
Acting
Louis McCartney
Born 2003-07-27 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Louis got his first break when he was burnt alive by a dragon in Games of Thrones (credited role). He rose from the ashes to perform in Jesus Christ Superstar. He was then cast in the BBC series Hope Street, as Shay, a cheeky but lovable returning character. This was followed by the feature film Silent Roar, where Louis was the lead. Stranger Things, The First Shadow, the stage play on London's West End, came calling and cast Louis as the lead, Henry Creel, which landed him numerous awards and nominations. Louis was then invited to reprise his lead role in Stranger Things for the Broadway production, which saw him nominated for a Tony Award, as Best Leading Actor in a play. - IMDb mini biography by: Agent
Acting credits
8.0A Belfast woman becomes increasingly isolated after her all-consuming eco-anxiety leads to altercations with both the local community and her unsympathetic family.
Waste
2023
7.0A month after the untimely death of her husband, a Northern Irish widow gathers her family around his grave to mark the occasion with a picnic. But as words and memories are shared, what is left unsaid threatens to boil over.
Crusts
2023
7.4Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”, the award-winning live stage show that expands the Hawkins universe.
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
2025
In 1959 Hawkins, Henry Creel hopes for a fresh start. His romance with outsider Patty Newby brings newfound hope, until local crimes force him to question if he's connected to the town's unfolding horrors. (Filmed live from the Marquis Theatre in New York City between February 10–14, 2026.)
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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5.4Dondo is a young surfer. His fisherman dad Willy disappeared a year ago. No sign of his boat, nor his body. Dondo’s mother and the community know Willy has not survived a year in the Atlantic. But Dondo thinks differently.
Silent Roar
2025
William of Orangedale is a coming-of-age comedy about teenager William, who has cerebral palsy, and his friends growing up on a council estate in East Belfast and the shenanigans that they get up to.
William of Orangedale
2022
NRSarah, a shy 16-year-old girl, finds the courage to open up about the abuse she and her brother have faced and the psychological consequences of it while attending an appointment at a children's mental health facility.
Grounding
2019