| Intro | Irish actor |
| Is |
Actor Child actor Film actor Television actor |
| From | Ireland |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 October 2001, Moville, Ireland |
| Age: | 18 years |
| Star sign | Libra |
Art Parkinson (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish actor from Moville in Inishowen, County Donegal, in Ulster. He began his professional acting career at the age of seven. He is best known for his role as Rickon Stark on the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Kubo in the film Kubo and the Two Strings.
Personal life
Parkinson was raised in Moville, a seaside village on the Inishowen Peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. His mother, Movania, also an actor, runs a local drama school which Art and his two older brothers, Pearce and Padhraig, attended from a very young age. His two older brothers have also acted in several Irish and British television productions. During an interview with Flicks and the City, Parkinson also mentioned that he was not allowed by his parents to watch Game of Thrones due to its R18 content, apart from a few scenes that were related to him. In a later interview published in the New Zealand Herald on 7 April 2015, Parkinson admitted that he was put-off watching Game of Thrones after seeing a three-year-old child getting his throat slit in one episode.
He is bilingual, having been educated through the Irish language at both primary school level and latterly at Coláiste Chineal Eoghain. He was selected as Ambassador for Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia in 2017.
Career
Parkinson played the role of ‘Young Kenneth’ in the movie Freakdog. He also appeared in the Irish horror film Dark Touch. In July 2014, Parkinson was cast in the 2014 American dark fantasy epic action Dracula Untold directed by Gary Shore. On 6 October 2014, Parkinson confirmed that his character and Natalia Tena’s character Osha would not be returning for the fifth season of Game of Thrones. Parkinson also starred in the Hollywood movie San Andreas (2015) as Ollie, a ten-year-old boy caught up in a massive earthquake in California.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Freakdog | Young Kenneth | Paddy Breathnach | ||
| 2013 | Dark Touch | Peter | Marina de Van | ||
| 2014 | The Anomaly | Alex | Noel Clarke | ||
| Shooting for Socrates | Tommy | James Erskine | |||
| Dracula Untold | Îngeraș | Gary Shore | |||
| Love, Rosie | Gary Dunne | Christian Ditter | |||
| 2015 | San Andreas | Ollie Taylor | Brad Peyton | ||
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Kubo | Travis Knight | Voice | |
| 2017 | I Kill Giants | Dave | Anders Walter | ||
| Zoo | Tom Hall | Colin McIvor | |||
| 2018 | The Belly of the Whale | Martin Lanks | Morgan Bushe |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–13; 2016 |
Game of Thrones | Rickon Stark | HBO | 14 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Bay | Rob Armstrong | ITV | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | Won | ||
| Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | Nominated |