Kadiff Kirwan (born 3 February 1989[1][2]) is a British-Montserratian actor.[3][4] He is known for his roles in several British television series, particularly Timewasters, Chewing Gum, Fleabag,[5] and The Stranger.[6]
Kadiff Kirwan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1989 |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Early life and education
editBorn and raised in Plymouth, Montserrat,[3] Kirwan moved with his family to Antigua after the 1995 Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption destroyed the family home, and thereafter to Preston, England. There he developed a love of drama; he first acted in school, in a production of Bugsy Malone, when he was 14.[4] On his desire to act, Kirwan said "I was bad at school [...] really bad. And I had a drama teacher who from Year 9 onwards hounded me and told me that my behaviour issues would calm down if I went to drama classes after school. She kept pestering and eventually I went. Suddenly, everything started making sense: I was acting out because I was dealing with being gay and not telling my peers or my family because they're quite religious [...] I was going through a lot at the time, and acting was the thing that saved me. It gave me my voice."
He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2011.[7]
Personal life
editKirwan is openly gay.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Attaché | [3] |
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Mayor | [3] |
| 2022 | My Policeman | Nigel | [9] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Terence Bissette | Season 4, episode 2 | [3] |
| Crims | Jason | 6 episodes | [3] | |
| 2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Aaron | 8 episodes | [3] |
| 2016 | Comedy Feeds | James | Episode: "Pumped" | [3] |
| Black Mirror | Chester | Episode: "Nosedive" | [3] | |
| Drifters | Patrick | 3 episodes | [3] | |
| 2017 | Drunk History | Season 3, episode 3 | [3] | |
| Queers | Fredrick | Episode: "Safest spot in town" | [3] | |
| C.B. Strike | Guy Somé | 3 episodes | [3] | |
| 2018 | Informer | Adrian Hodge | Episode: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" | [3] |
| Zapped | Bramble | 3 episodes | [3] | |
| 2019 | Flack | Gary | Episode: "Patrick" | [3] |
| Fleabag | Anthony | Season 2, episode 5 | [3] | |
| Timewasters | Jason | 12 episodes | [3] | |
| The Capture | DS Charlie Fereday | Episode: "What Happens in Helmand" | [3] | |
| This Way Up | Bradley | 5 episodes | [3] | |
| The Big Narstie Show | Himself | Season 2, episode 4 | [3] | |
| 2020 | The Stranger | DC Wesley Ross | 8 episodes | [3] |
| Inside No. 9 | Sam | Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" | [3] | |
| I May Destroy You | Officer Tom | Season 1, episode 5 | ||
| Death in Paradise | Henri Dupre | Episode: "Death in the Salon" | [3] | |
| 2021 | Time | Pete | 3 episodes | [3] |
| Dodo | Pete Wilson | 20 episodes | [3] [10] | |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Julian | 6 episodes | [11] |
| 2022- | Slow Horses | Marcus Longridge | Season 2 and 3 - Recurring Cast | |
| 2023 | Everyone Else Burns | Andrew | Recurring role[12] |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Home | Nadia Fall | |
| 2015 | The Vote | Jerome Hanikie | [3] |
| 2019 | Guys and Dolls | Skye Masterson | |
| 2024 | The Hot Wing King | Cordell | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Kadiff Kirwan (@kadiffkirwan) on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Kadiff Kirwan [@kadiffkirwan] (3 February 2012). "The chocolate man is off to @choccywoccyshop for my #23 rd Birthday!! Woohoo!! Defiantly still drunk" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Kadiff Kirwan". IMDb.
- ^ a b "BBC Queers stars reveal the moments that changed their lives: Kadiff Kirwan". Radio Times. BBC, undated.
- ^ "Kadiff Kirwan". Curtis Brown.
- ^ Cook, Laurence (25 February 2020). "How the Star of Netflix's The Stranger Kadiff Kirwan Learned to Be Fearless". Backstage.
- ^ "No stranger to fate". Essence, 2019.
- ^ "How the Star of Netflix's The Stranger Kadiff Kirwan Learned to Be Fearless".
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 June 2021). "'Timewasters' & 'Chewing Gum' Star Kadiff Kirwan Joins Harry Styles Drama 'My Policeman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Singer Ricky Wilson, 'Derry Girls' Dylan Llewellyn Join 'Dodo'". www.animationmagazine.net.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (24 June 2021). "'This Is Going To Hurt': Harriet Walter, Alex Jennings Join BBC/AMC Series; First Look At Lead Ben Whishaw". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "The Hot Wing King | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.