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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • A Touch of Frost
  • Coronation Street
  • Love and Bullets
  • The Village in the Woods
  • The Guard of Auschwitz
  • London's Burning
  • Let Me Buy You a Drink

Known For

  • The Village in the Woods
  • The Guard of Auschwitz
  • Hanuman
  • Orthodox
  • Hatton Garden: The Heist
  • Let Me Buy You a Drink
  • The Sky in Bloom
  • Broken Lines
  • Lucas and Albert

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
2019
Lucas and Albert · as Mehmet
2019
2018
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
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

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