Robert Aramayo (born 6 November 1992) is an English actor. From 2016 to 2017 he played the role of young

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in the sixth and seventh season of the

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series ''

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''. In 2021, he starred in the

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psychological thriller miniseries, '' Behind Her Eyes''. In 2022 he played

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in the Amazon series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.

Life and career

Aramayo's acting career began at the age of seven when he played the role of

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in a

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production. When he was ten he joined the Hull Truck Youth Theatre, performing in about three plays a year. His older sister Laura also began an acting career at the Hull Truck Youth Theatre and studied drama at the

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. He attended Hull's

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and in 2011 won a place at the prestigious

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. His performance in a Juilliard production of

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's ''

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'' as

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, the lead character, earned him his first film role in the Italian-American production '' Lost in Florence''. From 2016 to 2017 he played the role of young

in the sixth and seventh season of the

series ''

''. Aramayo played the role of mechanical engineer and

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co-founder

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in the

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'', which premiered September 5–7, 2016, on Discovery. Also that year, he appeared in the

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film ''

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''. He has a role in the

''Lewis and Clark''. He appeared in '' The Empty Man'', directed by David Prior, ''The Incident at Sparrow Creek Lumber'' directed by Henry Dunham, and ''

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'', directed by

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. In August 2019, it was announced that Aramayo had been cast on the

psychological thriller miniseries, '' Behind Her Eyes''. On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Aramayo had been cast as a character referred to as “Beldor," later revealed to be

in Amazon's television series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.

Personal life

Born in England, the son of Mike Aramayo, he is of

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descent.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

*
Juilliard School résumé
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aramayo, Robert 1992 births Living people English male film actors English people of Spanish descent 21st-century British male actors Male actors from Kingston upon Hull Juilliard School alumni