Kirsty Besterman Explained

Kirsty Besterman (born 1980) is a British actress of the stage and screen. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduating in 2002.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	An American Nobody in London	Isabelle
2007	Supermarket Sam	Jenny	Short
2015	Chicken	Mrs. Rickson
2018	A.I. Rising	Computer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Doctors	Jackie	Episode: "Hidden Harm"
2009		Carla Mayhew	Episode: "Gone to the Dogs"
2010	Foyle's War	Caroline Devereaux	Episode: "The Hide"
2011	Doctors	Becky Garland	Episode: "The Lonely Woman"
2014	Silent Witness	Amy Nash	Episode: "Fraternity"
2015	Father Brown	Julia Flanders	Episode: "The Paradise of Thieves"
2017	Holby City	Claire Hatbridge	Episode: "Wildest Dreams"
2020	Doctor Who	Solpado	Episode: "The Timeless Children"
	His Dark Materials	Sam Cansino	Episode: "Theft"
2022	Grantchester	Melanie Carmichael	Series 7, Episode 2

Theatre

• "Arcadia" (English Touring Theatre)^[2]
• "Separate Tables" (Salisbury Playhouse)^[3]
• "Tonight at 8.30" (English Touring Theatre)^[4]
• "Private Lives" (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh)^{[5] [6]}
• "Playhouse Creatures" (Chichester Theatre) ^[7]
• "Foxfinder" (Finborough Theatre)^[8]
• "The Importance of Being Earnest" (The Rose Theatre Kingston)^[9]
• "Amy's View" (Nottingham Playhouse) ^[10]
• Plunder (Watermill Theatre)^[11]
• The Rivals (Theatre Royal, Bath)^[12]
• Othello (Cheek by Jowl), as Bianca.^[13]
• King Lear (RSC Academy), as Cordelia.^{[14] [15]}
• Holding Fire! (Shakespeare's Globe).^{[16] [17]}
• The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare's Globe), as Portia.^[18]
• Macbeth (National Theatre tour), as Lady Macbeth.^[19]

She has also appeared in Peter Ackroyd's London and Doctors on BBC television, and when it comes to video games.

Notes and References

1. http://ashbee.net/rada/grad02/bes.html Profile
2. Web site: REVIEW: Arcadia, Theatre Royal Brighton Then On Tour ✭✭✭. britishtheatre.com.
3. Web site: Separate Tables (Salisbury Playhouse).
4. Web site: Tonight at 8.30 review – unexpectedly nourishing Noel Coward marathon. Michael. Billington. 11 May 2014. The Guardian.
5. Web site: Private Lives – review. Mark. Fisher. 19 February 2014. The Guardian.
6. News: Private Lives at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. Allan. Radcliffe. 20 February 2014. www.thetimes.co.uk.
7. Web site: Playhouse Creatures, Theatre on the Fly, Chichester, review. Laura. Thompson. 24 July 2012. www.telegraph.co.uk.
8. Web site: Foxfinder – review. Michael. Billington. 5 December 2011. The Guardian.
9. Web site: The Importance of Being Earnest, Rose Theatre, Kingston, review. Charles. Spencer. 10 October 2011. www.telegraph.co.uk.
10. Web site: Amy's View, Nottingham Playhouse, review. Dominic. Cavendish. 11 November 2010. www.telegraph.co.uk.
11. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/15852/plunder Reviews / Plunder
12. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/10040/the-rivals Reviews / The Rivals
13. http://theater.nytimes.com/2004/10/07/theater/reviews/07othe.html Warriors and Women, Trapped on the Iago Carousel
14. King Lear / Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Independent, October 17, 2002.
15. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on-coventry-warwickshire/page.cfm?objectid=12266995&method=full&siteid=50003 King Lear: Review
16. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/17623/holding-fire Reviews / Holding Fire
17. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/theater/26bran.html Classics Elevate London’s Summer
18. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/jun/30/theatre Theatre review: The Merchant of Venice / The Globe, London
19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snTmYzUGH2U Macbeth | Kirsty Besterman Interview