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Biography
Clinton Liberty (born 4 June 1998) is an Irish actor and dancer. He is known for his role in the ITV series Holding (2022).
Early life
Liberty grew up in Laytown, County Meath. He is of Nigerian descent. Liberty attended Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and then Coláiste na hInse in Bettystown. 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.
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 the Rough Magic Theatre Company and The Anvil in Manchester, England. He then landed a recurring role as in the miniseries Normal People, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sally Rooney, as Connell's school friend Kiernan.
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 and appeared in the Sky Cinema film This Christmas.
Liberty has an upcoming role in the horror film Feed alongside Daisy Jelley and Niamh McCormack. 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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Handsome Devil | Dancer | |
| 2019 | Power Out | Will | Short film |
| Something Doesn't Feel Right | Jock | Short film | |
| Twin | Partygoer | Short film | |
| 2022 | This Christmas | Michael | Sky Cinema |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Forever in My Heart | Peter | Television film |
| 2020 | Normal People | Kiernan | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Smother | Max | 1 episode |
| Red Election | Marcus | Main role | |
| 2022 | Holding | Linus Dunne | Main role |
| 2024 | House of the Dragon | Addam of Hull | Season 2 |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Much Ado About Nothing | Rough Magic Theatre Company; The Quad, Kilkenny / Theatre Royal Waterford | |
| The Anvil | Edmund | Anu Productions, Manchester |