Biography
Kirsty is a active member in her home acting community in Scotland, Kirsty has pursued her love of performing not just on the stage but to the screen. Attracted to well written, strong female figures, she is a versatile character actress who enjoys playing distinctive and important supporting roles, with a natural instinct for comedic timing to complex subtext. She has a first class business degree and 2 distinctions in acting performance qualifications (Edinburgh/London) and continuing with a Masters in Shakespeare and Theatre.
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Memberships and Associations
Equity Member
Member of Dundee Dramatic Society
Committee Member of Comedy Girls
Member of Monifieth Amatuer Dramatic Society
Associate of Trinity College London
Robert Gordon Alumni
Previous Jobs:
Control room 01/9 to 14/9 Aug
Control room Covid test Mon 23rd Aug
Control room Costume fitting Tue 24th
Control room Covid 31st Aug
Control room Covid test Mon 23rd Aug
Control room Costume fitting Tue 24th
Control room Covid 31st Aug
Control room 01/9 to 14/9 Aug
Crime - Police/ paramedics Sat 3rd July
Mirror-Belle english female Costume fitting £35
Mirror-Belle english female 4 days w/c 14th
Scots Squad Wed 4th March 2020 police officer
Princess Switch 3 17th December 2020
Open/Close Project
Character: Caroline
Director: Hayley Blakeman
Opal, Short Film
Character: Sharon (Lead)
Director Kirsty McLean (Best Director Award) Bafta category 2020
The Tape, Short Film
Character: (Lead) MP
Director David Wilde
Game of Cones, TV Pilot
Character: Fiona (supporting)
Director Lee Compton (March 2020)
The Tunnel, TV Pilot
Character: Senior Police Officer
Director Fraser McArthur
Corporate and Commercial
I create and deliver presentations to companies, conferences to different audiences and client facing. I have performed corporate videos presenting and voiceover for the University of Dundee and Microsoft Studios.
Theatre Performance
Harvey, Mary Chase
Character: Nurse Ruth Kelly
Dundee Dramatic Society, The Little Theatre
June 2019
Ladies Day, Amanda Whittington
Character: Linda (Lead)
The Comedy Girls, Gardyne Theatre
September 2019
Testament of Cresseid, Robert Henryson
Character: Venus (Supporting)
JOOT Theatre Company, Barron Theatre
April 2020
Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams
Character: Blanche Dubois (Lead)
Director: John Badenhorst, The Abbey Theatre
Skills
ATCL Performing: Speech and Drama - Trinity College, London (Distinction)
Acting Diploma - AO Drama School, Edinburgh (Distinction)
MA Shakespeare and Theatre
Shakespeare, Laban, Improv - Independent Centre for Acting and Training, London
Accents: American standard*, Southern American, Generic English*, RP, Cockney, Yorkshire, Scottish* (various dialects).
Stage Combat, Shakespeare.
Experience in: Theatre (Comedy, Drama), Commercials, Corporate, Film (Professional), Film (Student), Modelling, Presenting, Roleplay, Voice Over.