Anthony Boyle's forgotten Derry Girls role revisited after House of Guinness success

House of Guinness is on Netflix and the historical drama tells thetrue story of the Guinness siblings as they navigate the aftermath of their father's death.

The series was created by Peaky Blinders mastermind Steven Knight, and it stars Anthony Boyle as the eldest son, Arthur Guinness, who is hiding a huge secret.

Anthony has already expressed his keenness to return for a second seasonfollowing House of Guinness's success, but he has also starred in plenty of other big shows.

One of his first TV roles was a guest role in Game of Thrones, in which he played a Bolton Guard.

Fans may also recognise him as David Donnelly in Derry Girls - the character whom Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) swoons over.

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He only starred in two episodes, but the role helped catapult the actor's TV career.

His character is first seen in the very first episode outside Dennis' shop where Erin tries to flirt with him.

He later appeared in the fourth episode, but did not return for the show's second season.

After leaving Derry Girls, he went on to star in Masters of the Air, The Plot Against America and Say Nothing.

As for his film roles, the 31-year-old actor played Geoffrey Bache Smith in the 2019 film Tolkein.

Fans may also be interested to hear the actor has won numerous accolades for his stage career, having played Scorpius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

In 2017 he won three awards including the Jack Tinker Award at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards and Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Laurence Olivier Awards.

In 2025 he won a Rising Star Award at the IFTA Film & Drama Awards for his roles in Masters of the Air, Manhunt and Say Nothing.

House of Guinness is on Netflix. Derry Girls is available to watch on Channel 4's streaming service.