Harry Gilby
Harry Gilby | |
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Born | 21 August 2001 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Parent(s) | Neil Gilby Helen Gilby |
Harry Gilby is an English actor, best known for playing a young J. R. R. Tolkien in the 2019 film Tolkien.
Early life
Harry Gilby was born in Nottingham, England[citation needed] in 2001,[citation needed] to parents Neil and Helen Gilby.[citation needed] He attended Sutton Bonington primary school, before joining Trent College when he was 11.[citation needed] He has been training at the Television Workshop in Nottingham since he was 12. Harry Gilby played Nathan in original cast of The Full Monty at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End.[citation needed]
Career
Harry Gilby made his acting debut in 2016, when he played a Village Lad in an episode of Jericho. In 2017 he played Charlie Lyndsay in the film Just Charlie, a transgender girl with a special talent for playing football. He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2017 for his role in the film Just Charlie.[1] In 2018, he played Arlo in the short film Evie. In 2019, he made his feature film debut playing 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.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Just Charlie | Charlie Lyndsay | |
2018 | Evie | Arlo | Short film |
2019 | Tolkien | Young J.R.R. Tolkien |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Jericho | Village Lad | 1 episode |
2019 | Casualty | Toby Williams | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Just Charlie | Nominated |
References
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
- Harry Gilby at IMDb