Kadiff Kirwan | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–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]
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]
Kirwan is openly gay. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Attaché | [3] |
2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Mayor | [3] |
2022 | My Policeman | Nigel | [9] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2015 | Call the Midwife | Terence Bissette | Season 4, episode 2 | [3] |
Crims | Jason | 6 episodes | [3] | |
2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Aaron | 8 episodes | [3] |
2016 | Comedy Feeds | James | Episode: "Pumped" | [3] |
Black Mirror | Chester | Episode: "Nosedive" | [3] | |
Drifters | Patrick | 3 episodes | [3] | |
2017 | Drunk History | Season 3, episode 3 | [3] | |
Queers | Fredrick | Episode: "Safest spot in town" | [3] | |
C.B. Strike | Guy Somé | 3 episodes | [3] | |
2018 | Informer | Adrian Hodge | Episode: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" | [3] |
Zapped | Bramble | 3 episodes | [3] | |
2019 | Flack | Gary | Episode: "Patrick" | [3] |
Fleabag | Anthony | Season 2, episode 5 | [3] | |
Timewasters | Jason | 12 episodes | [3] | |
The Capture | DS Charlie Fereday | Episode: "What Happens in Helmand" | [3] | |
This Way Up | Bradley | 5 episodes | [3] | |
The Big Narstie Show | Himself | Season 2, episode 4 | [3] | |
2020 | The Stranger | DC Wesley Ross | 8 episodes | [3] |
Inside No. 9 | Sam | Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" | [3] | |
I May Destroy You | Officer Tom | Season 1, episode 5 | ||
Death in Paradise | Henri Dupre | Episode: "Death in the Salon" | [3] | |
2021 | Pete | 3 episodes | [3] | |
Dodo | Pete Wilson | 20 episodes [10] | ||
2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Julian | 6 episodes | [11] |
2022 | Slow Horses | Marcus Longridge | Season 2 - Recurring Cast | |
2023 | Everyone Else Burns | Andrew | Recurring role [12] |
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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2013 | Home | Nadia Fall | |
2015 | The Vote | Jerome Hanikie | [3] |
2019 | Guys and Dolls | Skye Masterson |
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