Robert Aramayo

Robert Aramayo
Robert Aramayo
	Aramayo in 2022
Born	Robert Michael Aramayo; 6 November 1992 (age 32); Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Education	Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–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

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

Born in England, the son of Michael Aramayo and Lisa (née Dawson), he is of Basque descent.^[12]

Filmography

Film

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
2016	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
2018	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
2020	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	Philip Fairfax	Will Seefried	Completed
TBA	I Swear	John Davidson	Kirk Jones	In production

Television

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	Netflix	Miniseries
2022–present	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power	Elrond	Amazon Prime Video	12 episodes

References

^ ^a ^b "Robert Aramayo joins the cast of Game of Thrones". Watchers On The Wall. 30 September 2015.
^ ^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.
^ Ramsey, Will (7 August 2013). "Globe-trotting siblings reunite in new drama". Hull Daily Mail.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "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.
^ "HBO Miniseries 'Lewis And Clark' Adds To Cast". Deadline. 1 May 2015.
^ "Robert Aramayo Nabs Roles In 'Game Of Thrones', 'Nocturnal Animals'". Deadline. 30 September 2015.
^ 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.
^ McNary, Dave (28 February 2018). "James Badge Dale to Star in Drama 'Incident at Sparrow Creek Lumber'". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ Kroll, Justin (2 July 2018). "'Game of Thrones' Actor Robert Aramayo to Star in 'Eternal Beauty' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ Clarke, Stewart (8 August 2019). "Netflix's 'Behind Her Eyes,' From 'The Crown' Producers, Sets Cast". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (7 January 2020). "'The Lord Of the Rings': Robert Aramayo To Star In Amazon TV Series".
^ 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.

External links

[auto-1] "Robert Aramayo joins the cast of Game of Thrones". Watchers On The Wall. 30 September 2015.

[Hull_teenager-2] "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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