Fionn Whitehead

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Fionn Whitehead 2017 at the world premiere of Dunkirk in London

Fionn Whitehead (born July 18, 1997 in the London borough of Richmond ) is a British actor . He became famous in 2017 by a role in the film Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan . Fionn is a member of the National Youth Theater .

life and career

Fionn Whitehead is the son of jazz - musicians Linda and Tim Whitehead . It was named after the Irish folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill , whom his parents adored. Whitehead has three older siblings (two sisters and one brother) and grew up in Richmond, London . In his youth he aspired to become a guitarist, rugby player and break dancer. He started working at the Orange Tree Theater at the age of 13 and attended Orleans Park School . After finishing school, he attended Richmond College and enrolled for the summer course at the national youth theater. Until 2015 he was an unknown, aspiring young actor who also worked in a café in London. But in 2016 he received the offer to play in the British miniseries Him . He was then selected to star in Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk , which was released in early 2017. Nolan said he was impressed with Whitehead from the first moment. “There is a naturalness and authenticity in Fionn's performance that is extraordinary. He has a very charismatic presence and reminds me of the young Tom Courtenay . "

A few weeks after filming Dunkirk , Whitehead began work on Richard Eyre 's Child Wellbeing, with Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci . This film celebrated its world premiere in September 2017 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in German cinemas on August 30, 2018. Whitehead was also featured in an episode of the TV series Queers , which aired in 2017.

In 2018, Whitehead starred Stefan Butler in the Netflix interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch . In 2019 he was one of the two protagonists in Sebastian Schipper's drama Roads .

Filmography

Theater roles

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ They called me Fionn [pronounced Fin after the Irish folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill. ] at standard.co.uk, accessed March 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Meet Fionn Whitehead at yahoo.com, accessed March 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Star Fionn Whitehead moves from London Barista to lead actor at hollywoodreporter.com, accessed on March 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Fionn Whitehead, Stars of Tomorrow at screendaily.com, accessed March 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ Is Fionn Whitehead Gay? at liverampup.com, accessed March 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ How Fionn Whitehead went from washing dishes to starring in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" at latimes.com, accessed March 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b Dunkerions Star Fionn Whitehead Reflects Life at stuff.co.nz, accessed March 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Everything You Need to Know About Mark Gatiss Queers at radiotimes.com, accessed March 5, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Whitehead, Fionn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond (London)