Gethin Anthony
{{short description|English actor}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gethin Anthony
| image = gethin anthony 2019 2.jpg
| caption = Anthony at the 2019 German Comic Con Dortmund
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stratford-upon-Avon, England
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2006–present
}}
Gethin David L. Anthony (born 9 October 1983) is an English television and film actor best known for his role as Renly Baratheon for the first two seasons of Game of Thrones.
Early life and education
Anthony was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/gethin-anthony-interview-lie-of-the-mind_43397.html|title=5 minutes with Gethin Anthony: 'I cried when I got a call from the RSC'|journal=WhatsOnStage|first=Will|last=Longman|date=19 April 2017|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
He attended Ashton Hayes Primary School in Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, Christ Church Primary School in New Malden, and the Tiffin School in Kingston-Upon-Thames. He received a scholarship for a summer programme at the British American Drama Academy in London from July to August 2004.
Anthony went on to study English Literature at Oxford University's Balliol College, appeared in numerous student productions (notably in the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Oxford Playhouse{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/stage/2004/10/cyrano.shtml|title=BBC – Oxford Stage|publisher=BBC|access-date=2019-07-29}}), and was President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, before training at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.{{cite web|title=Gethin Anthony|url=http://unitedagents.co.uk/gethin-anthony|publisher=United Agents|access-date=30 April 2012}}
Career
Anthony played Grigory{{cite web |title=Boris Godunov {{!}} Michael Boyd 2012 {{!}} Royal Shakespeare Company |url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/other-writers/boris-godunov-cast.aspx |website=rsc.org.uk}} in Boris Godunov at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon from November 2012 to March 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/boris-godunov-swan-theatre-stratforduponavon-8368204.html|title=Boris Godunov, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon|work=The Independent|location=London|date=29 November 2012}}
He had guest roles in the series Ten Days to War and Doctors, and played William in the 2014 film Copenhagen.{{cite web|title=Gethin it Done: GoT alum Gethin Anthony makes SF stop to promote new flick|url=http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-9233-gethin-it-done.html|website=sfreporter.com|date=23 September 2014 |access-date=27 September 2016}} His most notable roles are Renly Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones{{cite web|title=Interview: "Game of Thrones" Gethin Anthony Isn't Afraid of a Little Manscaping|url=http://www.newnownext.com/interview-game-of-thrones-gethin-anthony-isnt-afraid-of-a-little-manscaping/06/2011/|website=newnownext.com|access-date=27 September 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Ugrin|first1=Nicole|title=Interview: Gethin Anthony talks Game of Thrones, Minister of Chance – {{!}} movies, TV, videogames, crowd-funding – Shadowlocked: find the future!|url=http://www.shadowlocked.com/201106151909/interviews/interview-gethin-anthony-talks-game-of-thrones-minister-of-chance.html|website=shadowlocked.com|access-date=27 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=Renly Baratheon isn't happy about 'Game of Thrones' happenings|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/05/28/aquarius-gethin-anthony-discusses-renly-baratheon-of-game-of-thrones/77548854/|website=USA Today|access-date=27 September 2016}} and Charles Manson in the NBC series Aquarius.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Krista|title=Gethin Anthony on Going from Game of Thrones into the Mind of Charles Manson|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/gethin-anthony-aquarius|website=vanityfair.com|date=28 May 2015|access-date=27 September 2016}}{{cite web|title='Game of Thrones' Star on Transforming into Charles Manson for 'Aquarius'|url=http://observer.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-star-on-transforming-into-charles-manson-for-aquarius/|website=observer.com|access-date=27 September 2016|date=27 May 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Bill|last2=Network|first2=Postmedia|title='Game of Thrones' star Gethin Anthony tackles Charles Manson for 'Aquarius'|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/26/game-of-thrones-gethin-anthony-tackles-charles-manson-for-aquarius|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=27 September 2016}} In 2017, he voiced the character of Gil Brodie in the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda,{{cite web|title=GIL BRODIE|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Mass-Effect-Andromeda/Gil-Brodie/|publisher=behindthevoiceactors.com|access-date=25 April 2018}} and appeared in a play A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse in London with Robert Lonsdale and Kate Fahy.{{cite web|last1=Longman|first1=Will|title=Exclusive: Casting announced for A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/gethin-anthony-a-lie-of-the-mind-southwark_43099.html|date=10 March 2017|publisher=whatsonstage.com|access-date=25 April 2018}} He also starred in Call the Midwife in 2014, in the role of George Saint.
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2006
| William Straw |
| 2008
| Beyond the Rave | Noddy | Short |
| 2009
| 1st Pilot | TV film |
| 2012
| Herb | |
| rowspan="3"|2014
| William | |
| Alt
| Danny | TV film |
| We Are Monsters
| Maurice Travis | |
| rowspan="4"|2017
| Solace | Man | Short film |
| First Kill
| Levi Barrett | |
| Kodachrome
| Jasper | |
| Hi-Lo Joe
| Alex | |
| rowspan="6"|2018
| Dead In A Week (or your money back) | Charlie | |
| Vita and Virginia
| Clive Bell | |
| Firestorm
| Sam Scott | TV film |
| Fell: Nothing Could Have Survived This
| | Short film |
| O Christmas Tree
| Craig | Short film |
| Tahiti
| Marcus | Short film |
| rowspan="3"|2019
| Welcome to the Powder Keg | Tommy | Short film |
| Around the Sun
| Bernard | |
| Angel Hunter
| Tyro | Short film |
| rowspan="5"|2020
| Rival | | Short film |
| Freedom of the People
| William Walwyn | Short film |
| Firestorm: Wake Up Call
| Sam Scott | Short film |
| Knuckledust
| Jeremiah | |
| Limbo
| Tom Murphy | Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
| 2006
| Drew Kramer | Episode: "Yesterday Once More" | |
| 2007
| Doctors | Dave Jones | Episode: "A Sting in the Tai" | |
| 2008
| Minister's Aid | Episode: "These Things Are Always Chaos" | |
| 2011–2012
| Recurring role; 8 episodes (seasons 1–2) |
| 2014
| George Saint | Episode: "Series 3, Episode 7" | |
| 2015–2016
| Aquarius | Series regular, 30 episodes |{{cite web|title=Charles Manson Is Dead, but Hollywood Isn't Done with Him Yet|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/charles-manson-hollywood-movies-tv|last=Desta|first=Yohana|publisher=Vanity Fair|date=20 November 2017|access-date=3 April 2018}} |
| 2019
| Enyalius | Episodes: "The Serpent" & "All That Hard, Glossy Armor" | |
| 2020
| Jack Brennan | Series regular, 10 episodes | |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Game ! Voice role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| | |
| 2013
| Max | |
| 2014
| Imshael/Ser Morris/Red Templar | |
| 2016
| Jack Joyce Prototype #2 | |
| 2017
| Gil Brodie{{cite web|title=MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA – Natalie Dormer as Dr Lexi T'Perro| via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erJhJEewCgM&t=1m18s}} | |
| 2019
| Anthem | Freelancer Diggs/Lancer Hawking | |
Stage
- Theatre 503/Latitude's Carrot as Alex
- Theatre Royal Northampton's In Praise of Love as Joey
- High Tide/Old Vic Tunnels's Ditch as James
- Birmingham Rep Theatre's Cling to Me Like Ivy as Patrick
- Hampstead Theatre's What Fatima Did as George
- The Old Red Lion's Fairytaleheart as Gideon.
- Tristan Bates Theatre's Death of Cool as Richie
- Old Vic's 24 Hour Plays
- Old Fire Station Theatre's Some Voices as Ray
- Oxford Playhouse's Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano
- Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon's Boris Godunov as Grigoriy Otrepyev, later Dmitriy, the Pretender
Audio
- BBC Radio 4's Small Acts of Kindness as Charlie
- BBC Radio 4's Severed Threads as Jones
- Radio Static's The Minister of Chance as Sutu
- BBC's Legsy Gets a Break as John
- Big Finish Productions's The Year of Martha Jones as Mr Strand
- Gaslit by RR Haywood https://www.rrhaywood.com/other-books
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|2167445}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_7DoNrzNRg Interview with Shadowlocked.com]
- {{Facebook|gethinanthonyofficial|Gethin Anthony}}
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Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male radio actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male video game actors
Category:English male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Stratford-upon-Avon
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