatre | London |
| 2016 | Anna Karenina | Vronsky | Abbey Theatre | Dublin |
| 2018 | The Phlebotomist | Aaron | Hampstead Downstairs | London |
| 2022–2023 | Othello | Michael Cassio | Lyttelton Theatre | London |

## Radio work

| Year | Title | Type | Role | Ref. |
| 2014 | Juno and the Paycock | BBC Radio 4 drama | Johnny Boyle | |
| 2018 | Vive la Republique | BBC Radio 4 drama | Daniel Cohn-Bendit | |