Conleth Hill

To most viewers Conleth Hill will always be Varys, the whispering spymaster of Game of Thrones, and that role alone proves how much he can do with stillness and a single arched eyebrow. But what I admire most is the stage actor underneath: two Olivier Awards and Tony nominations mark a craftsman who earned his reputation in the theatre long before the cameras found him. Hailing from Ballycastle, he also writes, which tells me he thinks about storytelling, not just performing. He is the kind of quietly brilliant character actor I always root for over the flashier leads.

Name (English)

Conleth Hill

Name (Japanese)

コンリース・ヒル

Reading

こんりーす・ひる

Born

November 24, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

Ballycastle, County Antrim, United Kingdom

Occupation

screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

University

St MacNissi's College

Awards & achievements

• Dora Mavor Moore Awards
• 2001 Drama Desk Special Award
• 2001 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
• 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
• 2001 Theatre World Special Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conleth%20Hill
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126128

Tags

• County Antrim
• screenwriter
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.