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Casting announced for Kudos’ House of Guinness

26 July, 2024

Kudos has today announced casting for its brand-new Netflix series, House of Guinness. The cast includes –

  • Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air, Manhunt) will play Arthur Guinness
  • Louis Partridge (Pistol, Enola Holmes) will play Edward Guinness
  • Emily Fairn (The Responder S1& S2, Black Mirror:Demon 79) will play Anne Plunket
    (née Guinness)
  • Fionn O’Shea (Normal People, Dance First) will play Benjamin Guinness
  • James Norton (Happy Valley / Bob Marley: One Love) will play Sean Rafferty
  • Niamh McCormack (Everything Now, The Magic Flute) will play Ellen Cochrane
  • Seamus O’Hara (Blue Lights, An Irish Goodbye) will play Patrick Cochrane
  • Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones, In The Land of Saints and Sinners) will play Byron
    Hedges
  • Dervla Kirwan (True Detective: Night Country, Smother) will play Aunt Agnes Guinness
  • Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones, The Long Shadow) will play John Potter
  • Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone S1 & S2, Obituary) will play Lady Olivia Hedges
  • David Wilmot (Station Eleven, Bodkin) will play Bonnie Champion
  • Hilda Fay (The Woman In The Wall, Spilt Milk (forthcoming) will play Sultan

Steven Knight, Writer, Executive Producer and Creator said: “I am thrilled that we have such an exceptional cast and such an exceptional team to tell this story inspired by an exceptional family”

Anne Mensah, Netflix Vice President of UK Content said: We are thrilled to be embarking on this epic and wondrous journey with our partners at Kudos. Steve Knight’s scripts read like pages torn out of a classic novel, spinning the story of the four heirs to the Guinness fortune, and how their lives and loves are changed by it overnight. We cannot wait to see this story come to life through Tom Shankland’s inspired vision and his breathtaking cast.”

Karen Wilson, Joint MD of Kudos, said: “I can’t think of a better cast of actors to bring Steven’s incredible scripts to life. We’re in the very early stages of filming, but I already know this is going to be an unmissable drama. Netflix audiences around the world are in for a real treat.”