Art Parkinson (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish actor from Moville in

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, in

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. He began his professional acting career at the age of seven. He is best known for his role as

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on the

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series ''

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'' (2011–2013; 2016), and Kubo in the film ''

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'' (2016).

Personal life

Parkinson was raised in Moville, a coastal town on the

Peninsula in the north of

in Ireland. His mother, Movania, also an actor, runs a local drama school which Art and his two older brothers, Pearce and Padhraig, attended from a very young age. His two older brothers have also acted in several Irish and British television productions. He is

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, having been educated through the

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at both primary school level and latterly at Coláiste Chineal Eoghain. He was selected as Ambassador for Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia in 2017.

Career

Parkinson played the role of 'Young Kenneth' in the movie ''

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''. He also appeared in the Irish horror film ''

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''. In July 2014, Parkinson was cast in the 2014 American

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'' directed by

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. On 6 October 2014, Parkinson confirmed that his character and

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's character

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would not be returning for the fifth season of ''Game of Thrones''. Parkinson also starred in the Hollywood movie '' San Andreas'' (2015) as Ollie, a ten-year-old boy caught up in a massive earthquake in California.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, Art 2001 births Living people 21st-century Irish male actors Male actors from County Donegal Irish male child actors Irish male film actors Irish male television actors