Kadiff Kirwan

Kadiff Kirwan
Born (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 35)
Plymouth, Montserrat
Alma materCentral 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]

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

Year Title Role Source
2018 Mary Queen of Scots Attaché [3]
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Mayor [3]
2022 My Policeman Nigel [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Source
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 Time Pete 3 episodes [3]
Dodo Pete Wilson 20 episodes [3] [10]
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Julian 6 episodes [11]
2022- Slow Horses Marcus Longridge Season 2 and 3 - Recurring Cast
2023 Everyone Else Burns Andrew Recurring role[12]

Theatre

Year Title Role Source
2013 Home Nadia Fall
2015 The Vote Jerome Hanikie [3]
2019 Guys and Dolls Skye Masterson
2024 The Hot Wing King Cordell [13]

References

  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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Kadiff Kirwan". IMDb.
  4. ^ a b "BBC Queers stars reveal the moments that changed their lives: Kadiff Kirwan". Radio Times. BBC, undated.
  5. ^ "Kadiff Kirwan". Curtis Brown.
  6. ^ Cook, Laurence (25 February 2020). "How the Star of Netflix's The Stranger Kadiff Kirwan Learned to Be Fearless". Backstage.
  7. ^ "No stranger to fate". Essence, 2019.
  8. ^ "How the Star of Netflix's The Stranger Kadiff Kirwan Learned to Be Fearless".
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 June 2021). "'Timewasters' & 'Chewing Gum' Star Kadiff Kirwan Joins Harry Styles Drama 'My Policeman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Singer Ricky Wilson, 'Derry Girls' Dylan Llewellyn Join 'Dodo'". www.animationmagazine.net.
  11. ^ Kanter, Jake (24 June 2021). "'This Is Going To Hurt': Harriet Walter, Alex Jennings Join BBC/AMC Series; First Look At Lead Ben Whishaw". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. ^ "The Hot Wing King | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.