Finn Bennett

Finn Bennett (born 27 December 1999) is an Irish-British actor. He is known for his roles in the HBO series True Detective: Night Country, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026), and Backrooms (2026). He received a Trophée Chopard at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

Early life Bennett was born on 27 December 1999 at Homerton University Hospital in Hackney, London, England. He is the son of Ronan Bennett, an Irish novelist and screenwriter, and Georgina Henry (1960–2014), a British journalist. He also has Belgian heritage through his maternal grandmother, Annette Duvivier. Bennett attended school in London, and on Saturdays took drama classes at Stagecoach Performing Arts in Islington. Instead of going on to university, having secured a place at Queen's University Belfast to study anthropology,

Career Bennett began his career as a child actor; his television debut was wrongly stated as an episode of the detective drama Foyle's War in 2010, instead he first appeared in a 2013 episode of Top Boy, a series created and written by his father.

In September 2022, Bennett was cast as Peter Prior on the fourth season of the HBO anthology series True Detective, subtitled Night Country, which premiered on 14 January 2024.

On 18 June 2024, it was confirmed that Bennett would join the cast of A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms as Aerion Targaryen. The series premiered on 18 January 2026 in the United States. In July 2025, he was announced to have joined the cast of the A24 science fiction horror film Backrooms. He was also cast in the series Prisoner, released in April 2026.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2019 Hope Gap Robbie 2020 Surge Teenager 2021 A Banquet SeanThe MouseJakub 2025 Warfare John Eye for an Eye Shawn 2026 Backrooms Robert "Bobby" Franklin LoserTBA

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref 2013 Top Boy Noah Series 2, episode 1 2015 Cider with Rosie Jack TV film 2017 Liar Ewen 4 episodes2018 Kiri Simon Warner 4 episodes Sick of It Dylan Episode: "The Kid"2021 Domina Marcellus 4 episodes The Nevers Pink Shirt Episode: "Exposure"2024 True Detective: Night Country Officer Peter Prior Main role; 6 episodes Black Doves Cole Atwood Recurring 2026 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Prince Aerion "Brightflame" Targaryen Recurring role; 5 episodes Prisoner Olly Hatton Recurring

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result Ref. 2024 Astra TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie True Detective: Night Country 2025British Independent Film AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceWarfare Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard