Robert Aramayo

Robert Aramayo
Aramayo in 2022
Born
Robert Michael Aramayo

(1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 32)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Robert Michael Aramayo (born 6 November 1992) is an English actor. From 2016 to 2017, he played the role of young Eddard Stark in the sixth and seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[1] In 2021, he starred in the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries Behind Her Eyes. Since 2022, he has played Elrond in the Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Life and career

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Aramayo's acting career began at the age of seven when he played the role of Bugsy Malone in a primary school production. When he was ten he joined the Hull Truck Youth Theatre, performing in about three plays a year.[2] His older sister Laura also began an acting career at the Hull Truck Youth Theatre and studied drama at the Oxford School of Drama in Oxford.[3]

He attended Hull's Wyke College and in 2011 won a place at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City.[2] His performance in a Juilliard production of Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange as Alex, the lead character, earned him his first film role in the Italian-American production Lost in Florence.[4]

From 2016 to 2017 he played the role of young Eddard Stark in the sixth and seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[1]

Aramayo played the role of mechanical engineer and Harley-Davidson co-founder William S. Harley in the Discovery Channel miniseries Harley and the Davidsons, which premiered September 5–7, 2016, on Discovery. Also that year, he appeared in the Tom Ford film Nocturnal Animals.[5][6] He has a role in the HBO miniseries Lewis and Clark.

He appeared in The Empty Man, directed by David Prior,[7] The Incident at Sparrow Creek Lumber directed by Henry Dunham,[8] and Eternal Beauty, directed by Craig Roberts.[9]

In August 2019, it was announced that Aramayo had been cast on the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries, Behind Her Eyes.[10]

On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Aramayo had been cast as a character referred to as "Beldor", later revealed to be Elrond in Amazon's television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.[11]

Personal life

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Born in England, the son of Michael Aramayo and Lisa (née Dawson), he is of Basque descent.[12] He was good friends with accredited actor Kurt Tobin, star of the short film 'Shoot From the Hip', when practicing acting at Hull Truck Theatre [1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2012 18 Actors Hooligan Max Woertendyke Short film
2016 Nocturnal Animals Steve "Turk" Adams Tom Ford Credited as Rob Aramayo
Can't Come Closer Dante Gilles Geary Short film
2017 Lost in Florence Sal Evan Oppenheimer Credited as Rob Aramayo
2018 Galveston Tray Mélanie Laurent
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Keating Henry Dunham
2019 Stray Dolls Jimmy Sonejuhi Sinha
Exit Plan Ari Jonas Alexander Arnby
Eternal Beauty Johnny Craig Roberts Voice
2020 Antebellum Daniel Gerard Bush &
Christopher Renz
The Empty Man Garrett David Prior
2021 The King's Man Sgt. Maj. Atkins Matthew Vaughn
2023 Dance First Alfred Péron James Marsh
2024 Lilies Not for Me TBA Will Seefried Completed
TBA I Swear John Davidson Kirk Jones In production

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2016 Harley and the Davidsons William S. Harley Discovery Channel Miniseries
2016–2017 Game of Thrones Young Ned Stark HBO 4 episodes
2019 Mindhunter Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. Netflix 1 episode
2021 Behind Her Eyes Rob Hoyle Miniseries
2022–present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Elrond Amazon Prime Video 12 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Robert Aramayo joins the cast of Game of Thrones". Watchers On The Wall. 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Hull teenager wins place at legendary New York Juilliard 'Fame' acting school". Hull Daily Mail. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ Ramsey, Will (7 August 2013). "Globe-trotting siblings reunite in new drama". Hull Daily Mail.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Hull actor Rob Aramayo appears in first film The Tourist after success at Juilliard School where Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx learned their trade". Hull Daily Mail. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ "HBO Miniseries 'Lewis And Clark' Adds To Cast". Deadline. 1 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Robert Aramayo Nabs Roles In 'Game Of Thrones', 'Nocturnal Animals'". Deadline. 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (29 August 2016). "'Game of Thrones' Actor Robert Aramayo Joins Fox's Supernatural Thriller 'Empty Man' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (28 February 2018). "James Badge Dale to Star in Drama 'Incident at Sparrow Creek Lumber'". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (2 July 2018). "'Game of Thrones' Actor Robert Aramayo to Star in 'Eternal Beauty' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ^ Clarke, Stewart (8 August 2019). "Netflix's 'Behind Her Eyes,' From 'The Crown' Producers, Sets Cast". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 January 2020). "'The Lord Of the Rings': Robert Aramayo To Star In Amazon TV Series".
  12. ^ Adolfo Jesús (5 September 2022): «¿Te diste cuenta? El actor de Los Anillos del Poder que estuvo en Game of Thrones», Rock & Pop. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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