Birth Name: | Edward Robert Bluemel |
Birth Date: | 1993 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | 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), the BBC thriller Killing Eve (2019–2022), and the Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane (2024).
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] He has two siblings, a sister named Phyllida and an elder brother named Ben.[3] Bluemel was 11 when he first got into acting through a school play[4] and 17 when he decided to pursue it professionally.[5] He took a year-long foundation course at RADA[6] before going on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[7] During his time at drama school, Bluemel was flatmates with Jacob Ifan.[8]
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,[9] and had his first main television role as Toby Hamilton in the ITV war drama The Halcyon.[10] He also appeared in Touch at the Soho Theatre.[11]
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.[12] [13] 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[14] and joined the main cast of the BBC thriller Killing Eve for its second series as Hugo.[15] [16]
Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022 Netflix film Persuasion[17] and Luke Nightingale in the Amazon Prime series Ten Percent. He has upcoming roles in the MGM+ series and the Amazon Prime adaptation of My Lady Jane.[18]
On the side, Bluemel enjoys lo-fi music and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish.[19] [20] As of 2019, he lived in Tooting Bec, South London.[21] Bluemel is currently dating comedian and internet personality, Mary Beth Barone.
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Access All Areas | Heath | Lead |
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 |
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 | Richter Belmont (voice) | Main role | |
2024 | Dr. Stephen Ellerby | Main role | |
My Lady Jane | Lord Guildford Dudley | Lead role | |
TBC | Washington Black | TBC | Post-production |
We Might Regret This | Levi | In production | |
Seven Dials Mystery | Jimmy Thesiger | Filming[22] |
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 |