Kirsty Besterman

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.

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) The Rivals (Theatre Royal, Bath) Othello (Cheek by Jowl), as Bianca. King Lear (RSC Academy), as Cordelia. Holding Fire! (Shakespeare's Globe). The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare's Globe), as Portia. Macbeth (National Theatre tour), as Lady Macbeth. She has also appeared in Peter Ackroyd's London and Doctors on BBC television, and Dragon Age: Inquisition when it comes to video games.