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 seasons of the HBO series Game of Thrones. 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. In 2025, he starred in I Swear, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2026. He also received the BAFTA Rising Star Award that year.
Early life and education Aramayo was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England on 6 November 1992 to parents Michael Aramayo and Lisa (née Dawson). He is of English and Spanish descent, the latter through his paternal grandfather Pedro Aramayo, who was born in San Sebastián, Spain, and moved to England at the age of fifteen to work in the fishing industry.
Aramayo began acting at the age of seven when he played the role of Bugsy Malone in a primary school production. He attended Cavendish Primary School. When he was ten he joined the Hull Truck Youth Theatre, performing in about three plays a year. His older sister Laura also began an acting career at the Hull Truck Youth Theatre and studied drama at Oxford School of Drama.
He attended Hull's Wyke College after attending Malet Lambert School, and in 2011 won a place at Juilliard School in New York City. 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.
Career From 2016 to 2017 he played the role of young Eddard Stark in the sixth and seventh seasons of the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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 from 5–7 September 2016. In the same year, he appeared in the Tom Ford film Nocturnal Animals. He has a role in the HBO miniseries Lewis and Clark.
He appeared in The Empty Man, directed by David Prior, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, directed by Henry Dunham, and Eternal Beauty, directed by Craig Roberts.
In August 2019, it was announced that Aramayo had been cast on the Netflix psychological thriller miniseries Behind Her Eyes.
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.
In 2025, Aramayo played the British army commander Orde Wingate during the time he was stationed in Mandatory Palestine in the film Palestine 36.
The same year, he also starred in I Swear, playing John Davidson, a well-known Scottish campaigner for Tourette syndrome. In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw praised "a great performance from Robert Aramayo, full of intelligence and charm". For his performances in I Swear and Palestine 36, Aramayo won Breakthrough Performer of the Year at the London Film Critics Circle Awards 2025. In addition, at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for I Swear and the Rising Star Award, becoming the first person to win both BAFTAs in the same year.
Personal life Aramayo is a fan of the football club Leeds United.
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 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 Philip Fairfax Will Seefried 2025 Palestine 36 Captain Wingate Annemarie Jacir I Swear John Davidson Kirk Jones
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Harley and the Davidsons William S. Harley Miniseries 2016–2017 Game of Thrones Young Ned Stark 4 episodes 2019 Mindhunter Elmer Wayne Henley 1 episode 2021 Behind Her Eyes Rob Hoyle Miniseries 2022–present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Elrond 12 episodes
Accolades AwardYearCategoryWorkResultBritish Academy of Film Awards2026Best Actor in a Leading RoleI SwearEE Rising Star AwardHimselfBritish Independent Film Awards2025Best Lead PerformanceI SwearDublin Film Critics' Circle2025Best ActorLondon Film Critics Circle2025Breakthrough Performer of the YearI Swear / Palestine 36British/Irish Performer of the Year
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Juilliard School résumé