Kadiff Kirwan
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.
Early life and education
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]Kirwan is gay.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Attaché |
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Mayor |
| 2022 | My Policeman[7] | Nigel |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Terence Bissette | Season 4, episode 2 |
| Crims | Jason | 6 episodes | |
| 2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Aaron | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Comedy Feeds | James | Season 5, episode 6: "Pumped" |
| Black Mirror | Chester | Season 3, episode 1: "Nosedive" | |
| Drifters | Patrick | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Drunk History | Knight | Season 3, episode 3: "King Arthur/Eric Liddell" |
| Queers | Fredrick | Season 1, episode 6: "Safest spot in town" | |
| C.B. Strike | Guy Somé | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | Informer | Adrian Hodge | Season 1, episode 1: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" |
| Zapped | Bramble | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Flack | Gary | Season 1, episode 6: "Patrick" |
| Fleabag | Anthony | Season 2, episode 5 | |
| 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 | Season 2, episode 4 | |
| 2020 | The Stranger | DC Wesley Ross | 8 episodes |
| Inside No. 9 | Sam | Season 5, episode 2: "Death Be Not Proud" | |
| I May Destroy You | Officer Tom | Season 1, episode 5: "...It Just Came Up" | |
| Death in Paradise | Henri Dupre | Season 9, episode 7: "Death in the Salon" | |
| 2021 | Time | Pete | Season 1, episode 1 |
| Dodo[8] | Pete Wilson | 20 episodes | |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt[9] | Julian | 6 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Slow Horses | Marcus Longridge | 18 episodes, seasons 2-4. Recurring role |
| 2023 | Everyone Else Burns[10] | Andrew | Recurring role |
| 2025 | Doctor Who[11] | Mike Gabbastone | Guest role |
Theatre
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kadiff Kirwan". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kadiff Kirwan". IMDb. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "BBC Queers stars reveal the moments that changed their lives". Radio Times. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b Cook, Laurence (14 July 2020). "How the Star of Netflix's The Stranger Kadiff Kirwan Learned to Be Fearless". Backstage. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "No stranger to fate". essence-magazine.co.uk. Maple Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 June 2021). "'Timewasters' & 'Chewing Gum' Star Kadiff Kirwan Joins Harry Styles Drama 'My Policeman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Singer Ricky Wilson, 'Derry Girls' Dylan Llewellyn Join 'Dodo'". animationmagazine.net.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Kadiff Kirwan joins Doctor Who season 2". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "The Hot Wing King | National Theatre". Royal National Theatre. Retrieved 10 July 2024.