Clinton Liberty is an Irish actor and dancer. On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV miniseries Holding (2022) and the HBO series House of the Dragon (2024–present). His films include Touchdown (2024).
Early life Liberty grew up in Laytown, County Meath. He is of Jamaican and Nigerian descent. Liberty attended Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh and then Coláiste na hInse in Bettystown. He was a member of the dance club Fit Kids/Fit Teens and danced competitively. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2019.
Career With his background in dance, Liberty made his onscreen debut as a dancer in the 2016 coming-of-age film Handsome Devil. On stage, he starred in the 2019 productions of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with Rough Magic and The Anvil in Manchester, England. He then landed a recurring role as Connell's school friend Kiernan in the miniseries Normal People, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sally Rooney.
The following year, Liberty joined the main cast of the Viaplay spy thriller Red Election as Marcus and made a guest appearance in the RTÉ One series Smother. In 2022, he starred as Linus Dunne alongside Conleth Hill in the ITV adaptation of Graham Norton's debut novel Holding and appeared in the Sky Cinema film This is Christmas.
In April 2023, it was rumoured Liberty had joined the cast of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon for its second season in an undisclosed role, later confirmed to be Addam of Hull.
Liberty starred in the 2026 vampire horror film Feed alongside Daisy Jelley. As of November 2024, the film had begun production.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Handsome Devil Dancer 2019 Power Out Will Short film Something Doesn't Feel Right Jock Short film Twin Partygoer Short film 2022 This Is Christmas Michael Sky Cinema 2024 Touchdown Jamie 2026 Feed Lorcan
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 Forever in My Heart Peter Television film 2020 Normal People Kiernan 5 episodes 2021 Smother Max 1 episode Red Election Marcus Main role 2022 Holding Linus Dunne Main role 2024–present House of the Dragon Addam of Hull Main role; 10 episodes
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2019 Much Ado About NothingRough Magic; The Quad, Kilkenny / Theatre Royal Waterford The Anvil Edmund Anu Productions, Manchester
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External links
Clinton Liberty at Conway van Gelder Grant