Siobhan Hewlett

Siobhán Hewlett
Born	Siobhán Kathleen Mary McMurray Hewlett London, England, United Kingdom
Years active	2002–present

Siobhán Hewlett (born 15 April 1984) is an Irish film, television, radio and theatre actress. She is also a producer, poet and artist.

Siobhán is currently set to play the leading role Faith for television series The Show created by comic book writer Alan Moore.

Early life

Hewlett was born in London and grew up between the west coast of Ireland and Whitstable in Kent. Her father was the comedy sitcom actor Donald Hewlett of It Ain't Half Hot Mum and You Rang, M'Lord? fame, her mother is the actress Therese McMurray. Hewlett attended Wellesley House School, Downe House School and The King's School, Canterbury on art scholarships. Whilst at The King's School, Canterbury she was spotted in a production by top theatrical agent Lorraine Hamilton and subsequently went on to study acting at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London graduating in 2003.

Hewlett's grandmother was the last Captain of The Bluebells, (high kicking dance troupe) who performed around Europe and South America in the 1920s and '30s, working with Mistinguett, Josephine Baker and Jacques Tati. Siobhan's grandfather was a renowned vaudeville knockabout comic. Her grandparents were variety artists represented by Lew Grade, who met whilst performing for the judges and diplomats at the Nuremberg War Trials. Her great-grandmother was the world famous contortionist Cochranes "Eve".

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.

Soon afterwards, she starred at the Donmar Warehouse opposite Simon Russell Beale in Christopher Hampton award winning play The Philanthropist (play) to critical acclaim. "..the luscious and accomplished Araminta was played by the luscious and accomplished Siobhan Hewlett, whose electrifying stage presence would have stolen any other show." -The independent "...and can there have been a funnier seduction scene when Siobhan Hewlett, who gives the vamp the perfect amount of boisterous blankness, ruffles Simon Russell Beale's hair."- The Times

Hewlett then played the leading role in Irina Palm, the indie hit at the Berlin international Film Festival opposite Marianne Faithfull and Kevin Bishop.

In 2012 Hewlett started working with comic book writer Alan Moore and photographer/director Mitch Jenkins on a series of films "Showpieces". The first of which starred her soley in the role of "Faith" a journalist from Northampton. "Showpieces" is part of a vast new work of fiction called The Show. The first part of the story is told through 3 episodic short films - 'Show Pieces'. Show Pieces' are the first films by Alan Moore written specifically for the screen. The development of the short films led to the creation of a book featuring the full colour storyboards, the original screenplays and tons of additional background material written by Alan Moore about the universe of 'The Show'. Set in the town of Northampton, UK, Show Pieces is an occult noir thriller starring Siobhan Hewlett, Darrell D'Silva and Andrew Buckley. Alan Moore also appears playing a small but important part in the story. Hewlett worked as exec producer on "Showpieces".

Hewlett is currently working with Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins on 'The Show".

Additional works

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

In 2014 Hewlett formed Rabbit in the moon productions with her brother Patrick Hewlett.

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, The Philanthropist at Donmar Warehouse playing Araminta opposite Simon Russell Beale and Danny Webb, and Donny's Brain by Rona Munro at Hampstead Theatre opposite Ryan Early.

Credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2002	The Gathering	Janie	Brian Gilbert
2003	Monsieur N	Betsy Balcombe	Antoine de Caunes	Nominated for six César Awards
2004	Piccadilly Jim	Drunk Party Girl	John McKay
2007	Irina Palm	Sarah	Sam Garbaski	Winner of the Jury prize at Berlin Film Festival 2007
2009	Dread	Quaid's Mother	Anthony DiBlasi
2011	Is This a Joke?	Amazing Blonde	Tom Edmunds
2011	Act of Faith	Faith Harrington	Mitch Jenkins
2011	Bonded by Blood	Julia	Sacha Bennett
2012	Jimmy's End	Faith Harrington	Mitch Jenkins
2013	Little Favour	Voice and special thanks	Patrick Victor Munro
2014	Paddy	Mum	Laurence Spellman and Immanuel von Bennigsen
2015	Lotus
2015	Country of Hotels	Brenda	Julio Mario Martino

Television

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2003	Fortysomething	Lucy Proek	ITV
2003	The Canterbury Tales	Karen	BBC
2004	Midsomer Murders	Amanda	ITV
2005	The Virgin Queen	Cecily	BBC
2007	M.I. High	Sonya Frost	BBC
2007	Lilies	Harriet	BBC
2007	New Tricks	Imogen Glover	BBC
2008	Torchwood	Harriet	BBC
2009	Hotel Babylon	Isabel	BBC
2009	Trinity	Claudette	Rough Cut
2010	Sherlock	Helen	BBC
2011	Pete versus Life	Mel	Channel 4
2012	The Syndicate	Hotel receptionist	ITV
2012	Parade's End	Michaelangelo woman	HBO
2013	The Syndicate 2	Olivia Goldsmith	BBC

Theatre

Year	Title	Theatre	Role	Notes
2004	Etta Jenks	Finborough Theatre	Kitty and Shelley	With Chris O'Dowd, Clarke Peters and Daniela Nardini
2005	The Philanthropist	Donmar Warehouse	Araminta	With Simon Russell Beale, Danny Webb and Anna Madeley
2006	The Taming of the Shrew	Wilton's Music Hall	Bianca	With Oliver Chris and Rachael Stirling
2008	Waltz of the Toreadors	Chichester Festival Theatre	Sidonie	With Peter Bowles, Maggie Steed and Al Weaver
2009	Relatively Speaking	Theatre Royal Bath	Ginny	With Peter Bowles
2011	Drowning on Dry Land	Jermyn Street Theatre	Gail Gilchrist
2012	Donny's Brain	Hampstead Theatre	Trish Gail	With Emily Joyce, Ryan Early, Nikesh Patel, Skye Lourie

Further Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Mass Effect 3 - Citadel DLC	Maya Brooks
2013	Ryse: Son of Rome	Septima
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Additional voices
2015	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	Shiva/Iceheart	Heavensward expansion only

External links

• Siobhan Hewlett at IMDb
• Hewlett's page at her agent's website