Louis McCartney

Louis McCartney is a stage, television and film actor from Northern Ireland.

Early life
From Belfast, he is the son of screenwriter Michael McCartney. His mother is a holistic therapist. He has an older brother who works as an ocean explorationist. He studied acting at Bow Street Academy, Dublin.

Career
In 2022, McCartney appeared in Comedy Blaps episode William of Orangedale on Channel 4. He had small roles in The Tourist and Game of Thrones. He had a recurring role as Shay O’Hare in Northern Ireland crime drama series Hope Street.

McCartney could be seen in the lead role in 2023 British film Silent Roar. His performance was described by Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian as “intelligent and sympathetic”.

In December 2023, he made his London West End debut in Stranger Things: The First Shadow playing Henry Creel. 20 years old at the start of the run, he had never been in a West End Theatre prior to his casting. David Benedict in Variety said the success of the play "is due in no small part to the way [McCartney] holds focus even in the midst of one coup-de-theatre after another".