Art Parkinson

Art Parkinson is an Irish actor, based in Moville, County Donegal. He began his professional acting career at the age of seven. He is best known for his role as Rickon Stark on the HBO series Game of Thrones. Personal life Parkinson's mother, Movania, runs a drama school which Art and his two older brothers, Pearce and Padhraig, have attended from a very young age. His two older brothers have also stared in several Irish and British television productions. While Parkinson isn't working, he enjoys playing football with his school friends at Moville's Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail. During an interview with Flicks and the City, Parkinson also mentioned that he was not allowed by his parents to watch Game of Thrones due to its R18 content apart from a few scenes that were related to him. Career Parkinson played the role of 'Young Kenneth' in the movie Freakdog. He also appeared in the Irish horror film Dark Touch. In July 2014, Parkinson was cast in the 2014 American dark fantasy epic action Dracula Untold directed by Gary Shore. On October 6, 2014, Parkinson confirmed that his character and Natalia Tena's character Osha would not be returning for the fifth Season of Game of Thrones. Parkinson will also star in the Hollywood movie San Andreas as Ollie, a ten-year boy caught up in a massive earthquake in California.