| Barnaby Kay | |
| Birth Name: | Barnaby Kay |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1969 |
| Birth Place: | St Pancras, London, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Spouse: | Nicola Walker |
| Children: | 1 |
| Parents: | Richard Kay |
Barnaby Kay (born 9 April 1969) is an English actor who has played roles in television, stage, film and performance art. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Kay was born at St Pancras, London and is the son of actor Richard Kay (1937–1987) and Jaqueline (née Maxwell) and the grandson of entertainer Arthur Kay (died 1970). He is married to actress Nicola Walker, with whom he has a son.[1]
Among other roles, Kay has appeared in The Five (2016), Wallander (2012–15), Doctor Who (2015), New Tricks (2013–14), Frankie (2013), Public Enemies (2011), Wuthering Heights (2009), Holby City (2008), Midsomer Murders (2005), Spooks (2004), Prime Suspect (2003), Serious and Organised (2003), Silent Witness (2002), Conspiracy (2001), The Bill (2000), Casualty (1999), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Croupier (1998), Jonathan Creek (1997), Cracker (1996), The Vet (1995) and Minder (1994).
Kay's theatre work includes A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse (2009),[2] Orlando in As You Like It at the Novello Theatre (2006), Closer at the National Theatre (1999–2000), Pierre Bezuhov in Warring Peas at the Hampstead Theatre (2008), Tinky Winky, Teletubbies tour (2011-2016), Steve Calhanm in Eric Larue at the Soho Theatre (2006), and Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin in Dying For It at the Almeida Theatre (2007).[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | SWAT Team Leader | |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Wardley-Fish | ||
| 1998 | Croupier | Car Dealer | |
| Shakespeare in Love | Nol | ||
| 2000 | Eisenstein | Andrei | |
| 2001 | Conspiracy | Rudolf Lange | Television film |
| 2002 | AKA Albert Walker | Mike Darke | Television film |
| 2005 | The Government Inspector | Tom Kelly | Television film |
| 2007 | Life Line | Tony | Television film |
| 2008 | Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End | Riddare | |
| 2010 | Riddare | ||
| 2012 | Red Tails | Commanding General Westlake | |
| The Deadfall | The Previous Occupier | Short film | |
| 2013 | Fire Horse | Roddy | Short film |
| 2023 | Put-Pocket Passenger | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Minder | Riley | Episode: "The Long Good Thursday" |
| 1995 | The Vet | Tom Sims | Episode: "Relative Values" |
| The Ghostbusters of East Finchley | DC Asho | Episode: "Episode 6" | |
| 1996 | Cracker | Dennis Philby | Episode: "White Ghost" |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek | D.C. Spelling | Episode: "The House of Monkeys" |
| 1999 | Casualty | Gareth Mullins | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
| The Blonde Bombshell | Alan Lake | Miniseries; 1 episode | |
| 2000 | The Bill | Howard Fallon | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Life As We Know It | Harry Cameron | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Silent Witness | DS Clive Johnson | Episode: "The Fall Out" |
| 2003 | Serious & Organised | Oliver Wolcott | Episode: "Unfaithful" |
| Prime Suspect | DC Michael Philips | Episode: "The Last Witness" | |
| 2004 | Spooks | John Fortescue | Episode: "Love and Death" |
| 2005 | Midsomer Murders | Dr. Osgood | Episode: "Bantling Boy" |
| 2008 | Holby City | Aaron Fellows | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| The Fixer | Danny Spader | Episode: "Episode 4" | |
| 2009 | Wuthering Heights | Saul | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Dispatches | Narrator | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Without You | Joe Lipton | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | Tom Morgan | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Public Enemies | Will | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| Dead Boss | Justin | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
| Midsomer Murders | Adrian Sharp | Episode: "Written in the Stars" | |
| Holby City | Eamonn Gleeson | Episode: "Hail Caesar" | |
| 2012–2015 | Wallander | Lennart Mattson | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Frankie | Toby Ellis | Episode: "Episode 4" |
| 2013–2014 | New Tricks | DAC Ned Hancock | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2014 | One Child | Mr. Anderson | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Doctor Who | Heidi | Episode: "The Girl Who Died" |
| 2016 | The Five | DI Liam Townsend | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Anatomy of a Scandal | Detective Sergeant Willis | Episode: "Episode 1" |
| 2023 | Screw | Governor Mayhew | Series regular; 6 episodes |