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Harry Gilby
Born (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 22)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Parent(s)Neil Gilby
Helen Gilby

Harry Gilby (born 21 August 2001) is an English actor, best known for playing a young J. R. R. Tolkien in the film Tolkien (2019) and Æthelstan in the fifth season of The Last Kingdom (2022) and the follow-up film The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023).

Early life

Harry Gilby was born in Nottingham, England in 2001 to parents Neil and Helen Gilby. He attended Sutton Bonington primary school before joining Trent College when he was 11. He began training at the Television Workshop in Nottingham when he was 12. Gilby played Nathan in the original cast of The Full Monty at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End.

Career

Gilby made his acting debut in 2016, when he played a village lad in an episode of Jericho. In 2017, he starred in the film Just Charlie, playing Charlie Lyndsay, a transgender girl with a special talent for playing football. He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2017 and Best Newcomer at the National Film Awards UK 2018 for his performance in Just Charlie.[1][2] In 2018, he played Arlo in the short film Evie. In 2019, he played a young version of author J. R. R. Tolkien in Tolkien. He has also appeared in three episodes of Casualty as Toby Williams, a young boy dying of leukemia. In 2022, he played Æthelstan in the fifth series of The Last Kingdom.[3] In 2023, he reprised the role in the follow-up feature-length sequel Seven Kings Must Die.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Just Charlie Charlie Lyndsay
2018 Evie Arlo Short film
2019 Tolkien Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Jericho Village Lad 1 episode
2019 Casualty Toby Williams 3 episodes
2022 The Last Kingdom Æthelstan Main role; 10 episodes
2023 The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Æthelstan Television film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Just Charlie Nominated [1]
2018 National Film Awards UK Best Newcomer Nominated [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nominations for 2018 National Film Awards UK announced". National Film Awards. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Mellor, Louisa (1 March 2022). "The Last Kingdom Season 5 Cast: Meet the New Characters". Den of Geek. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Molli (25 March 2022). "'Seven Kings Must Die' Release Date: Everything On 'The Last Kingdom' Film". Newsweek. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (13 February 2023). "'Last Kingdom' Film 'Seven Kings Must Die' Sets Netflix Premiere Date, Drops First Look Images (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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