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Jul 17, 2021 · He was dubbed “Hollywood’s next big thing” and even the famously silent director Nolan raved about his talents, calling him a 'young Tom Courtenay'. Harry Styles and Fionn Whitehead (Image: Getty Images via Getty Images) But the role was not without its challenges, as Fionn explained to Yahoo!
Apr 21, 2017 · He reminds me of a young Tom Courtenay.” In the wake of “Dunkirk,” Whitehead will next be seen opposite Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci in the drama “The Children Act,” an adaptation of an...
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In 2016, Whitehead starred in the British miniseries Him. [10] In 2017 he acted in a stage performance of Glenn Waldron's Natives. [11] He was cast as the protagonist of Christopher Nolan's film Dunkirk, which was released in 2017. [12] Nolan compared Whitehead to actor Tom Courtenay in his youth. [10]
Christopher Nolan has compared him to Tom Courtenay. There's certainly a physical resemblance. For the London premiere of Dunkirk , Fionn also wore a Burberry suit.
It comprises a selection of the letters exchanged between Courtenay and his mother, interspersed with his own recollections of life as a young student actor in London in the early 1960s. Courtenay is the President of Hull City AFC 's Official Supporters' Club.
The year 2017 marked big for Fionn Whitehead, as the 19-year-old (Born in 1997) English actor was cast as the lead for Christopher Nolan's British historical epic Dunkirk alongside many of his well established all country mates. Nolan compared Whitehead to "a young" Tom Courtenay.
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Jul 21, 2017 · There's a scene in Christopher Nolan’s monster new WWII epic, Dunkirk, where an English fisherman leaves his pescetarian passion behind to ferry stranded soldiers back from the beaches of...
