Coinneach Iain "Kenny" Boyle (born 13 May 1984) is a Scottish actor, playwright and novelist.
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| Born | Coinneach Iain Boyle 13 May 1984 Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, novelist |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Star of Lost at Christmas (2020) |
| Notable work | Knock of The Ban-Sìthe (BBC Radio 4 drama) An Isolated Incident (play), The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock (novel) |
Education and career
editBoyle was born in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and grew up in Cromore. He was trained as an actor at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He also holds a degree from Strathclyde University.[1]
He is the star, alongside Natalie Clark, of Ryan Hendrick's multi-award winning short film Perfect Strangers (2015) and of the same director's feature-film version Lost at Christmas (2020).[2] He plays the role of Detective Marvin Starke in BBC Scotland comedy sitcom Scot Squad (2022).[3] His plays include Eerie Isles, Playthrough and An Isolated Incident,[4] and in 2021, he received a New Playwrights Award from the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland.[5] His debut radio play Knock of The Ban-Sithe was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2022 and made BBC Sounds drama of the week on the 19th Aug 2022. On 7 February 2023, Boyle, for his writing on Knock of The Ban-Sithe, was named a finalist for the Imison Award as part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023,[6] and shortlisted for the Celtic Media Festival’s award for Drama (Sound) on 17 March 2023[7] In 2021, he was nominated in the Scottish Emerging Theatre Awards under the following categories: The Flourish Award, The New Writing Award, The Digital Award, and Artist of The Year.[8]
His debut novel The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock, about an aspiring writer from the Southside of Glasgow, was published by Lightning Books in May 2022.[9] Inspired by Peter Pan, the novel was written during the COVID-19 pandemic after Boyle was diagnosed with anxiety and depression.[10] He has said of it: 'The book is about not wanting to grow up into what society hopes for adults to be and having that conflict of interest between your younger self and the adult you’re growing up to be.'[11] In July 2023, the book was named a finalist in the Book Bloggers' Novel of The Year Award.[12]
In February 2022, he sought help from the public to find the inspirational primary school teacher who had made him promise to send her his first book when it was published. Twenty-six years on, he managed to find her when the story went viral on social media and was then picked up on TV, radio and in the press.[13]
Private life
editHe is married to wife Claire.[14]
References
edit- ^ McMillan, Joyce (13 May 2021). "The Scotsman Sessions #236: Kenny Boyle". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "IMDb Lost At Christmas". IMDb.
- ^ "IMDb Scot Squad". IMDb.
- ^ "Outlander actor resorted to going under his duvet in bed to record new monologue". Paisley Daily Express. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Playwrights' Studio, Scotland | Playwrights".
- ^ "BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 finalists announcement".
- ^ "Celtic Media Festival Awards 2023 shortlist announcement".
- ^ "Framework Theatre Scottish Emerging theatre Awards".
- ^ Bayley, Sian. "Lightning Books scoops debut novel from Scottish playwright Boyle". thebookseller.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock: Kenny Boyle pens debut novel". 4 February 2022.
- ^ "The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock: Kenny Boyle pens debut novel". 4 February 2022.
- ^ "The finalists of 2023 Book Bloggers' Novel of The Year Award". 14 August 2023.
- ^ "I found my teacher after 26 years to fulfil my promise".
- ^ "My life Kenny Boyle". The Press and Journal. Scotland. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.