Robert Aramayo

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.

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 Basque 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.

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. 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. EE Rising Star Award Himself British Independent Film Awards 2025 Best Lead Performance

Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2025 Best Actor

Breakthrough Performer of the Year

British/Irish Performer of the Year