{{Short description|Irish actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Clinton Liberty | image = Clinton Liberty @ German Throne & Dragon Con 2025.jpg | image_size = 210 | caption = Liberty at German Throne & Dragon Con 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | education = The Lir Academy (BA) | years_active = 2019–present }}
'''Clinton Liberty''' (born 3 June 1998) is an Irish actor and dancer.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/i-no1-fan-long-before-26597893|title='I was his No1 fan long before he became Paul Mescal' - Normal People star Clinton Liberty on his school pal making it|journal=Irish Mirror|first=Katie|last=Gallagher|date=30 March 2022|accessdate=31 March 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/normal-people-class-of-2020-the-nine-college-friends-in-the-series-1.4259463|title=Normal People Class of 2020: The nine college friends in the series|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Jennifer|last=O'Connell|date=31 May 2020|accessdate=30 November 2021}}</ref> He is of Jamaican and Nigerian descent.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tcd.ie/alumni/assets/pdf/trinity-today/2019/diversity-centre-stage.pdf|title=Diversity Centre Stage: Being Seen|journal=Trinity Today 2019|accessdate=30 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://sundayworld.com/showbiz/tv/normal-people-star-clinton-liberty-says-im-so-proud-to-be-a-black-irishman/1696867315.html|title=Normal People star Clinton Liberty says 'I'm so proud to be a black Irishman'|journal=Sunday World|first=Eugene|last=Masterson|date=13 September 2022|accessdate=30 October 2022}}</ref> Liberty attended Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and then Coláiste na hInse in Bettystown.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/localnotes/star-performances-in-store-in-quarter-finals-27160823.html|title=Star performances in store in quarter-finals|journal=Independent.ie|date=3 November 2011|accessdate=30 November 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelir.ie/students/clinton-liberty|title=Acting Profiles / Alumni 2019: Clinton Liberty|website=The Lir}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-anvil-an-e-locations-throu-17794|title=The Anvil: An Elegy for Peterloo|website=British Theatre Guide|date=7 July 2019|accessdate=21 March 2022}}</ref> 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''<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/holding-cast-itv/|title=Meet the cast of new ITV drama Holding|journal=Radio Times|first=Molly|last=Moss|date=14 March 2022|accessdate=22 March 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/sex-how-have-star-daisy-jelley-normal-people-vampire-horror-feed-cannes-1235369779/|title='How To Have Sex' Star Daisy Jelley Among Rising Brit & Irish Actors For Vampire Horror 'Feed' – Cannes Market|journal=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=17 May 2023|accessdate=18 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4294922&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=Clinton Liberty and Niamh McCormack to star in vampire horror film Feed|website=IFTN|date=18 May 2023|accessdate=18 May 2023}}</ref> As of November 2024, the film had begun production.<ref name="feed-production">{{cite web |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Irish Female Vampire Feature ‘Feed’ Begins Production Ahead Of AFM |url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/irish-female-vampire-feature-feed-begins-production-metro-intl-ent-launches-afm-1236164403/ |website=Deadline |access-date=1 April 2025 |date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winteriscoming.net/2023/06/08/actor-clinton-liberty-may-playing-addam-hull-house-dragon-season-2/|title=Actor Clinton Liberty may play Addam of Hull in House of the Dragon season 2|website=Winter is Coming|first=Dan|last=Selcke|date=8 June 2023|accessdate=7 July 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016 | ''Handsome Devil'' | Dancer | |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 | ''Power Out'' | Will | Short film |- | ''Something Doesn't Feel Right'' | Jock | Short film |- | ''Twin'' | Partygoer | Short film |- | 2022 | ''This Is Christmas'' | Michael | Sky Cinema |- | 2024 | ''Touchdown'' | Jamie | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2019 | ''Forever in My Heart'' | Peter | Television film |- | 2020 | ''Normal People'' | Kiernan | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''Smother'' | Max | 1 episode |- | ''Red Election'' | Marcus | Main role |- | 2022 | ''Holding'' | Linus Dunne | Main role |- | 2024-present | ''House of the Dragon'' |Addam of Hull |Season 2-present |- |}
==Stage== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Much Ado About Nothing'' | |Rough Magic; The Quad, Kilkenny / Theatre Royal Waterford |- | ''The Anvil'' | Edmund | Anu Productions, Manchester |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|9166635}} *[https://www.conwayvangeldergrant.com/actors/clinton-liberty/ Clinton Liberty] at Conway van Gelder Grant
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