Barnaby Kay

Barnaby Kay
Born
Barnaby Kay

(1969-04-09) 9 April 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
SpouseNicola Walker
Children1
ParentRichard Kay

Barnaby Kay (born 9 April 1969) is a British actor who has played roles in television, stage, film and performance art. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Personal life

Kay was born at St Pancras, London and is the son of actor Richard Kay (1937–1987) and Jaqueline (née Maxwell) and the grandson of entertainer Arthur Kay (died 1970). He is married to actress Nicola Walker, with whom he has a son.[1]

Career

Among other roles, Kay has appeared in The Five (2016), Wallander (2012–15), Doctor Who (2015), New Tricks (2013–14), Frankie (2013), Public Enemies (2011), Wuthering Heights (2009), Holby City (2008), Midsomer Murders (2005), Spooks (2004), Prime Suspect (2003), Serious and Organised (2003), Silent Witness (2002), Conspiracy (2001), The Bill (2000), Casualty (1999), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Croupier (1998), Jonathan Creek (1997), Cracker (1996), The Vet (1995) and Minder (1994).

Theatre

Kay's theatre work includes A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse (2009),[2] Orlando in As You Like It at the Novello Theatre (2006), Closer at the National Theatre (1999–2000), Pierre Bezuhov in Warring Peas at the Hampstead Theatre (2008), Tinky Winky, Teletubbies tour (2011-2016), Steve Calhanm in Eric Larue at the Soho Theatre (2006), and Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin in Dying For It at the Almeida Theatre (2007).[3]

Radio

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Man Who Knew Too Little SWAT Team Leader
Oscar and Lucinda Wardley-Fish
1998 Croupier Car Dealer
Shakespeare in Love Nol
2000 Eisenstein Andrei
2001 Conspiracy Rudolf Lange Television film
2002 AKA Albert Walker Mike Darke Television film
2005 The Government Inspector Tom Kelly Television film
2007 Life Line Tony Television film
2008 Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End Riddare
2010 Arn: The Knight Templar Riddare
2012 Red Tails Commanding General Westlake
The Deadfall The Previous Occupier Short film
2013 Fire Horse Roddy Short film
2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Put-Pocket Passenger

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Minder Riley Episode: "The Long Good Thursday"
1995 The Vet Tom Sims Episode: "Relative Values"
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley DC Asho Episode: "Episode 6"
1996 Cracker Dennis Philby Episode: "White Ghost"
1997 Jonathan Creek D.C. Spelling Episode: "The House of Monkeys"
1999 Casualty Gareth Mullins Episode: "Mother's Day"
The Blonde Bombshell Alan Lake Miniseries; 1 episode
2000 The Bill Howard Fallon Recurring role; 6 episodes
2001 Life As We Know It Harry Cameron Recurring role; 3 episodes
2002 Silent Witness DS Clive Johnson Episode: "The Fall Out"
2003 Serious & Organised Oliver Wolcott Episode: "Unfaithful"
Prime Suspect DC Michael Philips Episode: "The Last Witness"
2004 Spooks John Fortescue Episode: "Love and Death"
2005 Midsomer Murders Dr. Osgood Episode: "Bantling Boy"
2008 Holby City Aaron Fellows Recurring role; 4 episodes
The Fixer Danny Spader Episode: "Episode 4"
2009 Wuthering Heights Saul Miniseries; 2 episodes
2010 Dispatches Narrator Recurring role; 2 episodes
2011 Without You Joe Lipton Miniseries; 3 episodes
2012 Treasure Island Tom Morgan Miniseries; 2 episodes
Public Enemies Will Miniseries; 3 episodes
Dead Boss Justin Miniseries; 4 episodes
Midsomer Murders Adrian Sharp Episode: "Written in the Stars"
Holby City Eamonn Gleeson Episode: "Hail Caesar"
2012–2015 Wallander Lennart Mattson Recurring role; 5 episodes
2013 Frankie Toby Ellis Episode: "Episode 4"
2013–2014 New Tricks DAC Ned Hancock Recurring role; 4 episodes
2014 One Child Mr. Anderson Miniseries; 2 episodes
2015 Doctor Who Heidi Episode: "The Girl Who Died"
2016 The Five DI Liam Townsend Miniseries; 5 episodes
2022 Anatomy of a Scandal Detective Sergeant Willis Episode: "Episode 1"
2023 Screw Governor Mayhew Series regular; 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ Palmer, Katie (9 May 2022). "How did Nicola Walker meet husband Barnaby Kay?". express.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ whatsonstage.com Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine What's On Stage website
  3. ^ "Barnaby Kay". London Theatre Database. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. ^ "The Lovecraft Investigations". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Whisperer in Darkness, Ep 1. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward". BBC. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Whisperer in Darkness, Ep 1. The Whisperer in Darkness". BBC. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - the Lovecraft Investigations, Ep. 8 – the Shadow over Innsmouth". www.bbc.co.uk. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.