Patrick Gibson (actor)

Patrick Leo Kenny-Gibson (born 19 April 1995) is an Irish actor known for his roles in the television series The Tudors (2009), The Passing Bells (2014), The OA (2016–2019), The White Princess (2017), and Shadow and Bone (2023), and the film Tolkien (2019).[1][2] He was awarded Rising Star at the 2017 IFTAs.[3]

Patrick Gibson
Gibson at the 2019 WonderCon
Born
Patrick Leo Kenny-Gibson

(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

In 2024, he was cast as the young Dexter Morgan in the upcoming prequel of Dexter.[4]

Early life and education

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Gibson was born in Dublin.[5] His father is also an actor and his mother works in marketing. The family lived in Greystones, then Stillorgan, and later Donnybrook.[6] Gibson attended Gonzaga College.[7] He began his studies in Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, but left halfway through his degree in 2016 upon being cast in The OA.[8][9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 What Richard Did Jake
2014 Luke Luke Short film
Gold Devon
2015 Hunters Fall James Short film
Cherry Tree Brian Kelly / Devil
2016 Property of the State Brendan
Their Finest Rex
2018 In a Relationship Matt
The Darkest Minds Clancy Gray
2019 Tolkien Robert Gilson
2021 2003 Jamie Short film
2022 Good Girl Jane Jamie
2023 The Portable Door Paul Carpenter

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars Laundry Boy Television film
2009 The Tudors Son of Aske 3 episodes
2011 Primeval Steve Episode: "Breakfast Club"
Neverland Curly 2 episodes
2014 The Passing Bells Thomas 5 episodes
2016–2019 The OA Steve Winchell 14 episodes[10]
2017 The White Princess Perkin Warbeck / Prince Richard 4 episodes
Guerrilla Connor 3 episodes
2019 The Spanish Princess The Boy 2 episodes
2021–2023 Before We Die Christian Radic 9 episodes[11]
2023 Shadow and Bone Nikolai Lantsov 8 episodes[12]
2024 Dexter: Original Sin Dexter Morgan 10 episodes [13]

References

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  1. ^ Pedersen, Erik (12 December 2016). "'The OA' Trailer: Netflix Releases First Look & Sets Premiere Date For Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Interview: Irish actor Patrick Gibson on WWI drama". RTE. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "News In Brief | The Irish Film & Television Network". iftn.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "'Dexter' Prequel Series Casts Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Molly Brown in Lead Roles". Variety.
  5. ^ Weinstock, Tish (23 May 2017). "meet patrick gibson of 'the oa', everyone's favorite bad boy-turned-good". i-D Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ Sweeney, Tanya (29 May 2021). "Patrick Gibson: 'If people compare us to Line of Duty, that's great'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ Milton, Stephen (15 January 2017). "Living out his fantasy". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Before We Die's Patrick Gibson: On sex scenes, Ulysses, Trinity College and more". Hot Press. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  9. ^ Parker, Sam (6 May 2019). "Tolkien star Patrick Gibson is on a quest". Thread. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ Ritman, Alex. 'The OA' Breakout Patrick Gibson on His "Mad" 2017 (And It's Only April). The Hollywood Reporter. 10 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Lesley Sharp, Vincent Regan, Patrick Gibson to Headline Channel 4's 'Before We Die'". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Shadow and Bone season 2's new casting hints at which books will get adapted". EW.
  13. ^ "'Dexter: Original Sin' Casts Patrick Gibson As Young Serial Killer; Christian Slater & Molly Brown Round Out Morgans". Deadline. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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