Kirsten Callaghan Explained
Kirsten Sarah Callaghan (born 7 June 1991) is a British-Irish actress, writer, producer and singer-songwriter.[1] Callaghan is best known for her lead role as swimmer Mercedes Gleitze in the upcoming biopic Vindication Swim.
Career
Callaghan graduated from Rose Bruford College in 2015 and began her career on stage, writing and performing in one woman show L'amour Est Mort, based on the French folktale Bluebeard, which was chosen to be performed at the London Symposium Festival. In 2016, Callaghan was cast as Nöel Olivier in Nick Baldock's historical play Verge of Strife, and in the lead role of BBC and Royal Court Young Writer's graduate, Thomas Clancy's play, Pussy.[2] [3] [4]
In 2019 Callaghan was cast as the lead role in the biopic Vindication Swim.[5] The film, written and directed by Elliott Hasler, portrays the story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.[6] [7] Callaghan spent three years training and filming for the swimming scenes, which were all filmed in the English Channel itself.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Besides starring in the film, Callaghan also served as executive producer on the project, alongside producers Nicola Pearcey, Sally Humphreys, Douglas McJannet and Simon Hasler.[13] Vindication Swim is due for release in 2022 and marks Callaghan's feature film debut.[14] [15] [16]
Filmography
References
- Web site: Kirsten Callaghan. 2022-02-13. IMDb. en.
- Web site: Verge of Strife Arsalan Sattari Productions . 2022-01-26 . Arsalan Website . en.
- Web site: Verge of Strife: 4 star review by Joshua Clarke . 2022-01-26 . broadwaybaby.com . en.
- Web site: views from the gods plays pussy . 2022-01-26 . www.viewsfromthegods.co.uk.
- Web site: 2019-08-07 . Elliott, Kirsten & John Interviewed on BBC South East TV & BBC Sussex Radio . 2022-01-26 . Relsah Productions . en-US.
- Web site: Ramos . Dino-Ray . 2020-11-02 . Victoria Summer Dives Into Indie Biopic 'Vindication Swim' From Director Elliott Hasler . 2022-01-26 . Deadline . en-US.
- Web site: Bartle . Faye . 2021-04-14 . Behind the scenes of film Vindication Swim - shot in Sussex . 2022-01-26 . Great British Life . en-UK.
- News: The untold story of a British swimming icon . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-01-26.
- Web site: 2022-01-24 . Blue plaque unveiled to honour the first British woman to swim the Channel . 2022-01-26 . ITV News . en.
- Web site: Crowds watch as Brighton's forgotten swimming hero is honoured with blue plaque . 2022-01-26 . The Argus . en.
- Web site: 5 Live Breakfast - 24/01/2022 - BBC Sounds . 2022-01-26 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB.
- News: Blackburn . Jack . Channel swimmer comes in from cold . . en . 2022-01-26 . 0140-0460.
- Web site: 2021-05-09 . Sally Wood gives positive update on husband Ronnie's cancer battle - EXCLUSIVE . 2022-01-26 . HELLO! . en.
- Web site: Vindication Swim – RelsahFilms . 2022-01-26 . en-US.
- Web site: Yossman . K. J. . 2022-01-28 . Elliott Hasler's 'Vindication Swim' Biopic Casts Douglas Hodge, James Wilby (EXCLUSIVE) . 2022-01-29 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: Kirsten Callaghan . 2022-01-29 . IMDb . en.