Edward Rowe (actor)
Edward Rowe is a Cornish actor, known for the lead role as a struggling fisherman in the BAFTA-winning film Bait and for the Kernow King character.
Rowe is from Roche in Cornwall[1] and trained at RADA before starting his standup routine and YouTube video series.[2]
Edward Rowe attended Poltair School from the ages of 11-16.
His Kernow King character features a strong Cornish identity and speaks in a strong Cornish accent. In mid 2010 he produced a series of short comedy videos on Cornish themes, often in the spoof documentary format. Examples include the Camborne Maid's song remake of musician Billy Joel’s "Uptown Girl".[3] This led to 2014 a standup tour, Splann!.[4]
In 2015, he starred in Kernow King's sex tape, an educational film produced by Cornwall Council's Health Promotion Service. This was nominated for the UK Sexual Health Awards.[5]
In 2017, he starred in the Hall For Cornwall's Christmas show, Sleeping Beauty.[6]
In 2018, he wrote and starred in the play Hireth about a Cornish miner[7] and starred in "Trevithick!" a biographical comedy about Richard Trevithick directed by Kneehigh Theatre's Simon Harvey.
References
- ^ "Edward Rowe". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ Trewhela, Lee (4 August 2019). "A Cornish film could turn Kernow King into an international star". cornwalllive. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Iivonen-Gray, Katri (8 July 2013). "'Camborne Maids' is Kernow King's latest internet hit with 40k views". cornwalllive. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Kernow King - Lane Theatre". Newquay. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Wallis, Andrew (23 February 2015). "Kernow King's Sex Tape a finalist in the UK Sexual Health Awards". Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Trewhela, Lee (6 December 2017). "Kernow King triumphs in filthy yet family-friendly Hall For Cornwall panto". cornwalllive. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Trewhela, Lee (1 October 2018). "This is why comedian Kernow King is getting serious". cornwalllive. Retrieved 2020-02-22.