Acting
Nov 5, 1992
Hull, England, UK
Robert Aramayo
Acting
Biography
Robert Michael Aramayo (born 6 November 1992, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English actor of Basque descent, active since 2012. He began acting at age seven in a primary school production of Bugsy Malone, joined the Hull Truck Youth Theatre at ten, and in 2011 earned a place at the Juilliard School in New York City. His performance as Alex in a Juilliard production of A Clockwork Orange led to his first film role in Lost in Florence (2017). He is best known for playing young Eddard Stark in seasons six and seven of HBO's Game of Thrones (2016–2017), Rob Hoyle in the Netflix miniseries Behind Her Eyes (2021), and Elrond in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present, 24 episodes). His 2025 performance as John Davidson in I Swear earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2026. His filmography includes Nocturnal Animals (2016, as Turk), Galveston (2018, as Tray), The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018, as Keating), Eternal Beauty (2019, voice), Antebellum (2020, as Daniel, with Janelle Monáe), The Empty Man (2020, as Garrett), The King's Man (2021, as Sgt. Maj. Atkins), Dance First (2023, as Alfred Péron), Lilies Not for Me (2024, as Philip Fairfax, also executive producer), Palestine 36 (2025, as Captain Orde Wingate, with Jeremy Irons), and I Swear (2025, as John Davidson, with Peter Mullan). On television he also appeared in Harley and the Davidsons (2016, as William S. Harley), Mindhunter (2019, as Elmer Wayne Henley Jr.), and is set to appear in the HBO miniseries Lewis and Clark.
Feature Films (16)
An edited version of the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, shown exclusively to fans in cinemas around the world in August 2022. In a time of relative peace, an ensemble cast of characters confronts the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.
Dance First
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
Nocturnal Animals
Haunted by a forbidden affair, a young man in a 1920s “conversion” clinic finds hope in a compassionate nurse who challenges the era’s cruel norms.
Lilies Not for Me
Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.
I Swear
Television & Series (5)
A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
Behind Her Eyes
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
Game of Thrones
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
MINDHUNTER
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Based on a true story, "Harley and the Davidsons" charts the birth of this iconic bike during a time of great social and technological change beginning at the turn of the 20th century.
