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

Typist Artist Pirate King
Gabe Patier
2023

24/7 Pet Hospital
Narrator · (10 episodes)
2023

House of the Dragon
Hugh · (6 episodes)
2022

Absent Now the Dead
Thersites (voice)
2021

Warrior
Officer “Big Bill” O’Hara · (30 episodes)
2019
Isabella
Hayden
2018

Rellik
DI Mike Sutherland · (6 episodes)
2017

Liar
Ian Davis · (5 episodes)
2017

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Beowulf · (12 episodes)
2016

WPC 56
DI Jack Burns · (3 episodes)
2013

King Lear
Edmund
2012

Young James Herriot
(3 episodes)
2011

Personal Affairs
(5 episodes)
2009

1234
Billy Nixon
2008

Slapper
Peter
2008

Green Street Hooligans
Ike
2005

Doctor Who
Ivan · (1 episode)
2005

AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Klaus
2004

Hustle
Neil Davis · (1 episode)
2004

Brush with Fate
Adrian Kuypers
2003

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Hans Christian Andersen · (2 episodes)
2002

Spooks
Bryant · (1 episode)
2002

Waking the Dead
Young Murray Stuart · (2 episodes)
2001

Midsomer Murders
Danny Twyman · (1 episode)
1997

Silent Witness
(2 episodes)
1996

Rome Revealed
(8 episodes)