Kieran Bew

Acting

Kieran Bew

Born August 18, 1980Hartlepool, England, UK29 credits

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

Filmography

Absent Now the Dead
2021Absent Now the Dead
as Thersites (voice)Movie
Warrior
2019Warrior
as Officer “Big Bill” O’HaraTV
I
2018Isabella
as HaydenMovie
Rellik
2017Rellik
as DI Mike SutherlandTV
Liar
2017Liar
as Ian DavisTV
Outlander
2014Outlander
as Captain Charles CunninghamTV
WPC 56
2013WPC 56
as DI Jack BurnsTV
King Lear
2012King Lear
as EdmundMovie
The Bletchley Circle
2012The Bletchley Circle
as Clerk on TrainTV
Personal Affairs
2009Personal Affairs
as Ari GellmanTV
1234
20081234
as Billy NixonMovie
Slapper
2008Slapper
as PeterMovie
Hustle
2004Hustle
as Neil DavisTV
Brush with Fate
2003Brush with Fate
as Adrian KuypersMovie
Spooks
2002Spooks
as BryantTV
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Dead
as Young Murray StuartTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Danny TwymanTV