Fionn Whitehead
Biography
Fionn Whitehead is an English actor who began performing at the Orange Tree Theatre at thirteen and later took the National Youth Theatre's summer course. His first screen credit came in the 2016 miniseries Him, and he appeared on stage in Glenn Waldron's Natives before Christopher Nolan cast him as the lead of Dunkirk (2017). A monologue in the television series Queers followed, then the lead in the interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018). His other films include The Children Act (2018), in which he acted opposite Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci, Port Authority (2019), The Duke (2020), Don't Tell a Soul (2020) and Emily (2022), in which he played Branwell Bronte. He also starred in a television adaptation of Great Expectations, and in 2025 appeared in Satisfaction.
29years old
Turns 30 on July 18in 278 days
- Born London
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 5 years2017 to 2022
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Big break
Whitehead played the lead in Christopher Nolan's 2017 film Dunkirk, and Nolan said the young actor reminded him of Tom Courtenay in his youth.
Early training
Whitehead began acting at the Orange Tree Theatre when he was thirteen, and later entered the National Youth Theatre's summer course.
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David SladeDirector, 1 film, 2018
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Neil BurgerDirector, 1 film, 2021
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