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Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill (born 24 November 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the US. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards and received two Tony Award nominations. He is best known for his role as Varys in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).[1]
Conleth Hill | |
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Born | Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill 24 November 1964 Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Awards | Olivier Award for Best Actor 2001: Stones in His Pockets 2005: The Producers |
Conleth Hill was born in Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] He has an older brother who works as a cameraman, a sister who is a producer, and a younger brother, Ronan, who is a sound engineer who has won four Emmy Awards for his sound mixing on Game of Thrones.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Hill attended St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's (Clothworkers Company Scholar) acting programme in 1989.[9]
Hill made his Broadway debut in Marie Jones' Stones in His Pockets. For his work in the Canadian production of the play he received a Dora Mavor Moore Award.[10] He played the German professor Max Staefel in a television adaptation of Goodbye, Mr Chips (2002). He played "Mum" to Peter Kay's character, Geraldine McQueen, in Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice,[11] a spoof on the talent show genre of programmes. He also played the role of Edward Darby in the television series Suits, alongside his Game of Thrones co-star, Michelle Fairley.
From 2011 to 2019, Hill appeared as Varys in the television series Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. Martin hinted, in a February 2013 post on his website, that he thought Hill would be a good choice to play the title character in a TV show based on Martin's science fiction novel Tuf Voyaging.[12] He appeared in Series 2 episode 2 of Peter Kay's Car Share as Elsie, the drunk deli counter supervisor dressed as Smurfette.[13] He also appeared as Carlos Santini in Season 3, Episode 4 of Derry Girls. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Intermission | Teacher | |
2009 | Whatever Works | Brockman | |
Perrier's Bounty | Russ | ||
2011 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Bernard Sugden | |
The Shore | Paddy | Short film | |
2012 | Whole Lotta Sole | Barber | |
Keith Lemon: The Film | Delivery Man | ||
2014 | Serena | Dr. Chaney | |
2015 | A Patch of Fog | Sandy Duffy | |
2018 | The Isle | Douglas Innis | |
2019 | Official Secrets | Roger Alton | |
2020 | Herself | Aido | |
Here Are the Young Men | Mark Kearney | ||
2021 | To Olivia | Marty Ritt | |
Infinitum: Subject Unknown | Professor Aaron Östergaard | ||
2026 | Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie | TBA | Filming |
Year(s) | Series | Character | Notes |
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1988 | Boon | Second Pupil | Episode: "Honourable Service" |
1988–1995 | Casualty | Theo/Rob | 2 episodes |
1990 | Medics | Liam McGuinness | Episode: "Niall" |
1992 | Screen One | Neil | Episode: "Trust Me" |
1992–1994 | Blue Heaven | Roache | 7 episodes |
1993 | The Bill | Michael White | Episode: "Hard Evidence" |
1994 | Lit By Love and Sunshine | as Narrator[15] | |
1995 | Crown Prosecutor | Neville Osborn | |
2000 | Meaningful Sex | Carl | TV short |
2002 | Goodbye Mr. Chips | Max Staefel | TV movie |
2007 | The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle | Jared | 6 episodes |
2008 | Britain's Got the Pop Factor | Geraldine's Mum | Reality show parody by Peter Kay |
2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | Varys | Recurring role (season 1), main role (seasons 2-8); 46 episodes |
2013 | Suits | Edward Darby | 6 episodes |
2014 | Inside No. 9 | Stevie | Episode: "Tom & Gerri" |
That Day We Sang | Frank | Television film | |
Sherlock | Uncredited role | Episode: The Empty Hearse | |
2015 | Foyle's War | Sir Ian Woodhead | Episode: "Elise" |
Arthur & George | Sergeant Upton | 3 episodes | |
2017 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Reverend Anthony Huxley | Episode: "Playing With Fire" |
Peter Kay's Car Share | Elsie | Series 2, Episode 2 | |
2018 | Dave Allen at Peace | John Tynan O'Mahony | |
12 Monkeys | Interpol Agent Bonham | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Dublin Murders | O'Kelly | |
Doc Martin | Dr. Edward Mullen | 2 episodes | |
2019–present | Vienna Blood | Mendel Lieberman | |
2022 | Magpie Murders | Alan Conway | |
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Dr Alwyn Thomas | ||
Holding | Sergeant PJ Collins | 4 episodes | |
Derry Girls | Carlos Santini/Kevin | Episode: "The Haunting" | |
2023 | The Power of Parker | Martin Parker | 6 episodes[16] |
The Lovers | Philip | ||
2024 | 3 Body Problem | Pope Gregory XIII | Episode: "Destroyer of Worlds" |
Moonflower Murders | Alan | Post-production[17] |
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Game of Thrones | Varys | Based on the TV series of the same name |
Date | Title | Role | Author | Director | Station |
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25 December 2000 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Moss Hart and George S Kaufman adapted for radio by Marcy Kahan |
Ned Chaillet | BBC Radio 4 | |
7 November 2002 | Tricycles | Colin Teevan | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 3 The Wire | |
18 February 2004 | The Travels of Marco Polo | Philip Palmer | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |
19 April 2012 | Titanic letters[20] | Reader, ep.33 | Ciaran Hinds | BBC Radio Ulster | |
24 April 2012 | The Biggest Issues[21] | Jerry Cartwright | Annie McCartney | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
2017 | Big Country[22][23] | JD Quinn | Patrick Kielty | BBC Radio Ulster |
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