Turlough Convery (born 18 March 1991) is a Northern Irish actor. He is best known for his television roles in series 3 of the

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series ''

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'' and in the

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series ''

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''. He has appeared in films such as ''

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'' and on television in Netflix ''Resident Evil'' the E4 series ''

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'', the

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series '' Fresh Meat'', 2014 ''

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'' episode ' White Christmas', the

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series ''

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'', the 2018 miniseries ''

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''. the 2019 psychological horror film ''

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'' and the 2021 film ''

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''.

Early life and education

Born, March 1991, Convery attended

Rockport School Rockport School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls from 2.5 years to 18 years in the British Public School tradition. It is situated in of woodland on the shore of Belfast Lough in Craigavad, near Holywood, County ...

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where he excelled at Drama, and the sixth form at Our Lady and St Patrick's College in

, where he received a number of drama prizes. He trained in Musical Theatre at the

Guildford School of Acting Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an academic school in the University of Surrey. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools The Federation of Drama Schools functions to facilitate ...

, where he won the 2013

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Society Student Performer of the Year Award.

Filmography

Films

TV series

References

External links

* Living people 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting People educated at Rockport School 1991 births {{Ireland-actor-stub