This is a Patrick Gibson appreciation post. I’ve been keeping an eye on his career for nearly a decade and he’s genuinely one of my favourite actors.

First picture is The Passing Bells (2014), the first role I saw him in. As part of the inspiration for my novel Edward’s Era, this series means a lot to me and Gibson’s character of Tommy has stuck with me.

The second picture is from Tolkien (2019), in which he played Tolkien’s friend and fellow T.C.B.S. member Robert Gilson.

I know the Tolkien estate didn’t really want any involvement with the film and I think people, perhaps rightly, I don’t know enough about Tolkien to make that call, dismiss it on that basis.

But I enjoyed it, as a historical biopic, war film, and love story, and it for me sparked a new interest in Tolkien’s life and work, so I consider it successful. (I hope to do a more detailed post about this film and the real story behind it at some point).

Anyway, I just think this guy is cool and I’m excited to see what he does next in his promising career.