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Meet Arthur Conti, the young actor starring in Beetlejuice 2 with Jenna Ortega

Meet Arthur Conti, Jenna Ortega’s love interest in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Photo: @arthurstanleyconti/Instagram
Meet Arthur Conti, Jenna Ortega’s love interest in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Photo: @arthurstanleyconti/Instagram

The young actor was in HBO’s House of the Dragon, acted in a London play … and got his part in the beloved sequel on April Fool’s Day

British actor Arthur Conti is making his big screen debut this year with Tim Burton’s upcoming movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – and he’s doing it flanked by some of Hollywood’s greatest actors.

The cast of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, including Arthur Conti (fifth from right). Photo: AP
The cast of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, including Arthur Conti (fifth from right). Photo: AP

The sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic horror comedy Beetlejuice, arriving 36 years on, has been received with much anticipation after the movie dropped two trailers that promise the same, or perhaps even more, eccentricity than the original movie.

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Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder all reprised their roles. In the sequel, they are joined by Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe and Conti, who plays Ortega’s on-screen potential love interest.
Arthur Conti at the screening of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Venice International Film Festival. Photo: EPA-EFE
Arthur Conti at the screening of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Venice International Film Festival. Photo: EPA-EFE

Conti, who is around 20, made his big red carpet debut at the movie’s premiere, which opened this year’s Venice Film Festival. He looked dashing in a clean-cut black Celine suit over a cream jumper.

But what do we know about the young up-and-coming actor? Read on to find out.

Arthur Conti was in House of the Dragon

Arthur Conti in House of the Dragon. Photo: IMDB
Arthur Conti in House of the Dragon. Photo: IMDB

Before Conti struck gold with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, he had a role in HBO’s Emmy-nominated drama series House of the Dragon as the queen’s page. House of the Dragon is a Game of Thrones spin-off, also created by George R.R. Martin.

He has dabbled in theatre