Kirsty Besterman
# 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Doctors | Jackie | Episode: "Hidden Harm" |
| 2009 | Doctors | 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" |
| 2020 | 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.

