Fionn Whitehead

Fionn Whitehead Biography

Fionn Whitehead (RP: f?n) (born 18 July 1997) is an English actor, known for playing the lead role in the 2017 film Dunkirk. Whitehead's acting was first credited in the 2016 ITV miniseries Him.

Life and career

Whitehead, named after Irish folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill, was born on 18 July 1997 to Linda, and Tim, a jazz musician. He is a native of London. Whitehead, who has three older siblings, grew up in Richmond, London. Yahoo! Movies said Whitehead was raised "in an artistic household". Growing up, he aspired to be a guitarist, a rugby player, and a breakdancer. He began acting at the Orange Tree Theatre when he was 13 years old. Later he went to Orleans Park School. He then went to Richmond College and entered the National Youth Theatre's summer course. By 2015, he was an aspiring actor who worked at a coffee shop in Waterloo, London. He starred in the 2016 British miniseries Him. He also acted in a stage performance of Glenn Waldron's Natives.

He was cast as the main protagonist of Christopher Nolan's film Dunkirk, which was released in early 2017. Nolan compared Whitehead to "a young Tom Courtenay". Weeks after Whitehead finished with Dunkirk, he began work with Richard Eyre's film The Children Act opposite Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci, which premiered at a film festival in late 2017. He also starred in one of eight monologues in the TV series Queers that aired in 2017.

In 2018, Whitehead appeared in the Black Mirror TV series's stand-alone film Bandersnatch. He will also appear in Sebastian Schipper's drama Roads (formerly Caravan) in early 2019.

Credits

Year(s)	Title	Medium	Notes
2016	Him	Miniseries
2017	Dunkirk	Film
	The Children Act	Film
	Queers	TV series	"A Grand Day Out" monologue (one of eight monologues)
2018	Black Mirror: Bandersnatch	Film	Stand-alone film of Black Mirror
2019	Roads	Film	Formerly Caravan; in post-production

Accolades

Year	Film	Award	Ceremony	Result
2017	Dunkirk	Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer	23rd Empire Awards
2017	Dunkirk	London Film Critics' Circle Award for Young British/Irish Performer of the Year	London Film Critics Circle Awards 2017

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