Turlough Convery (born 18 March 1991) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Bear in series 3 of the BBC Three series Killing Eve, as Liam in My Mad Fat Diary, and as Arthur Parker in the ITV series Sanditon.[1] Convery has been married to his long-term partner Francesca since 2018.
Turlough Convery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1991 |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
He has appeared in films such as Ready Player One and has appeared in television series such as Netflix Resident Evil. Other notable roles include Channel 4 series Fresh Meat, 2019 psychological horror film Saint Maud, 2021 film Belfast, 2014 Black Mirror episode 'White Christmas', BBC One series Poldark, and 2018 miniseries Les Misérables.[2]
Early life and education
Born on 18 March 1991, Convery grew up in Northern Ireland and attended Rockport School in Holywood where he excelled at Drama. He later attended sixth form at Our Lady and St Patrick's College in Belfast, where he received a number of drama prizes. He trained in Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting, where he won the 2013 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MindGamers | Rollo | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passion | Thomas (Butler) | |
| 2017 | Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire | Walter | Direct-to-video |
| The Current War | Rough Looking Man | ||
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Chief Oology Expert | |
| 2019 | Saint Maud | Christian | |
| 2020 | Pixie | Mickey O'Brien | |
| 2021 | Belfast | Minister | |
| 2023 | Wake Up | Kevin | |
| 2024 | The Damned | Hakon | [5] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fresh Meat | Diarmuid | Episode 3.4 |
| 2014 | Siblings | Tom Flack | Episode #1.3 |
| Black Mirror | Stingray | Episode: "White Christmas" | |
| 2014–2015 | My Mad Fat Diary | Liam | 8 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Lovesick | McNeish | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | River | Frankie Stevenson | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Hoff the Record | Policeman | Episode #2.3 |
| 2016–2018 | Poldark | Tom Harry | 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Doing Money | Declan | TV film |
| 2019 | Les Misérables | Grantaire | 3 episodes |
| Temple | Simon Reynolds | 3 episodes | |
| 2019–2023 | Sanditon | Arthur Parker | 19 episodes |
| 2020 | Killing Eve | Bear | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Anne Boleyn | Henry Norris | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Resident Evil | Richard Baxter | 4 episodes |