Brenock O'Connor

Brenock Grant O'Connor is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Olly in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones (2014–2016). He was part of the main casts of the British series Dickensian (2015–2016), Living the Dream (2016–2019), and, most recently, the Amazon Prime series Alex Rider (2020–2024). He is also a musician under the artist name "McGovern."

Early life Growing up, O'Connor attended the Chatsmore Catholic High School (now Saint Oscar Romero Catholic School) in Goring and studied theatre at The Theatre Workshop Stage School in Brighton. O'Connor appeared in seventeen episodes throughout the series, with his last appearance in the sixth-season episode "Oathbreaker," when he was hanged by a resurrected Jon Snow.

Regarding his character Olly's betrayal of Jon Snow in the fifth-season episode "Mother's Mercy," O'Connor stated that he received many negative messages from fans of the show, as well as some positive messages from people regarding his performance in the role. In a subsequent interview, O'Connor stated he was content with the controversial reaction to his character, noting "It's very rare for my character to get noticed really, so I was quite happy with the reaction that I got. When you do something bad, you want a bad reaction for it."

O'Connor has also appeared in several other roles, including Peter Cratchit in the BBC One series Dickensian, which premiered in December 2015. He also starred in the 2015 British children's adventure film Young Hunters: The Beast of Bevendean. He appeared in a music video with Noah and the Whale as well as several television commercials for Haribo, and as a lead character part in one episode of Holby City.

O'Connor auditioned for the role of Alex Rider in the 2020 television series of the same name, but was instead given the role of Tom Harris, Alex's best friend. In an interview O'Connor stated that he did not mind not playing the lead character, saying "To be involved in this in any way is a dream come true. The books are just a major influence on my childhood."

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Young Hunters: The Beast of Bevendean Sam Aldrington 2017 Another Mother's Son Rex Forster 2018 The Bromley Boys David Roberts 2023Double Blind Paul 2025 The Spin Dermot

Television

Theatre Selected credits

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Garvel

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2015 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Game of Thrones 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series