{{Short description|Irish actor}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Art Parkinson | image = | caption = Art Parkinson in Game of Throne | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|10|19}} | birth_place = Moville, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland | education = | occupation = Actor | birthname = | years_active = 2008–present }} '''Art Parkinson''' (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish actor from Moville in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. 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'' (2011–2016), and Kubo in the film ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' (2016).
== Personal life == Parkinson was raised in Moville, a coastal town on the Inishowen Peninsula in the north of County Donegal in 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.<ref name=TitanCon>{{cite web|title=Art Parkinson ~ Rickon Stark|url=http://www.titancon.com/2011/got_guests.php|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-date=30 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330060155/http://titancon.com/2011/got_guests.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Derry Journal 5 April 2014">{{cite news|title=Game of Thrones' Art Parkinson taking movie and television worlds by storm|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/what-s-on/cinema/game-of-thrones-art-parkinson-taking-movie-and-television-worlds-by-storm-1-5982625|access-date=3 January 2015|work=Derry Journal|date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605112312/http://www.derryjournal.com/what-s-on/cinema/game-of-thrones-art-parkinson-taking-movie-and-television-worlds-by-storm-1-5982625|archive-date=5 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is bilingual, having been educated through the Irish language at both primary school level and latterly at Coláiste Chineal Eoghain.<ref name="The Sunday Times 19 April 2015">{{cite news|title=Stark fight for Irish language school to stay|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/article1545920.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_04_18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111509/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/News/article1545920.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_04_18|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2015|access-date=20 April 2015|work=The Sunday Times|date=19 April 2015}}</ref> He was selected as Ambassador for Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title= Big Excitement a Coláiste Chineál Eoghain for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017 |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/03/09/big-excitement-at-colaiste-chineal-eoghain-for-seachtain-na-gaeilge-2017/| publisher = Donegal Daily|date=9 March 2017|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia is launched by Star-Studded Line Up|url=https://cnag.ie/en/news/908-seachtain-na-gaeilge-le-energia-is-launched-by-star-studded-line-up.html| publisher = Conradh na Gaeilge|date=9 February 2017|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
== Career == Parkinson played the role of 'Young Kenneth' in the movie ''Freakdog''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MOVIE REVIEW: DRACULA UNTOLD|url=http://packet-media.com/2014/10/movie-review-dracula-untold/|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> He also appeared in the Irish horror film ''Dark Touch''.<ref name="Derry Journal 5 April 2014" /> In July 2014, Parkinson was cast in the 2014 American dark fantasy epic action ''Dracula Untold'' directed by Gary Shore.<ref name=HR>{{cite web|title='Les Miserables,' 'Game of Thrones' Actors Join Universal's 'Dracula' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 July 2013 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/les-miserables-game-thrones-actors-594166|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Derry Journal 5 April 2014" />
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col"| Director ! scope="col"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | 2008 ! scope="row"| ''Freakdog'' | Young Kenneth | Paddy Breathnach | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title=ARTistic ability: Young Donegal actor Art Parkinson cast in action flick with The Rock|url=http://evoke.ie/showbiz/art-parkinson-san-andreas-got-actor-cast-action-film|last=Hutch|first=Eleanore|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=Evoke|date=19 March 2014|archive-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914122536/http://evoke.ie/showbiz/art-parkinson-san-andreas-got-actor-cast-action-film|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2013 ! scope="row"| ''Dark Touch'' | Peter | Marina de Van | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Dark Touch|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_touch_2013/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"| 2014 ! scope="row"| ''The Anomaly'' | Alex | Noel Clarke | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>Guy Lodge, [https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-anomaly-1201258156/ "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.</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Shooting for Socrates'' | Tommy | James Erskine | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title=Shooting for Socrates review – football soothes tension in 80s Northern Ireland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/04/shooting-for-socrates-review-football-northern-ireland-1986-world-cup|last=Felperin |first=Leslie |access-date=1 September 2016|work=The Guardian|date=4 June 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Dracula Untold'' | Îngeraș | Gary Shore | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title='Les Miserables,' 'Game of Thrones' Actors Join Universal's 'Dracula'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/les-miserables-game-thrones-actors-594166|last=Kit|first=Borys|access-date=1 September 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=26 July 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Love, Rosie'' | Gary Dunne | Christian Ditter | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title='Game of Thrones' Star Art Parkinson Shoots Down Shaggydog Theory|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/game-of-thrones-art-parkinson_us_5730d3c3e4b016f378968aee|last=Bradley|first=Bill|access-date=1 September 2016|work=HuffPost|date=9 May 2016}}</ref> |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| ''San Andreas'' | Ollie Taylor | Brad Peyton | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Young 'Game of Thrones' Actor Joins 'San Andreas'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/young-game-of-thrones-actor-joins-san-andreas-1201133820/|access-date=15 March 2014|work=Variety|date=14 March 2014}}</ref> |- | 2016 ! scope="row"| ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' | Kubo | Travis Knight | Voice | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title=Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara Join Voice Cast for 'Kubo and the Two Strings'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/matthew-mcconaughey-charlize-theron-rooney-759900|access-date=15 January 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 December 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 ! scope="row"| ''I Kill Giants'' | Dave | Anders Walter | | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| ''Zoo'' | Tom Hall | Colin McIvor | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|title='Game of Thrones' star to lead family-adventure 'Zoo'|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/game-of-thrones-star-to-lead-family-adventure-zoo/5103610.article|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=ScreenDaily.com|date=11 May 2016}}</ref> |- | 2018 ! scope="row"| ''The Belly of the Whale'' | Martin Lanks | Morgan Bushe | | style="text-align:center;"| |- |2026 !'''Aontas''' |Éamonn |Damian McCann | | style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aontas |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2026/11/aontas |url-status=live |access-date=}}</ref> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col"| Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | 2011–13;<br>2016 ! scope="row"| ''Game of Thrones'' | {{sort|Stark|Rickon Stark}} | HBO | 14 episodes |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew#/ |title=Game of Thrones: Cast |publisher=HBO |access-date=31 August 2016}}</ref> |- | 2019–2021 ! scope="row"| ''The Bay'' | Rob Armstrong | ITV | 12 episodes | style="text-align:center;"| |- | 2024 ! scope="row"| ''Say Nothing'' | Francis | Hulu | 6 episodes | style="text-align:center;"| |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2017 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | rowspan="5"| ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/annie-awards-nominations-2016-full-list/ |title='Zootopia' and 'Kubo' Lead Annie Awards Nominations; 'Game of Thrones' and 'Civil War' Land Nods|publisher=Collider|date=28 November 2016| access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 2017 | rowspan="3"| Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | {{won}} | rowspan="4" | |- | Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | {{nom}} |- | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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