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series ''

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'' (2024–). His films include ''

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'' (2024).

Early life

Liberty grew up in

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, County Meath. He is of Jamaican and Nigerian descent. Liberty attended Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and then

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. He was a member of the dance club Fit Kids/Fit Teens and danced competitively. He went on to graduate with a

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in Acting from

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in 2019.

Career

With 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

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's ''

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'' with the Rough Magic Theatre Company and ''The Anvil'' in

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, England. He then landed a recurring role as Connell's school friend Kiernan in the miniseries ''

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'', an adaptation of the novel of the same name by

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. The following year, Liberty joined the main cast of the

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spy thriller ''

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'' as Marcus and made a guest appearance in the

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series '' Smother''. In 2022, he starred as Linus Dunne alongside

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in the ITV adaptation of

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's debut novel '' Holding'' and appeared in the

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film '' This Christmas''. Liberty has an upcoming role in the horror film ''Feed'' alongside Daisy Jelley and

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. As of November 2024, the film had begun production. In April 2023, it was rumoured Liberty had joined the cast of the

fantasy series ''

'' for its second season in an undisclosed role, later confirmed to be Addam of Hull.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

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Clinton Liberty
at Conway van Gelder Grant {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberty, Clinton Living people 1998 births Actors from County Meath Black Irish people Competitive dancers Irish male dancers Irish male models Irish male television actors Irish people of Jamaican descent Irish people of Nigerian descent 21st-century Irish male actors Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors Alumni of Trinity College Dublin