Kadiff Kirwan

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Kadiff Kirwan
Born (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 35)
Plymouth, Montserrat
Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

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]

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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] 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

Kirwan is gay. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleSource
2018 Mary Queen of Scots Attaché [3]
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Mayor [3]
2022 My Policeman Nigel [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2015 Call the Midwife Terence BissetteSeason 4, episode 2 [3]
Crims Jason6 episodes [3]
2015–2017 Chewing Gum Aaron8 episodes [3]
2016 Comedy Feeds JamesEpisode: "Pumped" [3]
Black Mirror ChesterEpisode: "Nosedive" [3]
Drifters Patrick3 episodes [3]
2017 Drunk History Season 3, episode 3 [3]
Queers FredrickEpisode: "Safest spot in town" [3]
C.B. Strike Guy Somé3 episodes [3]
2018 Informer Adrian HodgeEpisode: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" [3]
Zapped Bramble3 episodes [3]
2019 Flack GaryEpisode: "Patrick" [3]
Fleabag AnthonySeason 2, episode 5 [3]
Timewasters Jason12 episodes [3]
The Capture DS Charlie FeredayEpisode: "What Happens in Helmand" [3]
This Way Up Bradley5 episodes [3]
The Big Narstie Show HimselfSeason 2, episode 4 [3]
2020 The Stranger DC Wesley Ross8 episodes [3]
Inside No. 9 SamEpisode: "Death Be Not Proud" [3]
I May Destroy You Officer TomSeason 1, episode 5
Death in Paradise Henri DupreEpisode: "Death in the Salon" [3]
2021 Time Pete3 episodes [3]
DodoPete Wilson20 episodes [3] [10]
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Julian6 episodes [11]
2022- Slow Horses Marcus LongridgeSeason 2 and 3 - Recurring Cast
2023 Everyone Else Burns AndrewRecurring role [12]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleSource
2013HomeNadia Fall
2015 The Vote Jerome Hanikie [3]
2019Guys and DollsSkye Masterson
2024 The Hot Wing King Cordell [13]

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  1. ↑ "Kadiff Kirwan (@kadiffkirwan) on Twitter". Twitter . Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.
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