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Siobhan Hewlett is a British-born Irish film, television, radio and theatre actress as well as being a producer, poet and artist. She hails from a theatrical dynasty stretching back to the 19th-century.

Siobhan Hewlett
Born
Siobhan Kathleen Mary Hewlett

OccupationActress, artist, poet, and producer
Years active2002–present

Background and early life


Her great-grandparents "Loch & Lomond" were variety and vaudeville performers, as were her grandparents who met whilst performing for the judges and diplomats at the Nuremberg War Trials (introduced by their mutual agent and her godfather, Sir Lew Grade). Siobhan's grandmother was the last remaining captain of the Bluebell girls, the high-kicking can can troupe who danced her way from Ireland around Europe and South America in the 1920s and 1930s, working with Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Maurice Chevalier, and Jacques Tati.

Her grandfather, was a slapstick comic whose act involved multiple back flips off walls. Her great aunts, sisters Karina and Eve, were contortionists. Siobhan's father, Donald Hewlett, was an actor best known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Her mother, Thérèse McMurray, was a child star and lead in the hospital-based drama Emergency Ward 10.

Educated in England, Hewlett attended Wellesley House School, Downe House School, and The King's School, Canterbury on art scholarships. A period of family ill health during Siobhán's childhood meant that she became her family's main carer.

At The King's School, Canterbury she was spotted in a production by the theatrical agent Hamilton Hodell, turned down a place at Cambridge to read English and subsequently won a scholarship to study acting at the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London for their 3-year classical acting diploma course.


Career


Whilst still at drama school at 19, Hewlett was chosen by French film director Antoine de Caunes to play the leading role in Monsieur N, a role that required she learn French.[1] Shortly afterward, she starred in the British comedy series Fortysomething, opposite Hugh Laurie and Benedict Cumberbatch, for ITV.[2]

Hewlett made her professional stage debut at The Finborough Theatre in London, starring opposite Chris O'Dowd, Clarke Peters, and Daniela Nardini in Etta Jenks.[3] She found further success in BBC BAFTA winning The Canterbury Tales[4] opposite Dame Julie Walters and Bill Nighy, and The Virgin Queen[5] opposite Tom Hardy and Anne Marie Duff.

To great acclaim, Hewlett made her West end stage debut at the Donmar Warehouse in Christopher Hampton's hit play The Philanthropist,[6] starring opposite Simon Russell Beale, Simon Day and Danny Webb. Hewlett and Beale won the South Bank show award for comedy.[citation needed]

Subsequently, she continued in film and TV roles including indie hit Irina Palm,[7] opposite Marianne Faithfull and Kevin Bishop which won the audience prize at The Berlin international Film Festival.[8] Hewlett continued working with Cumberbatch when she guest starred in the first episode of award-winning Sherlock and hit series Parades End.

Hewlett featured in Vogue 100 list in 2005 as one of the UK stars of tomorrow and in 2006 was photographed by Rankin for Vanity Fair as part of their rising stars collection, as well as being named by ID magazine as Jean Paul Gautier and Jenny Packham's muse.

As her cancer-stricken widowed mother's health stabilised, Hewlett spent some time in Los Angeles, attending Groundlings Improv school as well as performing with LA Theatre works opposite Jared Harris, Susan Sullivan, Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres. During this period, Hewlett started working with legendary comic book writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) and photographer/director Mitch Jenkins. Hewlett starred as journalist Faith Harrington in a series of occult noir films - the first of which, was 'Act of Faith'. Hewlett became exec producer on the series, 'Showpieces' and subsequent feature, The Show starring opposite Tom Burke as Fletcher Dennis. The Show was to premiere at SXSW 2020.

Hewlett studied playwriting at the Royal Court Theatre's prestigious Young Writers program under playwright Simon Stephens. In 2020, Hewlett began collaborating with Neil Gaiman adapting one of his short stories into a feature film. Hewlett has a production company with her brother, Patrick Hewlett, as well as her own company Oyster Films.[9]


Theatre


Hewlett's theatre credits include Kitty in Etta Jenks and the Finborough Theatre with Chris O'Dowd, Daniela Nardini and Clarke Peters, directed by Che Walker; Ginny in Relatively Speaking with Peter Bowles; The Waltz of the Toreadors at Chichester Festival Theatre directed by Angus Jackson; and Donny's Brain by Rona Munro at Hampstead Theatre opposite Ryan Early.


Additional works


Hewlett is a singer, published artist and poet. Her first exhibition was at The Osborne Studio Gallery, Belgravia, London in 2008.

Hewlett studied writing at The Royal Court Theatre's prestigious Young Writers program under playwright Simon Stephens.

Hewlett has adapted, is producing and starring in a feature-length adaptation of short story, The Thing About Cassandra by Neil Gaiman.

Hewlett, alongside old family friend Benedict Cumberbatch was chosen to represent The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity as one of their ambassadors in 2017.

Hewlett, was a founder member with friend Tom Hardy of their theatre group ShotGun.


Filmography



Film


YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2002The GatheringJanieBrian Gilbert
2003Monsieur NBetsy BalcombeAntoine de CaunesNominated for six César Awards
2004Piccadilly JimDrunk Party GirlJohn McKay
2007Irina PalmSarahSam GarbaskiWinner of the Jury prize at Berlin Film Festival 2007
2009DreadQuaid's MotherAnthony DiBlasi
2011Is This a Joke?Amazing BlondeTom Edmunds
2011Act of FaithFaith HarringtonMitch Jenkins
2011Bonded by BloodJuliaSacha Bennett
2012Jimmy's EndFaith HarringtonMitch Jenkins
2013Little FavourVoice and special thanksPatrick Victor Munro
2013HummingbirdTraceySteven Knight
2014PaddyMumLaurence Spellman and Immanuel von Bennigsen
2015Lotus
2016BrakesKateMercedes Grower
2016NipplejesusSarahJake Lushington
2017Country of HotelsBrendaJulio Mario Martino
2020The ShowFaith HarringtonMitch Jenkins
2022The Lost Girls The original Wendy Darling



Television


YearTitleRoleProductionNotes
2003FortysomethingLucy ProekITV
2003The Canterbury TalesKarenBBC
2004Midsomer MurdersAmandaITV
2005The Virgin QueenCecilyBBC
2007M.I. HighSonya FrostBBC
2007LiliesHarrietBBC
2007New TricksImogen GloverBBC
2008TorchwoodHarrietBBC
2009Hotel BabylonIsabelBBC
2009TrinityClaudetteRough Cut
2009Henry VIII: The Mind of a TyrantCatherine of AragonChannel 4
2010SherlockHelenBBC
2011Pete versus LifeMelChannel 4
2012The SyndicateHotel receptionistITV
2012Parade's EndMichaelangelo womanHBO
2013The Syndicate 2Olivia GoldsmithBBC
2017When All Is Said And Done - ABBA BIOPICAgnetha Faltskog (younger)ITV
2021McDonald & Dodds - 'The War Of Rose'Nurse Penny HaggardITV
2021The HolidayChalkboard

Theatre


YearTitleTheatreRoleNotes
2004Etta JenksFinborough TheatreKitty and ShelleyWith Chris O'Dowd, Clarke Peters and Daniela Nardini
2005The PhilanthropistDonmar WarehouseAramintaWith Simon Russell Beale, Danny Webb and Anna Madeley
2006The Taming of the ShrewWilton's Music HallBiancaWith Oliver Chris and Rachael Stirling
2008Waltz of the ToreadorsChichester Festival TheatreSidonieWith Peter Bowles, Maggie Steed and Al Weaver
2009Relatively SpeakingTheatre Royal BathGinnyWith Peter Bowles
2011Drowning on Dry LandJermyn Street TheatreGail Gilchrist
2012Donny's BrainHampstead TheatreTrish GailWith Emily Joyce, Ryan Early, Nikesh Patel, Skye Lourie

Video Games


YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Mass Effect 3 - Citadel DLCMaya Brooks
2013Ryse: Son of RomeSeptima
2014Dragon Age: InquisitionAdditional voices
2015Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[10]Shiva/IceheartHeavensward expansion only
2016Song of the DeepNarrator
2020BattletoadsDark Queen[11]

References


  1. "Monsieur N." Irish Film Institute. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. "Archives". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Etta Jenks – Finborough Theatre". Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. "BBC - Drama - The Virgin Queen - Characters & Actors". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. WC2, Benedict Nightingale at Donmar Warehouse. "The Philanthropist". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. "Film Card". Torino Film Fest. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  8. "Irina Palm". berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. "'Covid hammered home that money isn't everything; you need friends & family more.'". independent.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  10. "- YouTube". YouTube.
  11. "Siobhan Hewlett". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 January 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)



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Siobhan Kathleen Mary McMurray Hewlett (* 15. April 1984 in London, England) ist eine britische Schauspielerin.
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