Louis Oliver Hynes (born 9 October 2001) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as

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in the

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series ''

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'', which ran from 2017 to 2019 and as Vlad in the first season of

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series ''

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'' in 2020.

Early and personal life

Louis Hynes was born and raised in

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, England, the middle of three children. Hynes plays bass guitar when he is not acting. He lives with his parents, Andrew and Lisa Hynes, his elder brother Milo, and younger sister Lara just outside Oxford. In March 2020 he shaved his head live on

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to raise money for The Trussell Trust, a network of foodbanks in the UK.

Acting career

Hynes began his career in an acclaimed performance as Franzl in '' Intermezzo'' produced by Bruno Ravella at Garsington Opera. He played Young Alaric in the History Channel's series '' Barbarians Rising''. From 2017 to 2019 he starred as

in three seasons of the

mystery-drama ''

''. In July 2017 he appeared in a new adaptation of ''The Saint'' which was released on Netflix. He played the role of the young Simon Templar. It was filmed in 2013. In 2019 Louis was nominated for a

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. In 2020 he appeared in the

series ''The Great''. Along with the main cast of ''The Great'', he was nominated for a

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for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2021. During the COVID-19 quarantine he started a podcast called "Louis' Lockdown Lowdown". Guests have included

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and Elle Fanning.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hynes, Louis 21st-century English male actors 2001 births English male television actors Living people People from Oxford