
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

TV
Doctor Who
Ivan
2005

TV
Midsomer Murders
Danny Twyman
1997

TV
Outlander
Captain Charles Cunningham
2014

TV
Silent Witness
1996

TV
House of the Dragon
Hugh
2022

TV
Spooks
Bryant
2002

TV
Waking the Dead
Young Murray Stuart
2001

TV
Hustle
Neil Davis
2004

TV
Warrior
Officer “Big Bill” O’Hara
2019

TV
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Beowulf
2016

TV
Liar
Ian Davis
2017

Film
Green Street Hooligans
Ike
2005

TV
WPC 56
DI Jack Burns
2013

TV
The Bletchley Circle
Clerk on Train
2012

Film
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Klaus
2004

TV
Rellik
DI Mike Sutherland
2017

Film
King Lear
Edmund
2012

Film
Slapper
Peter
2008

TV
Rome Revealed

TV
Personal Affairs
Ari Gellman
2009
Filmography
2023FilmTypist Artist Pirate Kingas Gabe Patier2023TV24/7 Pet Hospitalas Narrator2022TVHouse of the Dragonas Hugh2021FilmAbsent Now the Deadas Thersites (voice)2019TVWarrioras Officer “Big Bill” O’Hara2018FilmIsabellaas Hayden2017TVRellikas DI Mike Sutherland2017TVLiaras Ian Davis2016TVBeowulf: Return to the Shieldlandsas Beowulf2015TVDoctor Who: The Fan Show2014TVOutlanderas Captain Charles Cunningham2013TVWPC 56as DI Jack Burns2012FilmKing Learas Edmund2012TVThe Bletchley Circleas Clerk on Train2011TVYoung James Herriot2009TVPersonal Affairsas Ari Gellman2008Film1234as Billy Nixon2008FilmSlapperas Peter2005FilmGreen Street Hooligansas Ike2005TVDoctor Whoas Ivan2004FilmAVP: Alien vs. Predatoras Klaus2004TVHustleas Neil Davis2003FilmBrush with Fateas Adrian Kuypers2002TVHans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytaleas Hans Christian Andersen2002TVSpooksas Bryant2001TVWaking the Deadas Young Murray Stuart1997TVMidsomer Murdersas Danny Twyman1996TVSilent Witness—TVRome Revealed