Finn Bennett
{{Short description|British actor (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1999}}
| birth_place = Homerton, London, England
| education = Stagecoach Performing Arts
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
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| mother = Georgina Henry
| father = Ronan Bennett
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Finn Bennett (born 1999) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role as Officer Peter Prior in the HBO series True Detective: Night Country (2024).{{cite web |last=Craig |first=David |date=15 January 2024 |title=Meet the cast of True Detective: Night Country |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/true-detective-night-country-cast-characters/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=Radio Times |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207224459/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/true-detective-night-country-cast-characters/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Demolder |first=Kate |date=21 February 2024 |title=True Detective's Finn Bennett: I'd never support the English football team |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/at-last-true-feminism-has-been-detected-s9jhbzsp9 |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=The Times |language=en}}
Early life
Finn Bennett was born in 1999 at Homerton University Hospital in Hackney, London,{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Emily |date=15 January 2024 |title=Inside True Detective season 4 with Finn Bennett|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/true-detective-season-4-finn-bennett-interview-b1132210.html|access-date=7 February 2024|website=Evening Standard|language=en}} the son of Ronan Bennett, an Irish novelist and screenwriter, and Georgina Henry, a British journalist. He also has Belgian heritage through his maternal grandmother, Annette Duvivier.{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Rusbridger|author-link=Alan Rusbridger|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/07/georgina-henry|title=Obituary: Georgina Henry|newspaper=The Guardian|date=7 February 2014|archive-date=20 June 2019|access-date=6 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620135034/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/07/georgina-henry|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-107671|title=Henry, Georgina Clare (George) (1960–2014), journalist|work=Oxford Dictionary|first=Alan|last=Rusbridger|date=15 February 2018|accessdate=24 July 2024}}{{subscription required}} Bennett attended school in London, and on Saturdays went took drama classes at Stagecoach Performing Arts in Islington. Instead of going on to university, he had various jobs until booking Domina.{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Kelsey |date=5 March 2024 |title=Finn Bennett |url=https://1883magazine.com/finn-bennett/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=1883 Magazine |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305161524/https://1883magazine.com/finn-bennett/ |url-status=live }}
Career
Bennett began his career as a child actor, making his television debut in a 2010 episode of the ITV detective drama Foyle's War, as a young version of Andrew Scott's character. This was followed by a 2013 guest appearance in the Channel 4 crime drama Top Boy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/1491931/true-detective-night-country-peter-prior-actor-finn-bennett/|title=Who Plays Peter Prior On True Detective: Night Country?|website=Looper|first=Pauli|last=Poisuo|date=15 January 2024|access-date=24 July 2024}} He appeared in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie. He had a recurring role as Ewen in the first series of Liar in 2017. The following year, he played Simon Warner in the Channel 4 crime drama Kiri and made a guest appearance in an episode of the Sky One comedy-drama Sick of It.
In 2019, Bennett made his feature film debut with a small role in William Nicholson's drama Hope Gap. Bennett returned to television in 2021 when he portrayed Marcellus in the Sky Atlantic series Domina. That same year, he appeared in the horror film A Banquet.{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/finn-bennett-best-movies-tv-shows/|title=The 10 Best Finn Bennett Movies & TV Shows Ranked|work=Screen Rant|first=Stephen|last=Barker|date=27 March 2024|access-date=24 July 2024|archive-date=28 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328011442/https://screenrant.com/finn-bennett-best-movies-tv-shows/|url-status=live}}
In September 2022, Bennett was cast as Peter Prior on the fourth season of the HBO anthology series True Detective, subtitled Night Country,{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=23 September 2022 |title='True Detective': John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston, Fiona Shaw Among Season 4 Cast Of HBO Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/true-detective-night-country-john-hawkes-christopher-eccleston-fiona-shaw-finn-bennett-anna-lambe-season-4-cast-hbo-1235125712/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220220939/https://deadline.com/2022/09/true-detective-night-country-john-hawkes-christopher-eccleston-fiona-shaw-finn-bennett-anna-lambe-season-4-cast-hbo-1235125712/ |url-status=live }} which premiered on 14 January 2024.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=27 September 2023 |title='True Detective: Night Country' Sets HBO Premiere Date |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/true-detective-season-4-night-country-premiere-date-hbo-1235737847/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330035009/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/true-detective-season-4-night-country-premiere-date-hbo-1235737847/ |url-status=live }} In March 2024, he was cast in the Netflix series Black Doves and in Alex Garland's film Warfare.{{cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw Joined by Adeel Akhtar, Tracey Ullman on Netflix Spy Series 'Black Doves' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/keira-knightley-ben-whishaw-adeel-akhtar-tracey-ullman-netflix-black-doves-1235949397/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=Variety |date=22 March 2024 |archive-date=22 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322110024/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/keira-knightley-ben-whishaw-adeel-akhtar-tracey-ullman-netflix-black-doves-1235949397/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title=Kit Connor, Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter & Finn Bennett Round Out Lead Cast Of Ray Mendoza And Alex Garland's 'Warfare' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/warfare-kit-connor-cosmo-jarvis-will-poulter-finn-bennett-1235870690/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=28 March 2024 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329041940/https://deadline.com/2024/03/warfare-kit-connor-cosmo-jarvis-will-poulter-finn-bennett-1235870690/ |url-status=live }} On 18 June 2024, it was confirmed that Bennett would join the cast of A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms as Aerion Targaryen.{{cite news|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|title='Game of Thrones' Spinoff 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Begins Filming as 'The Crown,' 'True Detective' Actors Join Cast|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/game-of-thrones-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-production-1236041563/|work=Variety|date=18 June 2024|archive-date=8 August 2024|access-date=18 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808180855/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/game-of-thrones-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-production-1236041563/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 2010
| Young James Devereaux | Episode: "The Hide" |
| 2013
| Top Boy | Noah | Series 2, episode 1 |
| 2015
| Cider with Rosie | Jack | TV film |
| 2017
| Liar | Ewen | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Kiri | Simon Warner | 4 episodes |
| Sick of It
| Dylan | Episode: "The Kid" |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Domina | 4 episodes |
| The Nevers
| Pink Shirt | Episode: "Exposure" |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| True Detective: Night Country | Officer Peter Prior | Main role; 6 episodes |
| Black Doves
| Cole Atwood | Recurring |
| 2026
| scope="row" style="background:#ffc;" | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms {{dagger}} | Post-production |
| TBA
| scope="row" style="background:#ffc;" | Prisoners {{dagger}} | TBA | Post-production{{cite news |title=Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle to star in high-stakes Sky Original action-thriller 'Prisoner' |url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/tahar-rahim-and-izuka-hoyle-to-star-in-high-stakes-sky-original-action-thriller-prisoner |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Sky Group |date=6 February 2025}} |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Association ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
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| 2024
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | True Detective: Night Country | {{nom}} | {{center|{{cite press release |url=https://theastras.com/the-2024-astra-tv-awards-nominations-have-arrived/ |title=The 2024 Astra TV Awards Nominations Have Arrived |publisher=Hollywood Creative Alliance |date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-date=10 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710033200/https://theastras.com/the-2024-astra-tv-awards-nominations-have-arrived/ |url-status=live }}}} |
| 2025
| {{N/A}} | {{won}} |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century British actors
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
Category:British male television actors
Category:English people of Belgian descent
Category:English people of Irish descent
Category:Male actors from London
Category:British male film actors