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Kirsty Besterman is a British actress of the stage and screen. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduating in 2002.
Her theatre credits include:
"Arcadia" (English Touring Theatre)
"Separate Tables" (Salisbury Playhouse)
"Tonight at 8.30" (English Touring Theatre)
"Private Lives" (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh)
"Playhouse Creatures" (Chichester Theatre)
"Foxfinder" (Finborough Theatre)
"The Importance of Being Earnest" (The Rose Theatre Kingston)
"Amy's View" (Nottingham Playhouse)
Plunder (Watermill Theatre)
The Rivals (Theatre Royal, Bath)
Othello (Cheek by Jowl), as Bianca.
King Lear (RSC Academy), as Cordelia.
Holding Fire! (Shakespeare's Globe).
The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare's Globe), as Portia.
She has also appeared in Peter Ackroyd's London and Doctors on BBC television, and Dragon Age: Inquisition when it comes to video games.
In 2015 Besterman appeared as Julia Flanders in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.13 "The Paradise of Thieves".