Oscar Kennedy (born 1 June 1999) is an English actor known for his television roles in Hunted (2012), Outlander (2016), Home from Home (2016–2018), Decline and Fall (2017), Bliss (2018), Ladhood (2019–2022), Wreck (2022–present) and Breeders (2023) and in film The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) and School's Out Forever in 2021.
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Early life
Kennedy was born on 6 May 1999 in Nottingham. His love of acting grew from attending his school's drama club in primary school and resulted in him auditioning to study at the Television Workshop, which lead to him being cast in his first on-screen role as a young Nigel Slater in Toast. Kennedy is represented by Curtis Brown.
Career
Kennedy starred alongside David Tennant and Emily Watson in the 2013 BBC Two miniseries The Politician's Husband. In the show, he plays Noah, a young man with Asperger syndrome and the son of Tennant and Watson's characters, who is caught in the middle of a family conflict. That same year, he portrayed a young Henry VII in The White Queen.
In 2016, Kennedy portrayed William Grey in an episode of the second season of Starz drama Outlander but was replaced by David Berry in later seasons following a time jump necessitating an older actor. Discussing his time on the show in a 2022 interview with the Daily Express, Kennedy spoke favourably about his appearance and stated that he would be open to returning as the character.
