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 (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Alma materGuildford School of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2013–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

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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

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Film

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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

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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
2024 House of the Dragon Lord Walys Mooton 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Turlough Convery". Guildford School of Acting. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "New: Turlough Convery". 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "The Arts Show, 2012/2013 - Turlough Convery (Theatre)". BBC Two.
  4. ^ "Turlough Convery". Apple TV.
  5. ^ Ritman, Alex (1 February 2024). "'The Damned' First Look: Odessa Young and Joe Cole Endure a Cruel Winter in Upcoming Horror Film (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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