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==Early life and education== |
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Bluemel was born in [[Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHM-1LD2|title=Edward Robert Bluemel|publisher=England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008| |
Bluemel was born in [[Tunbridge Wells]], Kent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHM-1LD2|title=Edward Robert Bluemel|publisher=England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref> He attended [[Taunton School]] in Somerset, where his parents Martin and Jane taught Chemistry and Physics respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/15011509.taunton-man-stars-in-hit-itv-war-drama-the-halcyon/ |title=Ex Taunton School student Edward Bluemel, who plays Toby Hamilton in ITV's ''The Halcyon'' |work=[[Somerset County Gazette]] |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=24 November 2018 }}</ref> Bluemel was 11 when he first got into acting through a school play<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/the-young-british-actors-to-watch-in-2019-885090|title=The Young British Actors To Watch In 2019|website=Mr Porter|first=Jessica|last=Punter|date=1 May 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> and 17 when he decided to pursue it professionally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visualtalesmagazine.com/2022/03/04/edward-bluemel/|title=Many Sides of Edward Bluemel|journal=Visual Tales|date=March 2022|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> He took a year-long foundation course at [[RADA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukboardingschools.com/news/itvs-the-halcyon-actor-edward-bluemel-gives-masterclass-to-taunton-school-pupils/|title=ITV's 'The Halcyon' Actor Edward Bluemel Gives Masterclass To Taunton School Pupils|website=UK Boarding Schools|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> before going on to graduate from the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in 2015 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Acting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.rwcmd.ac.uk/2019/06/07/meet-killing-eves-hugo-graduate-edward-bluemel/|title=Meet Killing Eve's Hugo: Graduate Edward Bluemel|website=#RWCMD|date=7 June 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> During his time at drama school, Bluemel was flatmates with [[Jacob Ifan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flanellemag.com/edward-exclusive-interview-with-edward-bluemel/|title=Edward – Exclusive Interview with Edward Bluemel|website=Flanelle|first=Morgan|last=Leet|date=2 April 2021|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In 2017, Bluemel made his [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in ''[[Love In Idleness]]'' at the [[Menier Chocolate Factory]] and [[Apollo Theatre]], as well as his feature film debut in ''Access All Areas'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/04/01/edward-bluemel-killing-eve/|title=Edward Bluemel on Killing Eve's second sociopathic season|journal=Wonderland|first=Rosie|last=Byers|date=1 April 2019| |
In 2017, Bluemel made his [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in ''[[Love In Idleness]]'' at the [[Menier Chocolate Factory]] and [[Apollo Theatre]], as well as his feature film debut in ''Access All Areas'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/04/01/edward-bluemel-killing-eve/|title=Edward Bluemel on Killing Eve's second sociopathic season|journal=Wonderland|first=Rosie|last=Byers|date=1 April 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> and had his first main television role as Toby Hamilton in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] war drama ''[[The Halcyon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whattowatch.com/news/edward-bluemel-gay-kiss-halcyon-448495|title=Edward Bluemel on Toby's gay kiss in The Halcyon: 'That was a big no back then!'|website=What to Watch|first=Nicholas|last=Cannon|date=4 July 2021|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> He also appeared in ''Touch'' at the [[Soho Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abookof.us/nextchapters/edward-bluemel|title=Edward Bluemel [Killing Eve]|journal=A Book of Magazine|date=17 January 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> |
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The following year, Bluemel began starring as Marcus Whitmore in the [[Sky One]] fantasy series ''[[A Discovery of Witches (TV series)|A Discovery of Witches]]'', an adaptation of [[A Discovery of Witches|the book of the same name]] by [[Deborah Harkness]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/discovery-of-witches-season-3-filming/|title=A Discovery of Witches star teases the upcoming final series: 'Hopefully we end it well'|journal=Radio Times|first=Huw|last=Fullerton|date=26 January 2021| |
The following year, Bluemel began starring as Marcus Whitmore in the [[Sky One]] fantasy series ''[[A Discovery of Witches (TV series)|A Discovery of Witches]]'', an adaptation of [[A Discovery of Witches|the book of the same name]] by [[Deborah Harkness]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/discovery-of-witches-season-3-filming/|title=A Discovery of Witches star teases the upcoming final series: 'Hopefully we end it well'|journal=Radio Times|first=Huw|last=Fullerton|date=26 January 2021|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a34976144/a-discovery-of-witches-edward-bluemel-times-convert-spin-off/|title=A Discovery of Witches star Edward Bluemel would love Marcus spin-off with Time's Convert|journal=Good Housekeeping|first=Naomi|last=Gordon|date=4 January 2021|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> He also appeared in the film ''[[The Commuter (film)|The Commuter]]''. In 2019, he had a recurring role as Maeve Wiley's ([[Emma Mackey]]) brother Sean in the [[Netflix]] comedy-drama ''[[Sex Education (TV series)|Sex Education]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sex-education-sean-return-exclusive/|title=Exclusive – Sex Education star addresses possible return: "His main thing is that he's never, ever there"|journal=Radio Times|first=Patrick|last=Cremona|date=27 January 2021|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> and joined the main cast of the BBC thriller ''[[Killing Eve]]'' for its second series as Hugo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/killing-eve-edward-bluemel-finale-bbc-america-1202144473/|title='Killing Eve' Star Edward Bluemel Demystifies 'Passionate Man-spreader' Hugo and His Link to Eve|journal=IndieWire|first=Hanh|last=Nguyen|date=24 May 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/edward-bluemel-interview-a-discovery-of-witches-killing-eve/|title=Edward Bluemel on 'A Discovery of Witches' and Playing a Troublemaker on 'Killing Eve'|journal=Collider|first=Christina|last=Radish|date=5 May 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> |
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Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Persuasion (2022 film)|Persuasion]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/dakota-johnson-persuasion-filming-uk-edward-bluemel-yolande-kettle-lydia-rose-bewley-netflix-movie-1234769308/|title='Persuasion': Edward Bluemel, Lydia Rose Bewley & Yolande Kettle Join Netflix & MRC Jane Austen Pic|website=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=4 June 2021| |
Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Persuasion (2022 film)|Persuasion]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/dakota-johnson-persuasion-filming-uk-edward-bluemel-yolande-kettle-lydia-rose-bewley-netflix-movie-1234769308/|title='Persuasion': Edward Bluemel, Lydia Rose Bewley & Yolande Kettle Join Netflix & MRC Jane Austen Pic|website=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=4 June 2021|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> and Luke Nightingale in the [[Amazon Prime]] series ''[[Ten Percent (TV series)|Ten Percent]]''. He has upcoming roles in the [[MGM+]] series ''[[Belgravia: The Next Chapter]]'' and the [[Amazon Prime]] adaptation of ''[[My Lady Jane]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/amazon-my-lady-jane-series-emily-bader-edward-bluemel-1235082202/|title=Amazon Greenlights 'My Lady Jane' About Brit Monarch Jane Grey; Sets Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel & Jordan Peters To Lead Cast On Parkes+MacDonald Series|website=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=2 August 2022|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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On the side, Bluemel enjoys [[lo-fi music]] and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.influencerintelligence.com/blog/qC/spotlight-on-edward-bluemel|title=Spotlight On...Edward Bluemel|website=Influencer Intelligence|first=Neel|last=Bhatt| |
On the side, Bluemel enjoys [[lo-fi music]] and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.influencerintelligence.com/blog/qC/spotlight-on-edward-bluemel|title=Spotlight On...Edward Bluemel|website=Influencer Intelligence|first=Neel|last=Bhatt|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/edward-bluemel-discovery-of-witches-sex-education|title=Edward Bluemel Is Ready For His Strictly Invite|journal=Bustle|first=Alice|last=Broster|date=14 January 2021|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> As of 2019, he lived in [[Tooting Bec]], South London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/esmagazine/edward-bluemel-killing-eve-a4159881.html|title=Edward Bluemel: The love-to-hate new star of Killing Eve|journal=Evening Standard|first=Frankie|last=McCoy|date=6 June 2019|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> Bluemel is currently dating comedian and internet personality, Mary Beth Barone. |
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==Filmography== |
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 4 May 2024
Edward Bluemel | |
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Born | Edward Robert Bluemel 22 May 1993 Tunbridge Wells, England |
Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Edward Robert Bluemel (born 22 May 1993) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the Sky One series A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022) and the BBC thriller Killing Eve (2019–2022).
Early life and education[edit]
Bluemel was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1] He attended Taunton School in Somerset, where his parents Martin and Jane taught Chemistry and Physics respectively.[2] Bluemel was 11 when he first got into acting through a school play[3] and 17 when he decided to pursue it professionally.[4] He took a year-long foundation course at RADA[5] before going on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[6] During his time at drama school, Bluemel was flatmates with Jacob Ifan.[7]
Career[edit]
In 2017, Bluemel made his West End debut in Love In Idleness at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre, as well as his feature film debut in Access All Areas,[8] and had his first main television role as Toby Hamilton in the ITV war drama The Halcyon.[9] He also appeared in Touch at the Soho Theatre.[10]
The following year, Bluemel began starring as Marcus Whitmore in the Sky One fantasy series A Discovery of Witches, an adaptation of the book of the same name by Deborah Harkness.[11][12] He also appeared in the film The Commuter. In 2019, he had a recurring role as Maeve Wiley's (Emma Mackey) brother Sean in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education[13] and joined the main cast of the BBC thriller Killing Eve for its second series as Hugo.[14][15]
Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022 Netflix film Persuasion[16] and Luke Nightingale in the Amazon Prime series Ten Percent. He has upcoming roles in the MGM+ series Belgravia: The Next Chapter and the Amazon Prime adaptation of My Lady Jane.[17]
Personal life[edit]
On the side, Bluemel enjoys lo-fi music and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish.[18][19] As of 2019, he lived in Tooting Bec, South London.[20] Bluemel is currently dating comedian and internet personality, Mary Beth Barone.
Filmography[edit]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Access All Areas | Heath | |
2018 | The Commuter | Gwen's Boyfriend | |
House Finch | Jamie | Short film | |
2019 | How to Build a Girl | Strange Cages Manager | |
2020 | Pelicans | Ben Bay | Short film |
2022 | Persuasion | Captain Harville | Netflix film |
2023 | Such A Lovely Day | Ben | Short film |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Holby City | Dexter Arnold | Episode: "A Friend in Need" |
2017 | The Halcyon | Toby Hamilton | Main role; 8 episodes |
The Crown | Young Man (Barracks) | Unknown episodes | |
2018–2022 | A Discovery of Witches | Marcus Whitmore | Main role |
2019 | Traitors | Barrie Clifton | 2 episodes |
2019–2022 | Killing Eve | Hugo | Main role; 10 episodes |
2019–2023 | Sex Education | Sean Wiley | 5 episodes |
2020 | Trying | Jonny | Episode: "Show Me the Love" |
Behind the Filter | Barney | Television short | |
Brave New World | Arch Songster | Episode: "Monogamy and Futility: Part 1" | |
2021 | Please Help | Dean Nutt | Television pilot |
2022 | Ten Percent | Luke | 6 episodes |
2023 | Castlevania: Nocturne | Richter Belmont (voice) | Main role |
2024 | Belgravia: The Next Chapter | Dr. Stephen Ellerby | Main role |
TBC | † Washington Black | TBC | Post-production |
† My Lady Jane | Lord Guildford Dudley | In production | |
† We Might Regret This | Levi | In production |
Theatre[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2014 | The Winter's Tale | Leontes | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
Strange Orchestra | George | ||
Mercury Fur | Lola | Company of Sirens | |
King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | RWCMD | |
2015 | Longing | Sergei | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
Animal | Hector / Herdsman | ||
2017 | Love In Idleness | Michael Brown | Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre |
Touch | Paddy | Soho Theatre |
Video games[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me | Jeff | Voice and motion capture |
References[edit]
- ^ "Edward Robert Bluemel". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Ex Taunton School student Edward Bluemel, who plays Toby Hamilton in ITV's The Halcyon". Somerset County Gazette. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Punter, Jessica (1 May 2019). "The Young British Actors To Watch In 2019". Mr Porter. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Many Sides of Edward Bluemel". Visual Tales. March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "ITV's 'The Halcyon' Actor Edward Bluemel Gives Masterclass To Taunton School Pupils". UK Boarding Schools. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet Killing Eve's Hugo: Graduate Edward Bluemel". #RWCMD. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Leet, Morgan (2 April 2021). "Edward – Exclusive Interview with Edward Bluemel". Flanelle. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Byers, Rosie (1 April 2019). "Edward Bluemel on Killing Eve's second sociopathic season". Wonderland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Cannon, Nicholas (4 July 2021). "Edward Bluemel on Toby's gay kiss in The Halcyon: 'That was a big no back then!'". What to Watch. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Edward Bluemel [Killing Eve]". A Book of Magazine. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Fullerton, Huw (26 January 2021). "A Discovery of Witches star teases the upcoming final series: 'Hopefully we end it well'". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Gordon, Naomi (4 January 2021). "A Discovery of Witches star Edward Bluemel would love Marcus spin-off with Time's Convert". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (27 January 2021). "Exclusive – Sex Education star addresses possible return: "His main thing is that he's never, ever there"". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (24 May 2019). "'Killing Eve' Star Edward Bluemel Demystifies 'Passionate Man-spreader' Hugo and His Link to Eve". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Radish, Christina (5 May 2019). "Edward Bluemel on 'A Discovery of Witches' and Playing a Troublemaker on 'Killing Eve'". Collider. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (4 June 2021). "'Persuasion': Edward Bluemel, Lydia Rose Bewley & Yolande Kettle Join Netflix & MRC Jane Austen Pic". Deadline. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 August 2022). "Amazon Greenlights 'My Lady Jane' About Brit Monarch Jane Grey; Sets Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel & Jordan Peters To Lead Cast On Parkes+MacDonald Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Bhatt, Neel. "Spotlight On...Edward Bluemel". Influencer Intelligence. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Broster, Alice (14 January 2021). "Edward Bluemel Is Ready For His Strictly Invite". Bustle. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ McCoy, Frankie (6 June 2019). "Edward Bluemel: The love-to-hate new star of Killing Eve". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Edward Bluemel at IMDb
- Edward Bluemel at Spotlight
- Edward Bluemel on Twitter
- Edward Bluemel on Instagram
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male film actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- Male actors from Somerset
- People educated at Taunton School
- Male actors from Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Actors from Taunton