Rory Fleck Byrne
Born1988 (age 35–36)
England
NationalityIrish,[1] British
Occupation(s)Actor, composer

Rory Fleck Byrne (born 1988)[2] is an Irish actor and composer, known for Vampire Academy, Harlots, The Foreigner and This Is Going to Hurt.

Early life

Rory Fleck Byrne was born in England but moved to Ireland when he was nine years old.[2] He lived in Kilkenny[3] until he moved to London in 2007 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art,[2] graduating in 2010.[4] He lives in London.[2]

Career

Fleck Byrne's first acting job was in Liverpool in the play Antony and Cleopatra opposite Kim Cattrall.[2] In 2014 Byrne could be seen as Harry Abrams, an assistant of the psychological researcher Joseph Coupland, in the horror movie The Quiet Ones.[5] In 2016 he played Ruby in the movie Tiger Raid.[6] In 2017 he starred as Daniel Marney in eight episodes of Harlots, a drama series about Georgian-era brothels, and the women working there.[7] Fleck Byrne's character Daniel falls in love with the madam of a low-class brothel.[8] Later in 2017 he starred opposite Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner.[9] Fleck Byrne played Brosnan's nephew Sean Morrison, a former British royal navy officer.[10] 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.[11] As he enjoyed martial arts so much he continued to train it after the film was finished with a personal trainer in London.[12] Fleck Byrne also worked as an actor, writer and producer in the short films Inbox and Bodies.[13] Bodies was set in his hometown Kilkenny. It is about the relationship of two funeral directors who struggle to stay connected to life.[14] Inbox was released with help of the crowdfunding website Kickstarter.[15] In 2021, Fleck Byrne directed, wrote, and starred in the short film Dash.[16][17] 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.[18]

Next to appearing in movies and in TV series, Fleck Byrne also can be seen on stage, in plays including King Charles III (2014–2015),[19] Anna Karenina (2016)[20] and The Phlebotomist (2018).[21]

Personal life

Next to acting Fleck 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.[11] He also writes his own songs.[22]

Fleck Byrne is gay.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Stealaway Mike Sullivan
2006 Lily's Bad Day Liam
2013 Untitled Blues Bill Ford Short
2014 The Quiet Ones Harry Abrams
2014 Vampire Academy Andre Dragomir
2015 Bodies Conor Short
2016 Tiger Raid Ruby
2016 To Walk Invisible Arthur Nicholls Television film
2017 The Date Brian Short
2017 Inbox Tom Short
2017 Pucker Short
2017 The Foreigner Sean Morrison
2018 Vita & Virginia Geoffrey Scott
2019 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Marmaduke Television film
2020 Numb John Short
2020 Pixie Colin
2021 Dash Joe Short
2022 LOLA Lieutenant Sebastian Holloway
2023 Falling Into Place Aidan
2023 In Camera Actor B
2023 White Widow Cillian

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Grantchester Ben Blackwood 1 episode
2014 Damo and Ivor Liam Delaney Recurring role; 5 episodes
2016 Midsomer Murders Dale Nevins Episode: "Harvest of Souls"
2016 Jack Taylor Alan Episode: "Purgatory"
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"
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Harry Muir Mini-series; 7 episodes
2023 The Inheritance Nathan Mini-series; 4 episodes
2023 The Newsreader Gerry Carroll Season 2 regular; 6 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre Location References
2010 Antony and Cleopatra Demetrius/Dollabella Liverpool Playhouse Liverpool [23]
2011 Cause Célèbre Ewen Montagu The Old Vic London [24][25]
2011 Disco Pigs Pig Young Vic London [26]
2011 The Lion in Winter Philip Theatre Royal Haymarket London [27]
2013 That Face Henry Landor Theatre London [28]
2014 The Vortex Nicky Lancaster Gate Theatre Dublin [29]
2014 The Well Rested Terroris Singer Peacock Theatre Dublin [30]
2014–15 King Charles III William Wyndham's Theatre London [31]
2016 Anna Karenina Vronsky Abbey Theatre Dublin [20]
2018 The Phlebotomist Aaron Hampstead Downstairs London [21]
2022–23 Othello Michael Cassio Lyttelton Theatre London [32]

Radio work

Year Title Type Role References
2014 Juno and the Paycock BBC Radio 4 drama Johnny Boyle [33]
2018 Vive la Republique BBC Radio 4 drama Daniel Cohn-Bendit [34]

References

  1. ^ "I'm playing British characters on stage but I'll always be Irish". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ciara Dwyer. "Rory Fleck-Byrne". Irish Independent.
  3. ^ Eithne Shortall. "Earth child's bigger picture. Rory Fleck-Byrne stars alongside Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in his latest film but there's another important role when it comes to travel and global injustice, the actor tells Eithne Shortall". The Times.
  4. ^ "Rory Fleck-Byrne".
  5. ^ Michael O'Sullivan. "Movie review: 'The Quiet Ones' keeps things interesting".
  6. ^ "Gleeson's Iraq thriller to have world premiere in NY".
  7. ^ "'Harlots' Finale Sneak Peek: Charlotte Contemplates the Ultimate Brothel Betrayal — Watch.author=Hanh Nguyen".
  8. ^ Georgia Packham Anderson. "Rory Fleck Byrne – 1883 Magazine".
  9. ^ Nestor Bentanco. "Rory Fleck Byrne Talks THE FOREIGNER in Exclusive Interview".
  10. ^ "'The Foreigner's' Rory Fleck Byrne Takes On Jackie Chan With No Fighting Experience".
  11. ^ a b "Rory F Byrne. The Irish newcomer on movie genres and acting megastars".
  12. ^ Luis Lecca. "Exclusive: Rory Fleck Byrne on Going "Toe To Toe" With Jackie Chan in THE FOREIGNER".
  13. ^ Brillant Nyansago. "In Conversation with Rory Fleck Byrne".
  14. ^ Max Ianneselli. "RORY FLECK BYRN".
  15. ^ B. Welby-Delimere. "Inbox short film".
  16. ^ a b Gant2023-06-28T08:00:00+01:00, Charles. "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Rory Fleck Byrne (actor-director)". Screen. Retrieved 10 September 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Byrne, Rory Fleck (21 July 2021), Dash (Short, Drama), Rory Fleck Byrne, John Doran, Lauren Farrell, retrieved 10 September 2023
  18. ^ Robinson, Abby (4 September 2023). "The Inheritance cast: Meet the characters in Channel 5 drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  19. ^ Libby Smith. "Rory Fleck – Byrne".
  20. ^ a b Helen Meany. "Anna Karenina review – Lisa Dwan gives uncertain dazzle to Tolstoy".
  21. ^ a b Lyn Gardner. "The Phlebotomist review – a gasp-worthy dystopian thriller".
  22. ^ Paul Vaughan. "Rory Fleck Byrne".
  23. ^ "Antony and Cleopatra".
  24. ^ David Benedict. "Cause Celebre".
  25. ^ "Saturday Drama. Cause Celebre". BBC.
  26. ^ Matilda Battersby. "Disco Pigs, Young Vic, London".
  27. ^ Matt Wolf. "The Lion in Winter, Theatre Royal, Haymarket".
  28. ^ Miriam Zendle. "Reviews. That Face".
  29. ^ John McKeown. "Theatre: A horribly good performance of beastliness".
  30. ^ Peter Crawley. "Review: The Well Rested Terrorist".
  31. ^ Lynn Slotkin. "REVIEW: KING CHARLES III".
  32. ^ Akbar, Arifa (1 December 2022). "Othello review – Clint Dyer makes this tragedy feel utterly new". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  33. ^ "Juno and the Paycock". BBC.
  34. ^ "Vive la Republique". BBC.

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