Edward Bluemel

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).

Edward Bluemel
Born	Edward Robert Bluemel (1993-05-22) 22 May 1993 (age 31) Tunbridge Wells, England
Alma mater	Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present

Early life and education

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]

Career

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 Belgravia: The Next Chapter and the Amazon Prime adaptation of My Lady Jane.^[18]

Personal life

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 was dating comedian and internet personality Mary Beth Barone until mid-2024.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	Castlevania: Nocturne	Richter Belmont (voice)	Main role
2024	Belgravia: The Next Chapter	Dr. Stephen Ellerby	Main role
	My Lady Jane	Lord Guildford Dudley	Lead role
TBA	† Washington Black	Billy McGee	Post-production
	† We Might Regret This	Levi	In production
	† The Seven Dials Mystery	Jimmy Thesiger	Filming[22]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue
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

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me	Jeff	Voice and motion capture

References

1. "Edward Robert Bluemel". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
2. "Ex Taunton School student Edward Bluemel, who plays Toby Hamilton in ITV's The Halcyon". Somerset County Gazette. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
3. Rao, Laxman (28 June 2024). "Edward Bluemel Net worth, Girlfriend, Age, Height, Family & More [2024]". Celebrities InfoSeeMedia. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
4. Punter, Jessica (1 May 2019). "The Young British Actors To Watch In 2019". Mr Porter. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
5. "Many Sides of Edward Bluemel". Visual Tales. March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
6. "ITV's 'The Halcyon' Actor Edward Bluemel Gives Masterclass To Taunton School Pupils". UK Boarding Schools. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
7. "Meet Killing Eve's Hugo: Graduate Edward Bluemel". #RWCMD. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
8. Leet, Morgan (2 April 2021). "Edward – Exclusive Interview with Edward Bluemel". Flanelle. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
9. Byers, Rosie (1 April 2019). "Edward Bluemel on Killing Eve's second sociopathic season". Wonderland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
10. Cannon, Nicholas (4 July 2021). "Edward Bluemel on Toby's gay kiss in The Halcyon: 'That was a big no back then!'". What to Watch. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
11. "Edward Bluemel [Killing Eve]". A Book of Magazine. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
12. Fullerton, Huw (26 January 2021). "A Discovery of Witches star teases the upcoming final series: 'Hopefully we end it well'". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
13. Gordon, Naomi (4 January 2021). "A Discovery of Witches star Edward Bluemel would love Marcus spin-off with Time's Convert". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
14. Cremona, Patrick (27 January 2021). "Exclusive – Sex Education star addresses possible return: "His main thing is that he's never, ever there"". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
15. Nguyen, Hanh (24 May 2019). "'Killing Eve' Star Edward Bluemel Demystifies 'Passionate Man-spreader' Hugo and His Link to Eve". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
16. Radish, Christina (5 May 2019). "Edward Bluemel on 'A Discovery of Witches' and Playing a Troublemaker on 'Killing Eve'". Collider. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
17. Wiseman, Andreas (4 June 2021). "'Persuasion': Edward Bluemel, Lydia Rose Bewley & Yolande Kettle Join Netflix & MRC Jane Austen Pic". Deadline. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
18. Wiseman, Andreas (2 August 2022). "Amazon Greenlights 'My Lady Jane' About Brit Monarch Jane Grey; Sets Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel & Jordan Peters To Lead Cast On Parkes+MacDonald Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
19. Bhatt, Neel. "Spotlight On...Edward Bluemel". Influencer Intelligence. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
20. Broster, Alice (14 January 2021). "Edward Bluemel Is Ready For His Strictly Invite". Bustle. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
21. McCoy, Frankie (6 June 2019). "Edward Bluemel: The love-to-hate new star of Killing Eve". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
22. Calnan, Ellie (18 July 2024). "2024 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

External links

• Edward Bluemel at IMDb 
• Edward Bluemel at Spotlight
• Edward Bluemel on Twitter
• Edward Bluemel on Instagram