Tom Glynn-Carney
{{Short description|English actor (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tom Glynn-Carney
| image = Tom Glynn-Carney by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Glynn-Carney at WonderCon
| birth_name = Tom Glynn-Whitehead
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Salford, Greater Manchester, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2013–present
| education = Guildhall School of Music and Drama (BA)
}}
Tom Glynn-Carney (born 7 February 1995) is an English actor. He appeared in Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk (2017) and won a Drama Desk Award in 2019 for his performance in the play The Ferryman. He gained recognition for starring as Aegon II Targaryen in the fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022–present).
Life and career
Glynn-Carney was born on 7 February 1995 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.{{cite web|title=Tom Glynn-Carney|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_glynn_carney|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=20 September 2023}}{{cite news|last=Curtis|first=Nick|title=Tom Glynn-Carney interview: 'I've changed a lot since doing The Ferryman in London - but my character hasn't'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/tom-glynn-carney-interview-the-ferryman-a3951006.html|work=Evening Standard|date=2 October 2018}} He studied at Canon Slade School in Bolton, and went on to study Musical Theatre in Pendleton Sixth Form College, receiving a triple distinction star in performing arts, the highest possible grade for a vocational qualification.{{Cite web|title=Who is Tom Glynn-Carney? The Salford student who swapped the hallways of Pendleton Sixth Form College, for a career on the big-screen|url=http://www.salfordcc.ac.uk/blog/2018/06/04/who-is-tom-glynn-carney-the-salford-student-who-swapped-the-hallways-of-pendleton-sixth-form-college-for-a-career-on-the-big-screen/|website=Salford City College|date=4 June 2018|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726170214/http://www.salfordcc.ac.uk/blog/2018/06/04/who-is-tom-glynn-carney-the-salford-student-who-swapped-the-hallways-of-pendleton-sixth-form-college-for-a-career-on-the-big-screen/|url-status=dead}} He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama,{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2015_16/tom_glynn_carney/ |title=GSMD Graduates 2015-2016 - Tom Glynn-Carney |website=Guildhall School of Music and Drama |year=2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327172217/http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2015_16/tom_glynn_carney/ |archive-date=2017-03-27 |url-status=usurped}} where he studied acting. While studying, he participated in professional stage adaptations of Peter Pan and Macbeth.
His first experience on television was in 2013 when he had a role in two episodes of Casualty. He secured a lead role in the BBC military drama The Last Post, launched as part of the new season Autumn 2017 content on BBC1. He plays Lance Corporal Tony Armstrong.{{Cite news |last=Chauffeur dhari |first=Saiqa |date=30 September 2017 |title=Dunkirk actor Tom Glynn-Carney, who went to Canon Slade, stars in new BBC drama The Last Post |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/15568102.From_Hollywood_blockbuster_to_TV_drama__Bolton_lad_stars_in_new___39_sizzling__39__6_part_drama/ |newspaper=The Bolton News |access-date=10 October 2017}} From April 2017, he starred as Shane Corcoran in the Jez Butterworth play The Ferryman,{{Cite news |last=Hoggard |first=Liz |date=30 July 2017 |title=Tom Glynn-Carney: 'Dunkirk is about courage and community, not war' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/30/tom-glynn-carney-interview-dunkirk-the-ferryman |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=10 October 2017}} which opened at the Royal Court Theatre.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Tom-Glynn-Carney/ Tom Glynn-Carney] on the Broadway World website He later transferred with the production to the west end at the Gielgud Theatre, leaving the production in October 2017. Glynn-Carney won the Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performance.{{Cite web|title=Acting alumnus Tom Glynn-Carney wins Evening Standard Emerging Talent Award 2018|url= https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/news/view/article/acting_alumnus_tom_glynn_carney_wins_evening_standard_emerging_talent_award_2018/|website=Guildhall School of Music & Drama|date=4 December 2017|access-date=19 January 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814104005/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/news/view/article/acting_alumnus_tom_glynn_carney_wins_evening_standard_emerging_talent_award_2018/|url-status=dead}}
Glynn-Carney's first introduction to American audiences was in the war drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in July 2017. He plays Peter, the son of the small boat captain who sailed to rescue British soldiers from the surrounded city Dunkirk. In 2018 Glynn-Carney was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow, along with Naomi Ackie, Jessie Buckley, and Connor Swindells amongst others.{{Cite web| title=Screen's Stars of Tomorrow 2017 |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/screen-stars-of-tomorrow-2017/5122860.article |website=Screen Daily|access-date=27 October 2022}}
In 2019 he starred as Henry "Hotspur" Percy in the David Michôd directed film The King in a cast which included Robert Pattinson, Sean Harris, Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp.
In March 2022, Glynn-Carney joined the cast of House of the Dragon, where he played King Aegon II Targaryen, first born son of King Viserys, played by Paddy Considine, and Alicent Hightower played by Olivia Cooke.{{Cite web| title=Aegon Targaryen Should Play a Major Role in "House of the Dragon" |url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/house-of-the-dragon-who-is-aegon-targaryen-48811204|website=Pop Sugar|date=3 May 2022}} He appeared in the BBC miniseries SAS: Rogue Heroes, released in October 2022.{{Cite web |title=Schön! Interview with Tom Glynn-Carney |url=https://schonmagazine.com/interview-tom-glynn-carney/ |website=Schon Magazine|date=14 October 2022 |access-date=27 October 2022}} In December 2022, he was cast in The Book of Clarence.{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy, RJ Cyler, Anna Diop Join Jeymes Samuel's Book of Clarence (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/book-of-clarence-cast-benedict-cumberbatch-james-mcavoy-1235275300/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=5 December 2022}}
Glynn-Carney is also the lead singer of the indie band, Sleep Walking Animals.{{Cite web| title=Interview: Tom Glynn-Carney |url=https://www.heliconmagazine.com/interview-tom |website=Helicon Magazine|access-date=27 October 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Casualty | George Thorne | 2 episodes |
| 2017
| Anthony "Tony" Armstrong | Main role |
| 2018
| Sean | Television film |
| 2021
| Domina | Young Gaius | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Michael "Mike" Sadler | |
| Mayflies
| Young Tully |
| 2022–present
| Main role |
| 2024
| Malachy Granger |
Theatre
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Production !Role !Theatre |
| 2017
| rowspan="2"|The Ferryman | rowspan="2"|Shane Corcoran |
| 2018 |
| 2022
| Tom Wingfield |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable unsortable" |
| Year
! Awards ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 2017
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | {{won}} |
| 2018
| colspan="2" | Stars of Tomorrow | {{won}} |
| 2019
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | The Ferryman | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6077951 Tom Glynn-Carney] on the IMDb
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPhMH4YSXW0 Sleep Walking Animals]
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male Shakespearean actors
Category:English male stage actors
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Category:Theatre World Award winners
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:People educated at Canon Slade School