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Rory Fleck Byrne
Irish actor (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rory Fleck Byrne (born 1988)[2] is an Irish actor and composer, known for Vampire Academy (2014), Harlots, The Foreigner (both 2017) and This Is Going to Hurt (2022).
Early life
Rory Fleck Byrne was born in England.[2] He moved to Ireland when he was nine years old and lived in Kilkenny[3] until he moved to London in 2007 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010.[2][4]
Career
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Fleck Byrne's first acting job was in Liverpool in the play Antony and Cleopatra opposite Kim Cattrall.[2] In 2014, Fleck Byrne could be seen as Harry Abrams, an assistant of the psychological researcher Joseph Coupland, in the horror film The Quiet Ones.[5] In 2016, he played Ruby in the film Tiger Raid.[6] In 2017, he starred as Daniel Marney in eight episodes of Harlots, a drama series about Georgian-era brothels, and the women working there.[7] Fleck Byrne's character Daniel falls in love with the madam of a low-class brothel.[8] Later in 2017, he starred opposite Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner.[9] Fleck Byrne played Brosnan's nephew Sean Morrison, a former British royal navy officer.[10] He later stated that up to then this was one of the best and most challenging experiences he had ever had. He had to train with a stunt team to fight martial arts and get into the mind of a hit-man.[11] As he enjoyed martial arts so much he continued to train it after the film was finished with a personal trainer in London.[12] Fleck Byrne also worked as an actor, writer and producer in the short films Inbox and Bodies.[13] Bodies was set in his hometown Kilkenny. It is about the relationship of two funeral directors who struggle to stay connected to life.[14] Inbox was released with help of the crowdfunding website Kickstarter.[15] In 2021, Fleck Byrne directed, wrote, and starred in the short film Dash.[16][17] In September 2023, Byrne appeared in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance, appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Jemima Rooper, Gaynor Faye, Rob James-Collier, Larry Lamb and Adil Ray.[18]
Next to appearing in films and television series, Fleck Byrne has also acted on stage, in plays including King Charles III (2014–2015),[19] Anna Karenina (2016)[20] and The Phlebotomist (2018).[21]
In 2023, Fleck Byrne wrote and directed the short film In Heat, starring Ben Whishaw and funded by BFI and Film4's Future Takes programme.[22] The film premiered at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.[23]
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Personal life
Byrne lives in London.[2]
Next to acting, Byrne also enjoys singing. In an interview he mentioned that if he had not become an actor, he would have loved to have been the frontman of a band.[11] He also writes his own songs.[24]
He is gay.[16]
Filmography
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Theatre
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Radio work
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