Conleth Hill (full name Conleth Seamus Eoin Cruiston Hill) is a British theater, film and television actor. He began his career with theatrical performances, and soon appeared in television projects. He is best known for his role as Lord Varys in the cult series Game of Thrones.
Hill's creative biography includes more than fifty roles in television and film projects. He has created dozens of characters on stage and is one of the leading theater actors.
Conlet himself has said more than once that he gives preference to the theater, but he can also be seen on the screen quite often.
For his theatrical work, Hill has been repeatedly awarded prestigious awards: Tony Award, Laurence Olivier Award, Drama Desk Aword, Theater World.
For his role in the "Game of Thrones" project, Conlet, along with the main cast, was twice nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Biography facts
The future famous actor was born in Northern Ireland in the fall of 1964. About his family, as well as about his personal life, Conlet prefers not to talk. Therefore, there is no information about who his parents were. It is known that Conlet has two brothers and a sister, and they all later linked their lives with show business.
The eldest of the brothers works as a television operator, his sister is a producer, and his younger brother is a sound engineer who took part in the work on the Game of Thrones project. He won three Emmy Awards for Best Sound Effects for her.
Creativity fascinated Conlet at an early age. He often went to theatrical premieres, touring performances and circus performances. The boy dreamed that someday he would also appear on stage.
After graduation, Hill continued his education, enrolling first in college and then in the school of musical and dramatic arts.
His creative career began in the 1980s, when he first appeared on stage. Almost immediately, the young actor got small roles in television series and entertainment shows.
Hill also worked for BBC radio for many years on literature programs, where he read works of famous writers and participated in radio shows.
Theatrical career
Hill's fame as a theater actor came in the early 2000s. He starred in Stones in Pockets and received many accolades from theater critics and the Laurence Olivier Award.
The next work in the play "Producers" brought Hill several awards at once. He was recognized as the best actor after playing in the play "New Ambassadors", which went on stage with great success for several seasons.
Selected films
Hill made his film debut in Boone. The next role he got in the television project "Catastrophe".
Hill became widely known and popular after the release of the famous TV series "Purely English Murder", where he played the role of Michael White.
In the cult project "Game of Thrones", Hill got a role in 2011. After the release of the first season of the film, the actor was talked about all over the world. Hill played Lord Varys, who appeared in the first season of the project in only a few episodes, and from the second season became the main character of the series.
Hill also starred in another equally popular and well-known project called Force Majeure. Conlet played the role of Evard Darby in the second and third seasons.
Personal life
The actor will turn fifty-five years old in 2019, but he is still not married.
Conlet does not like to talk about his personal life and tries not to touch on this topic in interviews or at creative meetings.
