Kirsty Besterman
Seductive, sensual, rich voice with a twinkle. Good comedy. Lovely mixture of quality & friendliness.
Naturally RP but still very grounded.
Singing Ability
- Mezzo Soprano (Can carry a tune comfortably)
Other Languages
- French (Basic)
Credits
- Rupture (Feature Film, 2021) Ruby. MBC Studios
- Macbeth (Theatre, 2019-18) Lady Macbeth. National Theatre tour
- Doctor Who (TV, 2019) Solpado. BBC
- His Dark Materials (TV, 2019) Sam Cansino. Bad Wolf
- A.I. Rising (Feature Film, 2018) Computer. Arclight Films
- Winter Solstice (Theatre, 2018) Bettina. UK Tour
- Genesis Inc. (Theatre, 2018) Various. Hampstead Theatre
- Betrayal (Theatre, 2017) Emma. Salisbury Playhouse
- Experience (Theatre, 2017) Helen. Hampstead Theatre Downstairs.
- They Drink It in the Congo (Theatre, 2016) Meredith, Jenny, Carmen. Almeida
- Tipping the Velvet (Theatre, 2015) Diana. Lyric Hammersmith
- Arcadia (Theatre, 2015) Lady Croom. ETT Tour
- Private Lives (Theatre, 2014) Amanda. Royal Lyceum Theatre.
- Tonight at 8:30 (Theatre, 2014) Stella/Piggie/Louise. National Tour
- Father Brown (TV, 2014) Julia Flanders. BBC
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (Video Game, 2014) Elaina / Recruit Bellete / Tamar the Reaver / Jana / Hinterlands Healer / Griffon Wing Keep Guard. Larian Studios
- The Precariat (Theatre, 2013) Bethan. Finborough Theatre.
- The School For Scandal (Theatre, 2013) Lady Teazle. Park Theatre.
- Dangerous Corner (Theatre, 2013) Freda. Salisbury Playhouse.
- Silent Witness (TV, 2013) Amy Nash. BBC.
- Chicken (Feature Film, 2013) Mrs Rickson. B Good Picture Company
- The Great Gatsby (Theatre, 2012) Daisy. Wiltons Music Hall.
- Playhouse Creatures (Theatre, 2012) Mrs Marshall. Chichester Festival Theatre.
- The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre, 2011) Gwendolen. Rose Theatre Kingston.
- Foyle's War (TV, 2010) Lady Caroline. ITV
- Amy's View (Theatre, 2010) Amy. Nottingham Playhouse.
- Edmond (Theatre, 2009) Wilton's Music Hall.
- Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre, 2008) Beatrice. Shakespeare's Globe.
- Liberty (Theatre, 2008) Rose Clebert. Shakespeare's Globe.
- Holding Fire! (Theatre, 2007) Mrs. Harrington. Shakespeare's Globe.
- Merchant of Venice (Theatre, 2007) Portia. Shakespeare's Globe.
- Plunder (Theatre, 2007) Prudence Malone. Newbury Watermill Theatre.
- Private Lives (Theatre, 2006) Amanda. Simply Theatre.
- The Rivals (Theatre, 2005) Julia Melville. Theatre Royal, Bath.
- Doctors (TV, 2004-11) Becky Garland/Carla Mayhew/Jackie. 3 episodes. BBC.
- Othello (Theatre, 2004) Bianca. Cheek By Jowell.
- Peter Ackroyd's London (TV, 2003) Susan Burney. BBC.
- King Lear (Theatre, 2002) Cordelia. Royal Shakespeare Company.
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14/04/2022
Grantchester starring Kirsty Besterman and Charlotte Ritchie
A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester. The newest series available every Friday at 9pm on ITV.
26/01/2022
'Habeas Corpus' at the Menier Chocolate Factory, starring Kirsty Besterman.
The antics of the Wicksteed home are a darkly satirical merry-go-round in Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus. Family, friends and the quest for sexual pleasures of the body (“corpus”) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through an escapade of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: “He whose lust lasts, lasts longest.” 3rd December 2021 – 26th February 2022, get your tickets now.
23/11/2020
Don't miss Kirsty Besterman in the latest episode of His Dark Materials, alongside Ruth Wilson and Ariyon Bakare!
Kirsty is in episode 3 of the latest series. Available now on the iPlayer!
25/06/2018
Kirsty Besterman stars in Genesis Inc at Hampstead Theatre
This richly imaginative, topical, and explosively funny new comedy takes a closer look at the lengths to which people will go to defy biology - and at the moral compass of an industry that trades on fear and hope. Performing 22nd June - 28th July.