| Birth Place: | Homerton, London, England |
| Education: | Stagecoach Performing Arts |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Father: | Ronan Bennett |
Finn Bennett (born 1999) is an Irish-British actor. On television, he is known for his role as Officer Peter Prior in the HBO series (2024).[1] [2]
Finn Bennett was born in 1999 at Homerton University Hospital in Hackney, London,[3] the son of Ronan Bennett, an Irish novelist and screenwriter, and Georgina Henry, a British journalist. He also has Belgian heritage through his maternal grandmother Annette Duvivier.[4] [5] Bennett attended school in London, and on Saturdays went took drama classes at Stagecoach Performing Arts in Islington. Instead of going on to university, he had various jobs until booking Domina.[6]
Bennett began his career as a child actor, making his television debut in a 2010 episode of the ITV detective drama Foyle's War as a young version of Andrew Scott's character. This was followed by a 2013 guest appearance in the Channel 4 crime drama Top Boy.[7] He appeared in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie. He had a recurring role as Ewen in the first series of Liar in 2017. The following year, he played Simon Warner in the Channel 4 crime drama Kiri and made a guest appearance in an episode the Sky One comedy-drama Sick of It.[3]
In 2019, Bennett made his feature film debut with a small role in William Nicholson's drama Hope Gap. Bennett returned to television in 2021 when he portrayed Marcellus in the Sky Atlantic series Domina. That same year, he appeared in the horror film A Banquet.[8]
In September 2022, Bennett was cast as Peter Prior on the fourth season of the HBO anthology series True Detective, subtitled Night Country,[9] which premiered on 14 January 2024.[10] In March 2024, he was cast in the Netflix series Black Doves and in Alex Garland's film Warfare.[11] On 18 June 2024, it was confirmed that Bennett would join the cast of A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms as Aerion Targaryen.[12]
| Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hope Gap | Robbie | |
| 2020 | Surge | Teenager | |
| 2021 | A Banquet | Sean | |
| The Mouse | Jakub | Short film | |
| Somewhere in Dreamland | Post-production[13] | ||
| Warfare | Filming | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Foyle's War | Young James Devereaux | Episode: "The Hide" | |
| 2013 | Top Boy | Noah | Series 2, episode 1 | |
| 2015 | Cider with Rosie | Jack | TV film | |
| 2017 | Liar | Ewen | 4 episodes | |
| 2018 | Kiri | Simon Warner | 4 episodes | |
| Sick of It | Dylan | Episode: "The Kid" | ||
| 2021 | Domina | Marcellus | 4 episodes | |
| The Nevers | Pink Shirt | Episode: "Exposure" | ||
| 2024 | Officer Peter Prior | Main role; 6 episodes | ||
| Black Doves | Upcoming Netflix series[14] | |||
| A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Aerion Targaryen | Filming |