title: Kirsty Besterman
text: # 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.
  
  