Clinton Liberty
Birth date3 June 1998 (age 28)
Birth placeNigeria
EducationThe Lir Academy (BA)
Years active2019–present

Clinton Liberty (born 3 June 1998) is an Irish actor and dancer.[1] On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV miniseries Holding (2022) and the HBO series House of the Dragon (2024–). His films include Touchdown (2024).

Early life

Liberty grew up in Laytown, County Meath.[2] He is of Jamaican and 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 Rough Magic and The Anvil in Manchester, England.[7] He then landed a recurring role as Connell's school friend Kiernan in the miniseries Normal People, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sally Rooney.

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 is Christmas.

Liberty has an upcoming role in the horror film Feed alongside Daisy Jelley and Niamh McCormack.[9][10] As of November 2024, the film had begun production.[11]

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.[12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Handsome DevilDancer
2019Power OutWillShort film
Something Doesn't Feel RightJockShort film
TwinPartygoerShort film
2022This Is ChristmasMichaelSky Cinema
2024TouchdownJamie

Television

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

Stage

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

References

  1. ^ Gallagher, Katie (30 March 2022). "'I was his No1 fan long before he became Paul Mescal' - Normal People star Clinton Liberty on his school pal making it". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ O'Connell, Jennifer (31 May 2020). "Normal People Class of 2020: The nine college friends in the series". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Diversity Centre Stage: Being Seen". Trinity Today 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ Masterson, Eugene (13 September 2022). "Normal People star Clinton Liberty says 'I'm so proud to be a black Irishman'". Sunday World. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Star performances in store in quarter-finals". Independent.ie. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Acting Profiles / Alumni 2019: Clinton Liberty". The Lir
  7. ^ "The Anvil: An Elegy for Peterloo". British Theatre Guide. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ Moss, Molly (14 March 2022). "Meet the cast of new ITV drama Holding". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 May 2023). "'How To Have Sex' Star Daisy Jelley Among Rising Brit & Irish Actors For Vampire Horror 'Feed' – Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Clinton Liberty and Niamh McCormack to star in vampire horror film Feed". IFTN. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (1 November 2024). "Irish Female Vampire Feature ‘Feed’ Begins Production Ahead Of AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  12. ^ Selcke, Dan (8 June 2023). "Actor Clinton Liberty may play Addam of Hull in House of the Dragon season 2". Winter is Coming. Retrieved 7 July 2023.