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Whitehead is a native of London. Named after Gaeilge folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill, Whitehead grew up living an artistic environment much due to the fact that his father, Tim Whitehead is an acclaimed British Jazz musician who despite having a law degree from Manchester University, decided to give up being a lawyer to pursue his music career.

Fionn has two sisters Maisie and Hattie and a younger brother named, Sonny. Maisie, the eldest of the four, is a Dancer and an Aerialist-Yoga enthusiast while Hattie is a folk artist who has released a folk album.

Fionn is a member of the National Youth Theatre and is one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2016.

The year 2017 marked big for Fionn Whitehead, as the 19-year-old (Born in 1997) English actor was cast as the lead for Christopher Nolan's British historical epic Dunkirk alongside many of his well established all country mates. Nolan compared Whitehead to "a young" Tom Courtenay.

While growing up, he considered a career in break-dancing but changed his mind along the way to pursue an acting career instead.

Fionn played a character that suffered from leukemia in Kindeswohl (2017). His mother, Linda Whitehead, passed away due to cancer not long before that.

Born in 1997 into a family of all-Londoners, grew up in Richmond, Surrey (South east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London).

By 2015, he was an aspiring actor who worked at a coffee shop in Waterloo, London. He starred in the 2016 British miniseries the ITV three-part series HIM while continuing to be an active member of the Youth Theatre. He also acted in a stage performance of Glenn Waldron's Natives and is one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2016.

Fionn began acting at the Orange Tree Theatre when he was 13 years old, then went to Orleans Park School where he was among of the top lads, awarded 12 passes at A* or A. Upon finishing school Fionn went to Richmond College and entered the National Youth Theatre's summer course.

Fionn attended a school in Twickenham and has apparently been interested in becoming a musician-he performed 'Waiting..." by City and Colour at a 2012 Christmas concert.

Fionn Whitehead is represented by Curtis Brown Group, UTA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.