Clinton Liberty Explained

Birth Date:4 June 1998
Education:The Lir Academy (BA)
Years Active:2019–present

Clinton Liberty (born 4 June 1998) is an Irish actor and dancer of Nigerian and Jamaican descent.[1] He is known for his roles in the ITV miniseries Holding (2022) and the HBO series House of the Dragon (2024–).

Early life

Liberty grew up in Laytown, County Meath.[2] He is of Jamaican & Nigerian descent.[3] [4] Liberty attended Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and then Coláiste na hInse in Bettystown.[5] He was a member of the dance club Fit Kids/Fit Teens and danced competitively. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2019.[6]

Career

With his background in dance, Liberty made his onscreen debut as a dancer in the 2016 coming-of-age film Handsome Devil. On stage, he starred in the 2019 productions of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with the Rough Magic Theatre Company and The Anvil in Manchester, England.[7] He then landed a recurring role as in the miniseries Normal People, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sally Rooney, as Connell's school friend Kiernan.

The following year, Liberty joined the main cast of the Viaplay spy thriller Red Election as Marcus and made a guest appearance in the RTÉ One series Smother. In 2022, he starred as Linus Dunne alongside Conleth Hill in the ITV adaptation of Graham Norton's debut novel Holding[8] and appeared in the Sky Cinema film This Christmas.

Liberty has an upcoming role in the horror film Feed alongside Daisy Jelley and Niamh McCormack.[9] [10] In April 2023, it was rumoured Liberty had joined the cast of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon for its second season in an undisclosed role, later confirmed to be Addam of Hull.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Handsome DevilDancer
2019Power OutWillShort film
Something Doesn't Feel RightJockShort film
TwinPartygoerShort film
2022This ChristmasMichaelSky Cinema

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Forever in My HeartPeterTelevision film
2020 Normal PeopleKiernan5 episodes
2021SmotherMax1 episode
Red ElectionMarcusMain role
2022HoldingLinus DunneMain role
2024House of the DragonAddam of HullSeason 2

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Much Ado About NothingRough Magic Theatre Company; The Quad, Kilkenny / Theatre Royal Waterford
The AnvilEdmundAnu Productions, Manchester

External links

Notes and References

  1. 'I was his No1 fan long before he became Paul Mescal' - Normal People star Clinton Liberty on his school pal making it. Irish Mirror. Katie. Gallagher. 30 March 2022. 31 March 2022.
  2. News: Normal People Class of 2020: The nine college friends in the series. The Irish Times. Jennifer. O'Connell. 31 May 2020. 30 November 2021.
  3. Diversity Centre Stage: Being Seen. Trinity Today 2019. 30 November 2021.
  4. Normal People star Clinton Liberty says 'I'm so proud to be a black Irishman'. Sunday World. Eugene. Masterson. 13 September 2022. 30 October 2022.
  5. Star performances in store in quarter-finals. Independent.ie. 3 November 2011. 30 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Acting Profiles / Alumni 2019: Clinton Liberty. The Lir.
  7. Web site: The Anvil: An Elegy for Peterloo. British Theatre Guide. 7 July 2019. 21 March 2022.
  8. Meet the cast of new ITV drama Holding. Radio Times. Molly. Moss. 14 March 2022. 22 March 2022.
  9. 'How To Have Sex' Star Daisy Jelley Among Rising Brit & Irish Actors For Vampire Horror 'Feed' – Cannes Market. Deadline. Andreas. Wiseman. 17 May 2023. 18 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Clinton Liberty and Niamh McCormack to star in vampire horror film Feed. IFTN. 18 May 2023. 18 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Actor Clinton Liberty may play Addam of Hull in House of the Dragon season 2. Winter is Coming. Dan. Selcke. 8 June 2023. 7 July 2023.