Clinton Liberty (born 4 June 1998) is an Irish actor and dancer.[1] On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV miniseries Holding (2022) and the HBO series House of the Dragon (2024–). His films include Touchdown (2024).
Clinton Liberty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1998 |
| Education | The Lir Academy (BA) |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Early life
editLiberty grew up in Laytown, County Meath.[2] He is of Jamaican and Nigerian descent.[3][4] Liberty attended Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and then Coláiste na hInse in Bettystown.[5] He was a member of the dance club Fit Kids/Fit Teens and danced competitively. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2019.[6]
Career
editWith his background in dance, Liberty made his onscreen debut as a dancer in the 2016 coming-of-age film Handsome Devil. On stage, he starred in the 2019 productions of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with the Rough Magic Theatre Company and The Anvil in Manchester, England.[7] He then landed a recurring role as in the miniseries Normal People, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sally Rooney, as Connell's school friend Kiernan.
The following year, Liberty joined the main cast of the Viaplay spy thriller Red Election as Marcus and made a guest appearance in the RTÉ One series Smother. In 2022, he starred as Linus Dunne alongside Conleth Hill in the ITV adaptation of Graham Norton's debut novel Holding[8] and appeared in the Sky Cinema film This Christmas.
Liberty has an upcoming role in the horror film Feed alongside Daisy Jelley and Niamh McCormack.[9][10] In April 2023, it was rumoured Liberty had joined the cast of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon for its second season in an undisclosed role, later confirmed to be Addam of Hull.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Handsome Devil | Dancer | |
| 2019 | Power Out | Will | Short film |
| Something Doesn't Feel Right | Jock | Short film | |
| Twin | Partygoer | Short film | |
| 2022 | This Is Christmas | Michael | Sky Cinema |
| 2024 | Touchdown | Jamie |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Forever in My Heart | Peter | Television film |
| 2020 | Normal People | Kiernan | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Smother | Max | 1 episode |
| Red Election | Marcus | Main role | |
| 2022 | Holding | Linus Dunne | Main role |
| 2024 | House of the Dragon | Addam of Hull | Season 2 |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Much Ado About Nothing | Rough Magic Theatre Company; The Quad, Kilkenny / Theatre Royal Waterford | |
| The Anvil | Edmund | Anu Productions, Manchester |
References
edit- ^ Gallagher, Katie (30 March 2022). "'I was his No1 fan long before he became Paul Mescal' - Normal People star Clinton Liberty on his school pal making it". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ O'Connell, Jennifer (31 May 2020). "Normal People Class of 2020: The nine college friends in the series". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Diversity Centre Stage: Being Seen" (PDF). Trinity Today 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Masterson, Eugene (13 September 2022). "Normal People star Clinton Liberty says 'I'm so proud to be a black Irishman'". Sunday World. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Star performances in store in quarter-finals". Independent.ie. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Acting Profiles / Alumni 2019: Clinton Liberty". The Lir.
- ^ "The Anvil: An Elegy for Peterloo". British Theatre Guide. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Moss, Molly (14 March 2022). "Meet the cast of new ITV drama Holding". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 May 2023). "'How To Have Sex' Star Daisy Jelley Among Rising Brit & Irish Actors For Vampire Horror 'Feed' – Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Clinton Liberty and Niamh McCormack to star in vampire horror film Feed". IFTN. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Selcke, Dan (8 June 2023). "Actor Clinton Liberty may play Addam of Hull in House of the Dragon season 2". Winter is Coming. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
External links
edit- Clinton Liberty at IMDb
- Clinton Liberty at Conway van Gelder Grant