Kadiff Kirwan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1989 |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Kadiff Kirwan (born 3 February 1989) is a British-Montserratian actor and writer. [1] He is known for his roles in several British television series, particularly Chewing Gum , Timewasters , The Stranger and Slow Horses .
Kadiff Kirwan was born on 3 February 1989 [2] and raised in Plymouth, Montserrat. [3] Kirwan moved with his family to Antigua, at the age of 7, after the 1995 Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption destroyed the family home. After two years in Antigua, Kirwan's family moved to Preston, England, where he developed a love for acting in school, and at 14 Kirwan was cast in a school production of Bugsy Malone . [4]
On his desire to act, Kirwan has said: "I was bad at school. Like, 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." [5]
He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2011. [6]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Attaché |
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Mayor |
| 2022 | My Policeman [7] | Nigel |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Terence Bissette | 1 episode |
| Crims | Jason | 6 episodes | |
| 2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Aaron | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Comedy Feeds | James | Episode: "Pumped" |
| Black Mirror | Chester | Episode: "Nosedive" | |
| Drifters | Patrick | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Drunk History | Knight | Episode: "King Arthur/Eric Liddell" |
| Queers | Fredrick | Episode: "Safest spot in town" | |
| C.B. Strike | Guy Somé | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | Informer | Adrian Hodge | Episode: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" |
| Zapped | Bramble | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Flack | Gary | Episode: "Patrick" |
| Fleabag | Anthony | 1 episode | |
| Timewasters | Jason | 12 episodes | |
| The Capture | DS Charlie Fereday | Episode: "What Happens in Helmand" | |
| This Way Up | Bradley | 5 episodes | |
| The Big Narstie Show | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | The Stranger | DC Wesley Ross | 8 episodes |
| Inside No. 9 | Sam | Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" | |
| I May Destroy You | Officer Tom | Episode: "...It Just Came Up" | |
| Death in Paradise | Henri Dupre | Episode: "Death in the Salon" | |
| 2021 | Time | Pete | 1 episode |
| Dodo [8] | Pete Wilson | 20 episodes | |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt [9] | Julian | 6 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Slow Horses | Marcus Longridge | Recurring role (18 episodes) |
| 2023 | Everyone Else Burns [10] | Andrew | Recurring role |
| 2025 | Doctor Who [11] | Mike Gabbastone | Episode: "The Interstellar Song Contest" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Home | Nadia Fall |
| 2015 | The Vote | Jerome Hanikie |
| 2019 | Guys and Dolls | Skye Masterson |
| 2024 | The Hot Wing King [12] | Cordell |