It’s Anthony Boyle’s world and we’re just living in it.
He exploded onto the scene in his role in Disney+’s Say Nothing, before leading Netflix’s House of Guinness.
But he has never forgotten his Belfast roots. Right now he is starring in Channel 4’s adaptation of Michael Magee’s Close to Home.
Speaking to VIP Magazine on the IFTA red carpet, he gives us an update on the show which is currently filming in Belfast city.
“I’m so excited. Like genuinely. We’ve been filming all week. I’m buzzing, it’s my first time executive producing, so I’m trying to make it as authentic and truthful and West Belfast as I can. I’m just so happy to be a part of it,” he tells us with the biggest smile.
“I read the book, and I tried to get the rights, but they had sold them to Element. I came on board after that, so they had set it up.
“I’m just buzzed! It’s just so good, we have Michael, the author, on set. I was with him this morning, performing scenes that he has actually lived through.
“He’s there telling us, ‘It’s a bit like this, it’s a bit like that.’ We’re trying to make it as true to the book as possible for fans of the book.”
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Anthony will star as Sean, alongside his House of Guinness co-star, Seamus O’Hara as Anthony. The series also will see Jessica Reynolds take on the role of Mairéad and Oisín Thompson as Ryan.
Close to Home tells the story of Sean, a young man who finds himself back in Belfast. Back from university and back into old habits.
Back on the mad all-nighters, the borrowed tenners and missing rent, the casual jobs that always fall through. Back with his brother, his ma and all the things they never talk about.
Back where the promised prosperity of peacetime has yet to arrive and every street has a story to tell. One night, Sean assaults a stranger at a party and everything is tipped into chaos.
