Fionn Whitehead (; born 18 July 1997) is an English actor. He portrayed the lead role in the 2017 film ''

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Life

Whitehead was born on 1997. He was born in Richmond, London, to jazz musicians Tim and Linda Whitehead. He was named after Irish folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill. Whitehead has two older 2 sisters, Maisie, a performance artist and Hattie, a singer, and one older brother, Sonny. Whitehead was raised "in an artistic household". Growing up, he aspired to be either a guitarist or a breakdancer. He began acting at the Orange Tree Theatre when he was 13 years old. Later he went to Orleans Park School. He then went to Richmond College and entered the

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's summer course. By 2015, he was an aspiring actor working at a coffee shop in

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, London.

Career

In 2016, Whitehead starred in the British miniseries '' Him''. He also acted in a stage performance of Glenn Waldron's ''Natives''. He was cast as the protagonist of Christopher Nolan's film ''

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and Stanley Tucci, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017. He also starred in one of eight monologues in the television series '' Queers'' that aired in 2017. In 2018, Whitehead starred in the '' Black Mirror'' television series’ interactive stand-alone film '' Bandersnatch'', as lead character Stefan Butler. In 2019, Whitehead appeared in Sebastian Schipper's drama '' Roads'', and the Martin Scorsese produced ''

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''. He later appeared in '' The Duke'' and '' Don’t Tell a Soul'' (both 2020). He co-stars as Branwell Bronte in the

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biopic ''

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'', and in a television adaptation of ''

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'', playing the lead role of Pip.

Filmography

Fionn Whitehead at London's Dunkirk World Premiere

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehead, Fionn 1997 births Living people 21st-century English male actors Alumni of Richmond upon Thames College English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from London National Youth Theatre members People educated at Orleans Park School People from Richmond, London