Kadiff Kirwan
Kadiff Kirwan (born 3 February 1989[1][2]) is a British actor.[3][4] He is known for his roles in several British television series, particularly Timewasters, Chewing Gum, Fleabag,[5] and The Stranger.[6]
Early life and education
Born 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] He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2011.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Attaché | [3] | |
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Mayor | [3] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Terence Bissette | Season 4, episode 2 | [3] |
| 2015 | Crims | Jason | 6 episodes | [3] |
| 2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Aaron | 8 episodes | [3] |
| 2016 | Comedy Feeds | James | Episode: "Pumped" | [3] |
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Chester | Episode: "Nosedive" | [3] |
| 2016 | Drifters | Patrick | 3 episodes | [3] |
| 2017 | Drunk History | Season 3, episode 3 | [3] | |
| 2017 | Queers | Fredrick | Episode: "Safest spot in town" | [3] |
| 2017 | C.B. Strike | Guy Somé | 3 episodes | [3] |
| 2018 | Informer | Adrian Hodge | Episode: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" | [3] |
| 2018 | Zapped | Bramble | 3 episodes | [3] |
| 2019 | Flack | Gary | Episode: "Patrick" | [3] |
| 2019 | Fleabag | Anthony | Season 2, episode 5 | [3] |
| 2019 | Timewasters | Jason | 12 episodes | [3] |
| 2019 | The Capture | DS Charlie Fereday | Episode: "What Happens in Helmand" | [3] |
| 2019 | This Way Up | Bradley | 5 episodes | [3] |
| 2019 | The Big Narstie Show | Himself | Season 2, episode 4 | [3] |
| 2020 | The Stranger | DC Wesley Ross | 8 episodes | [3] |
| 2020 | Inside No. 9 | Sam | Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" | [3] |
| 2020 | Death in Paradise | Henri Dupre | Season 9, episode 7 | [3] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Vote | Jerome Hanikie | [3] | |
| 2019 | Guys and Dolls | Skye Masterson |
References
- ^ "Kadiff Kirwan (@kadiffkirwan) on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Kadiff Kirwan [@kadiffkirwan] (February 3, 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 "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.