Tom Glynn-Carney (born 7 February 1995) is an English actor. He appeared in Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk (2017) and won a Drama Desk Award in 2019 for his performance in the play The Ferryman. He gained recognition for starring as Aegon II Targaryen in the fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022–present).
Early life Glynn-Carney was born on 7 February 1995 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. He studied at Canon Slade School in Bolton, and went on to study Musical Theatre in Pendleton Sixth Form College, receiving a triple distinction star in performing arts, the highest possible grade for a vocational qualification. He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied acting. While studying, he participated in professional stage adaptations of Peter Pan and Macbeth.
Career Glynn-Carney's first experience on television was in 2013 when he had a role in two episodes of Casualty. He secured a lead role in the BBC military drama The Last Post, launched as part of the new season Autumn 2017 content on BBC1. He plays Lance Corporal Tony Armstrong. From April 2017, he starred as Shane Corcoran in the Jez Butterworth play The Ferryman, which opened at the Royal Court Theatre.Tom Glynn-Carney on the Broadway World website He later transferred with the production to the west end at the Gielgud Theatre, leaving the production in October 2017. Glynn-Carney won the Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performance.
Glynn-Carney's first introduction to American audiences was in the war drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in July 2017. He plays Peter, the son of the small boat captain who sailed to rescue British soldiers from the surrounded city Dunkirk. In 2018 Glynn-Carney was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow, along with Naomi Ackie, Jessie Buckley, and Connor Swindells amongst others.
In 2019 he starred as Henry "Hotspur" Percy in the David Michôd directed film The King in a cast which included Robert Pattinson, Sean Harris, Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp.
Tom Glynn-Carney portrayed Christopher Wiseman, one of J. R. R. Tolkien’s close friends, in the 2019 biographical film Tolkien, alongside Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins. The film depicts the life of the English professor, philologist, and author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
In March 2022, Glynn-Carney joined the cast of House of the Dragon, where he plays King Aegon II Targaryen, first born son of King Viserys Targaryen, played by Paddy Considine, and Alicent Hightower, played by Olivia Cooke. He appeared in the BBC miniseries SAS: Rogue Heroes, released in October 2022. In 2023, he appeared in The Book of Clarence. The following year, he starred in the crime drama The Jetty.
Glynn-Carney is also the lead singer of the indie band, Sleep Walking Animals.
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Dunkirk Peter Dawson 2019 Tolkien Christopher Wiseman The King Henry "Hotspur" Percy Rialto Jay 2023 The Book of Clarence Decimus
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Casualty George Thorne 2 episodes 2017 The Last Post Anthony "Tony" Armstrong Main role 2018 Doing Money Sean Television film 2021 Domina Young Gaius 2 episodes 2022 SAS: Rogue Heroes Michael "Mike" Sadler Mayflies Young Tully Two-part drama 2022–present House of the Dragon Aegon II Targaryen Main role; 17 episodes 2024 The Jetty Malachy Granger Miniseries
Theatre +YearProductionRoleTheatre2017The FerrymanShane Corcoran Royal Court Theatre Gielgud Theatre 2018 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre 2022 The Glass Menagerie Tom Wingfield Duke of York's Theatre2025–2026 All My Sons George Deever Wyndham's Theatre2026The OresteiaAugieBridge Theatre
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Work Result 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Emerging Talent Award The Ferryman 2018 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow 2019 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play The Ferryman
References
External links Tom Glynn-Carney on the IMDb Sleep Walking Animals