Kieran Bew
Known for

Acting

Credits

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Gender

Man

Birthday

Aug 18, 1980 (44)

Place of birth

Hartlepool, England, UK

Also known as

Kieran Bew

Biography

Kieran Bew is an English actor known for his roles in television series such as Da Vinci's Demons, The Street, and Warrior. He has also starred in films such as Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale and Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands. Bew was born in Hartlepool, England, in 1980. He studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2001. After graduating, he began his acting career in British theatre, appearing in productions such as The Crucible and Richard II. Bew's first major television role came in 2006, when he was cast as Gary Parr in the BAFTA Award-winning series The Street. He went on to star in a number of other television series, including Da Vinci's Demons, The Borgias, and The Musketeers. In 2019, Bew starred in the Cinemax series Warrior, which is based on an original concept by the late Bruce Lee. He played the role of Ah Sahm, a Chinese immigrant who becomes a San Francisco Chinatown gang leader. Bew is also a talented stage actor. He has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare's Globe, the Old Vic, and the Royal National Theatre. Bew is currently filming the upcoming television series House of the Dragon, a prequel to the HBO series Game of Thrones. He will play the role of Hugh Hammer, a knight of the Kingsguard.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Rome Revealed
2023Typist Artist Pirate KingGabe Patier
202324/7 Pet HospitalNarrator
2022House of the DragonHugh
2021Absent Now the DeadThersites (voice)
2019WarriorOfficer “Big Bill” O’Hara
2018IsabellaHayden
2017LiarIan Davis
2017RellikDI Mike Sutherland
2016Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsBeowulf
2013WPC 56DI Jack Burns
2012King LearEdmund
2011Young James Herriot
2009Personal Affairs
20081234Billy Nixon
2008SlapperPeter
2005Doctor WhoIvan
2005Green Street HooligansIke
2004AVP: Alien vs. PredatorKlaus
2004HustleNeil Davis
2003Brush with FateAdrian Kuypers
2002SpooksBryant
2002Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a FairytaleHans Christian Andersen
2001Waking the DeadYoung Murray Stuart
1997Midsomer MurdersDanny Twyman
1996Silent Witness