Gethin Anthony

Gethin David L. Anthony (born 9 October 1983) is an English television and film actor best known for his role as Renly Baratheon for the first two seasons of Game of Thrones.

Early life and education Anthony was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

He attended Ashton Hayes Primary School in Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, Christ Church Primary School in New Malden, and the Tiffin School in Kingston-Upon-Thames. He received a scholarship for a summer programme at the British American Drama Academy in London from July to August 2004.

Anthony went on to study English Literature at Oxford University's Balliol College, appeared in numerous student productions (notably in the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Oxford Playhouse ), and was President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, before training at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career Anthony played Grigory in Boris Godunov at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon from November 2012 to March 2013.

He had guest roles in the series Ten Days to War and Doctors, and played William in the 2014 film Copenhagen. His most notable roles are Renly Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Charles Manson in the NBC series Aquarius. In 2017, he voiced the character of Gil Brodie in the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda, and appeared in a play A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse in London with Robert Lonsdale and Kate Fahy. He also starred in Call the Midwife in 2014, in the role of George Saint.

Filmography +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film Year Film Role Notes 2006 Pinochet in Suburbia William Straw Television film 2008 Beyond the Rave Noddy 2009 Into the Storm First Officer 2014 Copenhagen William Alt Danny Television film We Are Monster Maurice Travis 2017 Solace Man Short film First Kill Levi Barrett Kodachrome Jasper Hi-Lo Joe Alex 2018 Dead in a Week or Your Money Back Charlie Vita & Virginia Clive Bell Firestorm Sam Scott Television film The Fell Joel Short film O Christmas Tree Craig Short film Tahiti Marcus Short film 2019 Welcome to the Powder Keg Tommy Short film Around the Sun Bernard Angel Hunter Tyro Short film 2020 Rival Angel Short film Freedom of the People William Walwyn Short film Knuckledust Jeremiah Limbo Tom Murphy Short film 2023 Flite Johnny Short film Midnight Caller Jack Ratoran His Cousin Herschel Jerry Short film 2024 Water Adam Short film

Television Year Show Role Notes 2006 Holby City Drew Kramer Episode: "Yesterday Once More" 2007 Gina's Laughing Gear Leo Episode: "Lil Sisters" Doctors Dave Jones Episode: "A Sting in the Tail" 2008 10 Days to War Minister's Aid Episode: "These Things are Always Chaos" 2011–2012 Game of Thrones Renly Baratheon Recurring role; 8 episodes (seasons 1–2) 2014 Call the Midwife George Saint Episode: "Series 3, Episode 7" 2015–2016 Aquarius Charles Manson Series regular; 30 episodes 2019 The Magicians Enyalius Recurring role; 2 episodes 2020 Manhunt FBI Agent Jack Brennan Series regular; 10 episodes 2025 Grace Marcus O'Sullivan Episode: "Need You Dead"

Video games Year Game Voice role Notes 2012 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2013 Cloud Chamber Max 2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition Imshael/Ser Morris/Red Templar 2016 Quantum Break Jack Joyce Prototype #2 2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Gil Brodie 2019 Anthem Freelancer Diggs/Lancer Hawking

Stage Theatre 503/Latitude's Carrot as Alex Theatre Royal Northampton's In Praise of Love as Joey High Tide/Old Vic Tunnels's Ditch as James Birmingham Rep Theatre's Cling to Me Like Ivy as Patrick Hampstead Theatre's What Fatima Did as George The Old Red Lion's Fairytaleheart as Gideon. Tristan Bates Theatre's Death of Cool as Richie Old Vic's 24 Hour Plays Old Fire Station Theatre's Some Voices as Ray Oxford Playhouse's Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon's Boris Godunov as Grigoriy Otrepyev, later Dmitriy, the Pretender

Audio BBC Radio 4's Small Acts of Kindness as Charlie BBC Radio 4's Severed Threads as Jones Radio Static's The Minister of Chance as Sutu BBC's Legsy Gets a Break as John Big Finish Productions's The Year of Martha Jones as Mr Strand Gaslit by RR Haywood https://www.rrhaywood.com/other-books