Harry Gilby

Harry Gilby is an English actor, best known for playing a young J. R. R. Tolkien in the 2019 film Tolkien.

Harry Gilby
Born21 August 2001
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Parent(s)Neil Gilby
Helen Gilby

Early life

Harry Gilby was born in Nottingham, England in 2001, to parents Neil and Helen Gilby. He attended Sutton Bonington primary school, before joining Trent College when he was 11. He has been training at the Television Workshop in Nottingham since he was 12. Harry Gilby played Nathan in original cast of The Full Monty at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End.

Career

Harry Gilby made his acting debut in 2016, when he played a Village Lad in an episode of Jericho. In 2017 he played Charlie Lyndsay in the film Just Charlie, a transgender girl with a special talent for playing football. He was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2017 for his role in the film Just Charlie.[1] In 2018, he played Arlo in the short film Evie. In 2019, he made his feature film debut playing a young version of author J. R. R. Tolkien in Tolkien. He has also appeared in three episodes of Casualty as Toby Williams, a young boy dying of leukemia.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Just Charlie Charlie Lyndsay
2018 Evie Arlo Short film
2019 Tolkien Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Jericho Village Lad 1 episode
2019 Casualty Toby Williams 3 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Just Charlie Nominated

References
  1. Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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