Art Parkinson

Art Parkinson
Born (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001
Moville, County Donegal, Ireland
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

Art Parkinson (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish actor, based in Moville, County Donegal. 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 born in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland. He is bilingual, having been educated at an Irish language school.[1] His mother, Movania, is an actress who also runs a drama school which Art and his two older brothers, Pearce and Padhraig, have attended from a very young age. His two older brothers have also acted in several Irish and British television productions.[2][3] While Parkinson is not working, he enjoys playing football with his school friends at Moville's Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Career

Parkinson played the role of 'Young Kenneth' in the movie Freakdog.[7] He also appeared in the Irish horror film Dark Touch.[3] In July 2014, Parkinson was cast in the 2014 American dark fantasy epic action Dracula Untold directed by Gary Shore.[8] 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.[5] 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.[3]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Director Notes Ref(s)
Freakdog 2008 Young Kenneth Paddy Breathnach [9]
Dark Touch 2013 Peter Marina de Van [10]
The Anomaly 2014 Alex Noel Clarke [11]
Shooting for Socrates 2014 Tommy James Erskine [12]
Dracula Untold 2014 Ingeras Gary Shore [13]
Love, Rosie 2014 Gary Dunn Christian Ditter [14]
San Andreas 2015 Ollie Brad Peyton [15]
Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 Kubo Travis Knight Voice [16]
Zoo Films that have not yet been released 2017 Tom Hall Colin McIvor Post-production [17]
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Title Year Role Network Notes Ref(s)
Game of Thrones 2011–13;
2016		 Rickon Stark HBO 14 episodes
Recurring Role (Seasons 1-3,6)		 [18]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Annie Award Best Voice Acting Kubo and the Two Strings Nominated [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Stark fight for Irish language school to stay". The Sunday Times. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Art Parkinson ~ Rickon Stark". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Game of Thrones' Art Parkinson taking movie and television worlds by storm". Derry Journal. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Donegal to Hollywood for Art Parkinson". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Art Parkinson Confirms Rickon, Osha Still AWOL". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Game of Thrones' too gory for Art Parkinson". New Zealand Herald. AAP. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "MOVIE REVIEW: DRACULA UNTOLD". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "'Les Miserables,' 'Game of Thrones' Actors Join Universal's 'Dracula' (Exclusive)". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Eleanore Hutch (19 March 2014). "ARTistic ability: Young Donegal actor Art Parkinson cast in action flick with The Rock". Evoke. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dark Touch". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ↑ Guy Lodge, "Film Review: 'The Anomaly': Derivative and incomprehensible, Noel Clarke's shoestring sci-fi actioner doesn't live up to its title", Variety, 17 June 2014.
  12. ↑ Leslie Felperin (June 4, 2014). "Shooting for Socrates review – football soothes tension in 80s Northern Ireland". The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ Borys Kit (26 July 2013). "'Les Miserables,' 'Game of Thrones' Actors Join Universal's 'Dracula'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ Bill Bradley (9 May 2016). "‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Art Parkinson Shoots Down Shaggydog Theory". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ McNary, Dave (March 14, 2014). "Young 'Game of Thrones' Actor Joins 'San Andreas'". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  16. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (December 22, 2014). "Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara Join Voice Cast for 'Kubo and the Two Strings'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ Andreas Wiseman (11 May 2016). "'Game Of Thrones’ star to lead family-adventure 'Zoo'". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Game of Thrones: Cast". HBO. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ "‘Zootopia’ and ‘Kubo’ Lead Annie Awards Nominations; ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Civil War’ Land Nods". Collider.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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