Kieran Bew

Kieran Bew
Born	Kieran John Bew (1980-08-18) 18 August 1980 Hartlepool, England
Education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
Years active	2001–present
Website	Markham, Froggatt & Irwin

Kieran John Bew (born 18 August 1980) is an English actor, known for portraying Hugh Hammer in House of the Dragon , 'Big' Bill O’Hara in Warrior, Alfonso, Duke of Calabria in Da Vinci's Demons, Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale, and Gary Parr in Jimmy McGovern's BAFTA Award-winning The Street alongside Matt Smith.

He has worked extensively in British theatre and television since graduating from LAMDA in 2001.

Background

Bew was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. He attended English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

As a young fencer Bew won the under-16 and under-17 British épée titles, competed throughout Europe, and placed 21st at the Cadet World Championships in 1996. He also spent time in his childhood as a competitive swimmer and basketball player. He currently competes domestically for Haverstock fencing club.

In 1999 Bew worked as fight choreographer and captain for Mark Rylance's productions of Hamlet and Two Noble Kinsmen at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.

Films and television

Bew frequently appears on British television and in independent films. On television Bew has appeared in Hustle and Spooks for BBC and Crusoe for NBC. He has also appeared in two Hallmark television films, Brush with Fate, alongside Ellen Burstyn and Kelly Macdonald, and Hans Christian Andersen, with Hugh Bonneville and James Fox.

In 2004, he played a football hooligan called Ike in the popular film Green Street alongside Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. In 2006, he played Gary Parr in Jimmy McGovern's The Street, alongside Matt Smith and Gina McKee. In 2008, he played the lead guitarist in the independent film 1234. In 2009, he appeared in the BBC Three drama Personal Affairs, playing Avi Gellman. In 2013 and 2014, he appeared as Detective Inspector Jack Burns in the BBC's daytime drama WPC 56. In May 2017, he guest starred in series 10 of BBC1 series Doctor Who as Ivan in the 5th episode of the run "Oxygen".

In 2017, Kieran played the part of Ian in ITV mini series "Liar". Since 2019 Bew has played a major role in the HBO Max series "Warrior" as an Irish policeman in the throes of conflict in the early days of San Francisco's Chinatown.

Stage work

Bew's stage work includes appearances in the following plays:

• as Exton and Fitzwater in Richard II, directed by Trevor Nunn, at the Old Vic Theatre, 2005.
• as Yakunin in The House of Special Purpose by Heidi Thomas, directed by Howard Davies, at the Minerva Theatre Chichester, 2009.
• as Richard in Moscow Live by Serge Cartwright, directed by Jonathan Humphreys, at the HighTide Festival, 2010.
• as The Men in The Knot of the Heart by David Eldridge, directed by Michael Attenborough, at the Almeida Theatre, 2011.
• as Kent in Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute, directed by Michael Attenborough, at the Almeida Theatre, 2011–12.
• as John in After Miss Julie by Patrick Marber, directed by Natalie Abrahami, at the Young Vic Theatre, 2012.
• as Edmund in King Lear, directed by Michael Attenborough, at the Almeida Theatre, 2012.
• as Laurent in Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, adapted by Helen Edmundson, directed by Jonathan Munby, at the Theatre Royal Bath, 2014.

In 2014 Bew appeared as Alfonso, Duke of Calabria in David S. Goyer's Da Vinci's Demons for Starz, and as Laurent in Thérèse Raquin for the Theatre Royal Bath.

Narration

• Engineering The Impossible: Rome, National Geographic Channel and Channel 5, 2011
• Engineering The Impossible: Egypt, National Geographic Channel and Channel 5, 2011
• Rome Unwrapped (series) National Geographic Channel and Channel 5, 2011
• Strictly Baby Disco, Channel 4, 2011
• 24/7 Pet Hospital BBC1, 2023

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2002	Bedtime	PC Smith	Series 2; episodes 2, 4 & 5
2003	Brush with Fate	Adrian Kuypers	Hallmark Hall of Fame
	Manchild	David Hynes	Series 2; episode 6
	Spooks	Bryant	1 Episode: Strike Force
	Where the Heart Is	Rob Deyton	1 Episode: Archangel
	Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale	Hans Christian Andersen	Hallmark Entertainment
2004	Silent Witness	Stephen Wiltshire	2 Episodes: Body 21 (Part One) & Body 21 (Part Two)
2005	M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team	Gareth Frears	Series 2; episode 2
	Hustle	Neil Davis	1 Episode: Missions
2005–2006	The Bill	Benjamin Meadows	Recurring; 6 episodes
2007	Midsomer Murders	Danny Twyman	1 Episode: They Seek Him Here
	The Whistleblowers	Luke Doughty	1 Episode: Ghosts
	The Street	Gary Parr	2 Episodes: Demolition & Taxi
2008	King Lear	Soldier	RSC performance recorded for television
2008–2009	Crusoe	Nathan West	Recurring; 6 episodes
2009	Personal Affairs	Avi Gellman	5 part series
2011	Silent Witness	Ltn. Stephen Lockford	2 Episodes: First Casualty (Part One) & First Casualty (Part Two)
	Waking the Dead	Young Murray Stuart	2 Episodes: Solidarity (Part One) & Solidarity (Part Two)
	Inspector George Gently	David Nugent	1 Episode: Gently Upside Down
	Young James Herriot	Desmond Murray	Series 1; Episode 2
2012	Whitechapel	Mace Driffield	Series 3; Episode 5
	The Bletchley Circle	Clerk on Train	Series 1; episodes 2 & 3
	Dark Matters: Twisted But True	Mesmer	1 Episode: Agent Orange, Ben Franklin: Freud Slayer, Price of Beauty
		Thomas Midgley Jr.	1 Episode: Unabomber, Salvation by Starvation, Get the Lead Out
2013–2014	WPC 56	DI Jack Burns	6 episodes
2014–2015	Da Vinci's Demons	Duke Alphonso of Calabria	8 Episodes
2016	Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands	Beowulf	12 part series
2017	Doctor Who	Ivan	1 episode: Oxygen
	Cold Feet	Gareth	Series 7; episodes 6 & 7
	Rellik	DI Mike Sutherland	6 part series
2017–2020	Liar	Ian Davies	5 episodes
2019–2023	Warrior	Bill O'Hara	Series regular
2022	Rules of the Game	Gareth Jenkins	4 part series
2024	House of the Dragon	Hugh Hammer	Season 2

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Shotgun Wedding	Stag	Short film
2004	Alien vs. Predator	Klaus
2005	Green Street	Ike
2007	Rise of the Footsoldier	Ricky	Credited as "Kieren Bew"
2008	Slapper		Short film
2009	1234	Billy Nixon
2009	The Wedding Dress	Groom	Short film
2013	The Busker and the Coin	Him	Short film
2013	Et in Motorcadia Ego	Harbinger	Short film
2013	Miriam	Male Neighbour	Short film
2014	Five Minutes	Dad	Short film
2015	At First Sight	Jamie	Short film
2017	Twisted	Toby Nordlund	Short film
2018	Isabella	Hayden	Short film
2021	Absent Now the Dead	Thersites	Voice role
2022	Typist Artist Pirate King	Gabe Patier

Video game

Year	Game	Role	Notes
2013	Ryse: Son of Rome	Additional voices
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Additional voices
2017	Mass Effect: Andromeda	Additional voices
2017	Total War: Warhammer II	Prince Imrik
2019	Anthem	Additional voices

External links

• Kieran Bew at IMDb
• Kieran Bew at http://sueterryvoices.com/profile/kieran-bew/
• Hans Christian Andersen at RHI Entertainment
• Strictly Baby Disco http://www.channel4.com/programmes/strictly-baby-disco/4od
• After Miss Julie Young Vic Theatre http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/after-miss-julie
• Et in Motorcadia Ego https://vimeo.com/79895013
• Five Minutes http://fiveminutes.gs/