Kieron Bimpson was born in 1995 in Anfield, Liverpool and remembers that he was about 10 years old when his mum and dad bought him a digital camera, just a basic one, but one you could record a video and then edit it on the computer. He and his sister started filming little videos, comedy sketches and dramas, based on what was happening in the family. There were all sorts of characters in the family at the time, like his auntie who enjoyed a drink and his uncle who was nuts, and they would try and imitate them. Taking the finished product into the living room to show their mum and dad, the positive reaction they would get made them proud and spurred them on to keep doing it. From there Kieron did drama at his primary school but it was his drama teacher at secondary school, at the Academy of St Francis of Assisi in Kensington, Nicola Ousey, who really started paying attention to him and putting on his reports that he could be something special. He then studied at LMA for two years and was able to train as an actor, bringing his ideas to the forefront with his friends and develop them. Kieron graduated in 2013 and was tipped for stardom having already appeared as Craig, in an uncredited role in 'Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny' (2010) alongside Andrew Schofield in Dave Kirby's football comedy, and also in the TV mini-series 'Justice' (2011) as Teddy and in the short '45 Seconds and Counting' (2011). It was in 2013 that Liverpool actor Stephen Graham invited the aspiring teenage actor to visit him on the set of the HBO series 'Boardwalk Empire'. Kieron's first role in the year of his graduation was starring in ''Heart of Nowhere' (2013), a music video for British the indie rock band 'Noah and the Whale' and then in 'Across the Sea' (2015).
2017 looked to be shaping up as a potential breakthrough year for Kieron as he played the character Owen Travers in the TV series 'Vera', in the Series 7, Episode 4, titled 'The Blanket Mire' and then appeared with one of his idols, Stephen Graham, in 'Being Keegan' (2017), about a tormented naval officer returning home to Liverpool, as the city becomes a landscape for atonement as he is forced to confront a traumatic childhood event. During 2017 he also participated in projects with Clapperboard UK, a non-profit organization supporting young talent in the North West as he joined his former tutors at LMA to celebrate a new £250,000 scholarship fund to give talented young people the chance to follow in his footsteps. The scholarships, taught by leading industry professionals every Saturday, give 100 students the opportunity to secure a year-long placement at LMA as part of its 10 year anniversary celebration. Each scholarship is worth £2,500 per person. Ambitious and hard-working 14-19 year-olds who have a passion for acting, film and production, games and animation, music performance and musical theatre could apply online via the LMA website. Kieron said: "Giving young people the chance to study for free is amazing. Everybody should have the opportunity to go to a college or a university to develop their talent. Without studying at LMA I really believe I wouldn’t have become a professional actor. It's like a family and you learn so much about the craft because the tutors are veterans in the industry."
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| Jimnez (Gabriel Chavarria, left) and Nicols (Kieron Bimpson, right) in Hunter Killer Photo by: Jack English. |
Having appeared in 'VS' (2018), a film that explores the damaging conditions that a child in the care system can experience, he got his big breakthrough when he portrayed headstrong submariner Nichols in the 2018 action thriller 'Hunter Killer', starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. When he found out he had landed the role he said he was "jumping around so much my mum was worried something bad had happened." Kieron added: "I used to get really nervous going for interviews. When I went to Twickenham Studios in London for my audition I wore a blue shirt and blue trousers because that’s the closest I had to a submariner’s uniform. When I was there I could see posters for 'A Hard Day’s Night', starring The Beatles, and 'The Italian Job', which were both filmed there among many others, so it was very daunting. But when my agent phoned up and I was told I had the part I was over the moon. I have about five or six scenes with Gerard Butler. He's a lovely guy and very focussed, but was always nice to everyone on set. I didn’t have any scenes with Gary Oldman, unfortunately, but he is one of my heroes. He's one of the best British actors ever. Everything he's in is amazing. I did see him often in the lunch queue but we haven't spoken yet. Hopefully, I’ll meet him at the premiere in London. Without studying at LMA I really believe I wouldn’t have become a professional actor. It’s like a family and you learn so much about the craft because the tutors are veterans in the industry. I’m so proud I went there and it’s because of them I am now in a blockbuster film, which is what dreams are made of!" The following year saw Kieron appear as Captain in the TV mini-series 'The War of the Worlds' (2019) and then a more substantial part as Lorec in the thriller 'Zero' (2022) before appearing in the short 'The Real Thing' (2024).
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