Anson Boon
English actor (born 2000)
Anson Boon (born 15 February 2000) is an English actor. His films include The Winter Lake (2020), Widow Clicquot (2023) and Good Boy (2025). On television, he is known for his roles in the Disney+ series Pistol (2022) and the Paramount+ series MobLand (2025-).
01Early life
Anson Boon was born on 15 February 2000 in Peterborough, England. His father is an amateur DJ, originally from a farming family, and his mother is from a working-class London family. He has a younger brother. He dropped out of college to pursue acting professionally, choosing not to attend drama school.
02Career
Boon made his professional acting debut in the children's sitcom All at Sea in 2014. In 2019, he had roles in the films Blackbird and 1917, and was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow. The following year, he starred in his first lead role in the mystery drama film The Winter Lake alongside Emma Mackey. In 2022, he played Johnny Rotten in the biographical miniseries Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle.
03Personal life
Boon is a supporter of the Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.
04Acting credits
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Crawl | Stan | |
| Blackbird | Jonathan | ||
| 1917 | Private Cook | ||
| 2020 | Sulphur and White | Young David | |
| The Winter Lake | Tom | ||
| 2023 | Widow Clicquot | Edouard | |
| 2025 | Good Boy | Tommy | |
| TBA | Halftime Hero † | Steve "Pringle" Davies |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | All at Sea | Troy Milne | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Endeavour | Brett Nero | 1 episode | |
| The Alienist | Paresis Hall Boy #5 | 2 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Living the Dream | Louis | 1 episode | |
| The Feed | Anton Garin | 4 episodes | ||
| 2020 | The Defeated | Young Moritz | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Pistol | Johnny Rotten | 6 episodes | |
| 2025-present | MobLand | Eddie Harrigan | 10 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Master Harold"...and the Boys | Hally | Royal National Theatre |
Sources and credits
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