Anthony Welsh

Acting

Anthony Welsh

Born 1983-07-05 · London, England, UK

Anthony Michael Welsh (born 5 July 1983) is an English actor. He made his film debut in Red Tails (2012). On television, he is known for his role as Lucky Gordon in The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019–2020). Welsh was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the Hammersmith area of West London and grew up in West Ealing. He attended Drayton Manor High School. He began taking evening acting classes at Richmond Drama School when he was about 20 followed by a foundation course. He went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Acting credits

Pillion poster
6.5

Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.

Pillion

2025

The Girl with All the Gifts poster
6.6

In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.

The Girl with All the Gifts

2016

Bob Marley: One Love poster
6.6

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.

Bob Marley: One Love

2024

Red Tails poster
6.7

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

Red Tails

2012

Starred Up poster
7.1

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.

Starred Up

2014

Sand Castle poster
6.5

Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.

Sand Castle

2017

The Personal History of David Copperfield poster
6.4

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019

Calm with Horses poster
6.3

In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

Calm with Horses

2020

Ibiza poster
5.7

She could do the responsible thing. Or she could go to Ibiza with her best friends to chase down a hot DJ. Easy choice.

Ibiza

2018

Dust poster
6.0

When Belgian tech visionaries Luc and Geert learn that their fraud will hit the papers in less than 24 hours, they realise their company and their status will evaporate. With jail time becoming inevitable, they each go on their separate paths of redemption. As they quietly seek atonement from their investors – their families and the close-knit community, they learn what truly matters.

Dust

2026

Leading Lady Parts poster
7.7

The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today.

Leading Lady Parts

2018

Journeyman poster
6.6

A boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.

Journeyman

2018

Second Coming poster
5.0

A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.

Second Coming

2014

My Brother the Devil poster
6.3

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.

My Brother the Devil

2012

Dirtymoney poster
6.0

Seduced by the instant rewards of criminal activity, LEO ROBERTS (Anthony Welsh) enters the shadowy underground world of strip clubs, saunas, drugs and prostitution. Blinded by the potential power and prestige, Leo is convinced he is in control, only to realise that he has to start playing by a different set of rules. The rules set by crime boss ILIR DUKA (Mem Ferda). Leo's chosen path, soon spirals out of control, where the stakes keep getting higher and higher, until there is no turning back.

Dirtymoney

2013

National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles poster
7.6

For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling. Follow along as we leap from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of a single day.

National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles

2018

Comes a Bright Day poster
5.5

A romantic thriller set during the armed robbery of one of London’s most exclusive jewellers. Sometimes funny, often dark, always captivating and never what you expect.

Comes a Bright Day

2012

The Arrival poster
NR

A young Jamaican woman arrives to Britain in 1962 to start a new life with her husband, but she carries a secret that could jeopardize everything.

The Arrival

2018

Walls Like Windows poster
2.7

When Maggie invites a stranger into her home, she is confronted with the very thing she has been trying to avoid.

Walls Like Windows

2022