Finn Bennett (born 1999) is an Irish-British actor best known for playing Officer Peter Prior in True Detective: Night Country (2024).[1][2][3]
Bennett is the son of Ronan Bennett, an Irish novelist and screenwriter, and Georgina Henry, a British journalist. He attended school in London, and Stagecoach drama school in Islington on Saturdays.[3] Instead of going to university, he had various jobs until booking Domina.[4]
In September 2022, Bennett was cast as Peter Prior on the fourth season of the HBO anthology series True Detective, subtitled Night Country,[5] which premiered on 14 January 2024.[6] In March 2024, he was cast on the Netflix television series Black Doves and in Alex Garland's film Warfare.[7][8]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Hope Gap | Robbie | |
2020 | Surge | Teenager | |
2021 | A Banquet | Sean | |
The Mouse | Jakub | Short film | |
TBA | Somewhere in Dreamland † | TBA | Upcoming Colin Tilley's film[9] |
Warfare † | TBA | Upcoming Alex Garland's film[8] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Foyle's War | Young James Devereaux | Episode: "The Hide" |
2013 | Top Boy | Noah | S2, E1 |
2015 | Cider with Rosie | Jack | TV film |
2017 | Liar | Ewen | 4 episodes |
2018 | Kiri | Simon Warner | 4 episodes |
Sick of It | Dylan | Episode: "The Kid" | |
2021 | Domina | Marcellus | 4 episodes |
The Nevers | Pink Shirt | Episode: "Exposure" | |
2024 | True Detective: Night Country | Officer Peter Prior | Main role; 6 episodes |
TBA | Black Doves † | TBA | Upcoming Netflix series[7] |