Royce Pierreson Banemeck (born 1 April 1989),[1] better known by his stage name Royce Pierreson, is a British actor and narrator. Royce is best known for his roles as DC Jamie Desford in the fourth series of Line of Duty and as Reece in Murdered by My Boyfriend.[2]

Royce Pierreson
Born
Royce Pierreson Banemeck

(1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 35)
Saltash, Cornwall, England
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Occupation(s)Actor, narrator
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Natalie Herron
(m. 2022)

He has since appeared as Dr Jamie Cole in Our Girl (2016), Jason Hales in Wanderlust (2018), Burt Rhodes in Judy (2019), Istredd in The Witcher (2019–present), and Doctor John Watson in The Irregulars (2021).

Early life

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Pierreson was born and grew up in Saltash, Cornwall.[1][3] He studied drama for three years at City College Plymouth, In 2011, he graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[1][4]

Career

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In 2014, Pierreson appeared in the television film Murdered by My Boyfriend.[5] In 2016, he appeared as Jamie Cole in the television show Our Girl.[6]

In 2017, Pierreson appeared as AC-12 officer Jamie Desford in the fourth season of Line of Duty.[7]

In December 2022, Pierreson appeared as fitness instructor Miguel in I Am... Ruth alongside Kate Winslet.[8]

In addition to work in film and on the television, Pierreson has had roles in many theatre productions. He was in a 2012 production of Scarberia at the Theatre Royal in York,[9] a 2013 production of Blair's Children at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone,[10] and a 2015 production of Patrick Marber's Three Days in the Country at the Lyttelton Theatre in London.[11]

Personal life

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Pierreson married Natalie Herron on 5 July 2022 at Polhawn Fort, having met in 2017 at a festival in Budapest. They are based between London and Stockholm.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Love Me Till Monday HIM
2013 Thor: The Dark World Student
2013 Be Gentle Sal Short
2015 A Spell on You Unknown
2015 Survivor Range Finder
2016 Spectral Sgt Lilo Diaz
2017 Body Slam Brian Short
2018 Corpucia Reece Short
2019 Judy Burt

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 London's Burning Alex TV movie
2012 Stella Lee Episode: "Episode #1.8"
2012 Holby City Spike Leonard Episode: "Half a Person"
2012 Inspector Lewis Oliver Bowcock Episode: "Generation of Vipers"
2013 Midsomer Murders Finn Robson Episode: "The Sicilian Defence"
2013 Dates Richard Episode: "Erica & Kate"
2013 Misfits Rob Episode: "Episode #5.3"
2014 Edge of Heaven Craig Episode: "Episode #1.3"
2014 Murdered by My Boyfriend Reece TV movie
2015 Death in Paradise Daniel Thomson Episode: "Stab in the Dark"
2015 Flack Patrick TV movie
2016 The Living and the Dead Ben Episode: "Episode #1.6"
2016 Our Girl Dr Jamie Cole Recurring role (season 2);
4 episodes
2017 Line of Duty DC Jamie Desford 4 episodes; series 4
2018 Wanderlust Jason Hales Recurring role (season 1);
6 episodes
2019–present The Witcher Istredd Recurring; (season 1), Regular; (season 2)
2020–present 24 Hours in Police Custody Narrator Documentary series
2021 The Irregulars John Watson Main role
2022 I Am... Ruth Miguel

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Hitman Supporting - A Gilded Cage/Militia Soldiers/Militia Technician/Freedom Fighters Voice Role
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Additional Voice Role
2017 Need for Speed Payback Voice Talent Voice Role
2018 Hitman 2 Supporting - A Gilded Cage/Militia Soldiers/Militia Technician/Freedom Fighters/SpecOps 02 Voice Role

Theatre

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Meet the Plymouth actor who stars in movies with Natalie Portman and Pierce Brosnan". The Herald. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Murdered by my Boyfriend star Royce Pierreson: Bristol pals say they hate my character – that means I've done my job". Bristol Post. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Christmas Eve charity match". Cornish Times. 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ Bartels, Janine Leah (5 October 2016). "Royce Pierreson: For hard-grafting Brit actor Royce Pierreson, there's a method to the madness". Wonderland Magazine.
  5. ^ Sweeting, Adam (20 July 2014). "Murdered by My Boyfriend, BBC One, review: 'convincing'". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (6 October 2016). "Our Girl creator Tony Grounds reveals his plans for series three". RadioTimes.
  7. ^ Dowell, Ben (24 August 2016). "Thandie Newton joins the cast of Line of Duty as AC-12's "most devious opponent yet"". RadioTimes.
  8. ^ Hibbs, James (8 December 2022). "I Am Ruth cast: Meet the stars of Kate Winslet's Channel 4 drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  9. ^ Hickling, Alfred (29 May 2012). "Scarberia – review". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Billington, Michael (7 June 2013). "Blair's Children/Don't Wake Me – review". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Kellaway, Kate (2 August 2015). "Three Days in the Country review – at no point outstays its welcome". The Guardian.
  12. ^ "Natalie Herron and Royce Pierreson's Wedding Website". The Knot. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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