Oscar Kennedy (born 6 May 1999) is an English actor having had television roles in '' Hunted'' (2012), '' Outlander'' (2016), '' Home from Home'' (2016–2018), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), '' Ladhood'' (2019–2022), '' Wreck'' (2022–present) and ''

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'' (2023) and in film ''

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'' (2017) and '' School's Out Forever'' in 2021.

Early life

Kennedy was born in

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. His love of acting grew from attending his school's drama club in primary school and resulted in him auditioning to study at the Television Workshop, which lead to him being cast in his first on-screen role as a young

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in '' Toast''. Kennedy is represented by

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Career

Kennedy starred alongside

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and

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in the 2013

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miniseries '' The Politician's Husband''. In the show, he plays Noah, a young man with

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and the son of Tennant and Watson's characters, who is caught in the middle of a family conflict. That same year, he portrayed a young Henry VII in '' The White Queen''. In 2016, Kennedy portrayed William Grey in an episode of the second season of

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drama '' Outlander'' but was replaced by David Berry in later seasons following a time jump necessitating an older actor. Discussing his time on the show in a 2022 interview with the ''

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'', Kennedy spoke favourably about his appearance and stated that he would be open to returning as the character. From 2019 to 2022, Kennedy appeared in the

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comedy series '' Ladhood'' which was written by and starred Liam Williams and was based on his adolescent experiences. Kennedy played the younger version of Williams' character in all three seasons of the show and received critical accalim for his performance. Kennedy starred alongside

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and

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in the 2021 science fiction film '' School's Out Forever'', which was adapted from the series of novels by Scott K. Andrews and received largely positive critical reception. In 2022, Kennedy was cast in the lead role of

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's comedy horror series '' Wreck'', which was created by British writer

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and focuses on Kennedy's character Jamie, who sneaks onto a cruise ship in order to find out more about the disappearance of his sister. When discussing the character, Kennedy contrasted him with his character Liam from ''Ladhood'' and stated that “Jamie is a young lad from Sheffield. He's not quite so sure of himself. He's a bit of a social outcast. He's had a troubled home life, and now he’s lost the only person that he cares about and cared about him, his sister Pippa. So his new sole motivation in life is to find out what happened to her.” The second series of ''Wreck'' premiered on 26 March 2024.

Filmography

Film Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Oscar 21st-century British actors English male film actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from Nottingham 1999 births