Pa is not around all that often, working as a laborer in England every other week to provide for his family back in Belfast. Jamie Dornan portrays Pa in Belfast, Buddy's father. Jude Hill plays Buddy in Belfast Belfast/Kenneth Branagh Pa - Jamie Dornan You can also see Hill next in Mandrake and Magpie Murders, coming to screens in 2022. If he takes home the prize, he will become the youngest actor to ever win an Oscar for Best Actor. "I didn't really know what the troubles were before Belfast, so my mum and dad had to sit me down and talk about it and I watched a few YouTube videos and just like films with my family to understand it a bit more and get to know the role."Īlready there is plenty of buzz around Hill winning the Oscar for Best Actor at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. He said: "I think Buddy is a really innocent, kind little boy who has been dragged into all this conflict with his cousin. Northern Irish actor Jude Hill, who is just 11-years-old, portrays Buddy, the protagonist in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast.īuddy himself is based on a young Belfast-born Branagh, who moved to Reading, England, with his family during the outbreak of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.īelfast is Hill's biggest role to date and he spoke to Newsweek about taking on the role. Meet the Cast and Characters of Belfast Buddy - Jude Hill
Newsweek spoke to the cast of Belfast on the London Film Festival red carpet, where they spoke candidly about their characters and their passion for the movie.
The semi-autobiographical drama follows the story of 10-year-old Buddy during the Troubles in late 1960s Northern Ireland.īuddy is largely inspired by Branagh's own childhood experience of growing up in Belfast with his Ma, Pa, Gran and Pop by his side. Kenneth Branagh has brought his childhood to life in the Oscar-hyped film Belfast.
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