254. Kieran Bew on fencing, Shakespeare and acting / Sifu Mimi Chan

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I have a lovely conversation with Kieran Bew who plays Bill O’Hara on HBOMAX’s Warrior. Kieran shares stories from the set of Warrior and the weather challenges they faced in Cape Town on the very first day of filming.

Warrior fans have been thrilled with my recent lineup of guests… So have I! While I love talking about Warrior, it has been even more fascinating to get to know the actors behind the characters.

I was fascinated to hear about Kieran’s acting training and theater work in London. Even more, I was impressed to learn about his fencing background where he holds several épée titles.

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Discussed in this episode:

ABOUT KIERAN BEW

Kieran Bew is an actor from Hartlepool in the north of England. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) graduating in 2001.

Before training as an actor Kieran spent many years avidly competing as a swimmer, Basketball player and most notably as an Epeeist in Great Britain’s Fencing team.

These skills came in handy translating competition knowledge into onstage combat, leading Kieran to work as a fight choreographer on productions at drama school as well as Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

His first Acting role took him to Berlin to play the children’s author Hans Christian Andersen for Hallmark Entertainment.

Since then he has gone on to many roles both on stage and screen. Including Da Vinci’s Demons (Starz), Beowulf (ITV), Alien Vs Predator (Fox), King Lear (Almeida theatre) After Miss Julie (Young Vic Theatre and Therese Raquin (theatre Royal Bath) and Playing Big Bill O’Hara for HBOMAX’s Warrior.

Kieran has just completed filming Rules of the Game for BBC1. A four thriller exploring coercive behaviours in the workplace. It will air later in the year.

Photos: Da Vinci’s Demons (2015)

Hans Christian Andersen (2001)

Headshot: photo credit Faye Thomas (my wife)

After miss Julie – Young Vic theatre (2013)

Beowulf (2015)

After miss Julie. (With Natalie Dormer) (2013)

Therese Raquin – Theatre Royal Bath(2015)

Warrior (2017-2019)

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Discussed in this episode:

ABOUT KIERAN BEW

Disclaimer: I am not a writer. I do not claim to be. Apologies for grammatical mistakes, long drawn out run on sentences, and anything else that drives you crazy. I promise it was not my intention. Be lenient, please

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