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Jude Hill (born January 1, 2010) is a Northern Irish actor. He is best known for his leading role in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (2021), based on Branagh's childhood, for which he won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor. Hill made his feature film debut in Belfast. The film's story is told mostly through the eyes of Hill's character Buddy, described by Jeanette Catsoulis of the New York Times as "a bright, cheerful 9-year-old and a fictionalized version of Branagh himself". Hill was nine when he was chosen as the film's lead out of 300 young actors who auditioned. Hill was born in Gilford, a village in County Down, near Armagh, to Shauneen and Darryl. He has a younger sister and a younger brother. He attended St John's Primary School. From the age of four, she took drama classes at Shelley Lowry School in Portadown. Hill also played the lead role in the World War II-themed short film Rian, which premiered at CineMagic 2021. In the 2023 film "A Haunting in Venice", he worked with Branagh again.
In a world where ancient legends whisper of a sacred power split among three forces—Power, Wisdom, and Courage—a young, unassuming hero named Link is thrust into a battle he never asked for. When the peaceful kingdom of Hyrule is plunged into darkness by a resurrected evil, Link discovers he is the bearer of the Triforce of Courage, destined to stand against the growing tide of shadow. Guided by a mysterious princess named Zelda and armed with only a sword, shield, and an unwavering heart, Link must journey across a vast, magical land to awaken the power needed to restore balance. To save Hyrule, Link must conquer a series of ancient temples tied to the elements—Forest, Fire, Water, Lightning, Light, and Shadow—each more treacherous than the last. With each victory, he uncovers fragments of a forgotten prophecy and gains the tools needed to face a rising darkness. As time runs out and the final battle looms in a haunted fortress shrouded in twilight, Link must confront not only the enemy threatening his world but the hero he is meant to become. The Legend of Zelda is an epic tale of destiny, bravery, and the eternal fight between light and shadow.
