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Sidney Kean
ActorBorn October 1, 1950 (74 years)
Sidney John Kean was born on October 1 1950 in London, UK.
Sidney's career has spanned over five decades and has included extensive work in the theatre, most recently in the acclaimed productions of Girl From The North Country at The Gielgud Theatre, London directed by Conor Mcpherson, and The Berberian Sound Studio at The Donmar Warehouse, London directed by Tom Scutt, cinema, television and radio. Naturally, he is equally at home in all these different fields. He is especially gifted at picking up accents and dialects from around this country and the rest of the world and making them sound natural and native.
It was in the Reps and National Tours that he learn't the art of "deliberately staying there, watching and listening to other performers". It is often said that the best Actors are the ones that listen... Sidney is a past master at this art.
He has superb comic timing as well as magnetic stage presence. He is also a breeze to work with!
Sidney has numerous credits to his CV, has been performing professionally all his life and has excelled at theatrical roles as diverse as Agatha Christie to Shakespeare, lighthearted comedy to dark tragedy, experimental performance art to pantomime, musical Theatre to farce, serious television and film drama to Children's Theatre.
His work has led to him travelling extensively nationally and globally and has worked with perhaps some of the finest Actors and Directors of his generation including Rod Steiger and Sir Lawrence Olivier.
Sidney's career has spanned over five decades and has included extensive work in the theatre, most recently in the acclaimed productions of Girl From The North Country at The Gielgud Theatre, London directed by Conor Mcpherson, and The Berberian Sound Studio at The Donmar Warehouse, London directed by Tom Scutt, cinema, television and radio. Naturally, he is equally at home in all these different fields. He is especially gifted at picking up accents and dialects from around this country and the rest of the world and making them sound natural and native.
It was in the Reps and National Tours that he learn't the art of "deliberately staying there, watching and listening to other performers". It is often said that the best Actors are the ones that listen... Sidney is a past master at this art.
He has superb comic timing as well as magnetic stage presence. He is also a breeze to work with!
Sidney has numerous credits to his CV, has been performing professionally all his life and has excelled at theatrical roles as diverse as Agatha Christie to Shakespeare, lighthearted comedy to dark tragedy, experimental performance art to pantomime, musical Theatre to farce, serious television and film drama to Children's Theatre.
His work has led to him travelling extensively nationally and globally and has worked with perhaps some of the finest Actors and Directors of his generation including Rod Steiger and Sir Lawrence Olivier.
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Filmography
| 2025 | Rotten · as Cast |
| 2025 | Tales of the Underworld · as Mehmet (segment The Main Event) |
| 2023 | Forever Young · as Mr. Green |
| 2021 | Grace (2021) (TV Series) · as Mr. Seiler |
| 2019 | The Village in the Woods · as Arthur |
| 2019 | Lucas and Albert · as Mehmet |
| 2019 | Let Me Buy You a Drink · as John |
| 2018 | The Guard of Auschwitz · as Older Hans |
| 2016 | Hatton Garden: The Heist · as John Collins |
| 2015 | Orthodox · as Saul Levy |
| 2014 | The Longing · as Keith |
| 2014 | Grantchester (TV Series) · as Bill Connor |
| 2013 | The Mimic (TV Series) · as Rabbi |
| 2013 | The Sky in Bloom · as Veli |
| 2012 | The Fear (UK) (TV Series) · as Milton |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 2008 | Broken Lines · as David |
| 2004 | Fakers · as Baker |
| 2004 | The Long Firm (TV Series) · as Harry's Dad |
| 2004 | Doc Martin (TV Series) · as Maitre D' |
| 2001 | Revelation · as Europolitician |
| 2001 | Sword of Honour · as Capo Blackshirt |
| 2001 | Doc Martin · as Maitre’d (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Hanuman · as Roberto |
| 1998 | Renford Rejects (TV Series) · as Headmaster |
| 1997 | Dream Team (TV Series) · as Lucca Danielli |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Maconi |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost (TV Series) · as Fabriani |
| 1992 | Crime Story (TV Series) · as Czech Teacher |
| 1991 | 2 Point 4 Children (TV Series) · as Waiter 1 |
| 1991 | True Crimes (TV Series) · as Eric Rubin |
| 1989 | Queen of Hearts · as Pepe |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Count Foscatini |
| 1988 | London's Burning (TV Series) · as Paramedic |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Signor Panucci |
| 1986 | Jossy's Giants (TV Series) · as Restaurant Manager |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Barman |
| 1985 | Lifeforce · as Brash Guard |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Delivery Man |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as David Mayo |
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii (TV Series) · as Slave Of Glaucus |
| 1982 | Brookside (TV Series) · as John |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets · as Machoni |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Concierge |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Vetnor |
| 1975 | The Legend of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Roland |
| 1973 | Warship (1973) (TV Series) · as Lewis |
| 1972 | Up the Front · as Singing Soldier |
| 1972 | Savage Messiah · as Annoyed Man In Library (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Slave |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Luca |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Albert |