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.Profile at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and index of graduates by year , retrieved 2010-02-19.
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 2004Doctors 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) "Separate Tables" (Salisbury Playhouse) "Tonight at 8.30" (English Touring Theatre) "Private Lives" (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh) "Playhouse Creatures" (Chichester Theatre) "Foxfinder" (Finborough Theatre) "The Importance of Being Earnest" (The Rose Theatre Kingston) "Amy's View" (Nottingham Playhouse) Plunder (Watermill Theatre)Reviews / Plunder, The Stage, February 7, 2007. The Rivals (Theatre Royal, Bath)Reviews / The Rivals, The Stage, October 13, 2005. Othello (Cheek by Jowl), as Bianca.Warriors and Women, Trapped on the Iago Carousel, New York Times, October 7, 2004. King Lear (RSC Academy), as Cordelia.King Lear / Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Independent, October 17, 2002.King Lear: Review , Coventry Telegraph, October 9, 2002. Holding Fire! (Shakespeare's Globe).Reviews / Holding Fire, The Stage, August 6, 2007.Classics Elevate London’s Summer, New York Times, August 26, 2007. The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare's Globe), as Portia.Theatre review: The Merchant of Venice / The Globe, London, The Guardian, June 30, 2007. Macbeth (National Theatre tour), as Lady Macbeth.Macbeth | Kirsty Besterman Interview, Norwich Theatre Royal - YouTube video, October 24, 2018. She has also appeared in Peter Ackroyd's London and Doctors on BBC television, and Dragon Age: Inquisition when it comes to video games.
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