Kirsty Oswald
Acting
Biography
Kirsty Oswald was born and raised in South East London. She trained as an actress at Rose Bruford College, Sidcup. Upon graduating she was awarded the Highly Commended Spotlight prize and won a freelance contract with BBC radio drama from the Carlton Hobbs competition. Her theatre includes "The Father", starring Kenneth Cranham, at the Wyndhams Theatre West End, Desdemona in Frantic Assembly's award winning "Othello", "We are proud..." at the Bush Theatre, Perdita in "Winters Tale" at Sheffield Crucible and "Judas Kiss", starring Rupert Everett, at the Hampstead Theatre and Duke of Yorks West End. Her brother is actor Scott Oswald.
Known For
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Ripper Street
High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.
The Coroner
Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.
Dancing on the Edge
A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.
A Little Chaos
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run with Margot Tyrell across Europe, and with the net closing in, the former MI5 man knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront prime minister Alec Beasley.
Salting the Battlefield
As beautifully touching as it is funny and bold, Things I Know To Be True tells the story of a family and marriage through the eyes of four grown siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents’ love and expectations. Parents Bob and Fran have worked their fingers to the bone and with their four children grown and ready to fly the nest it might be time to relax and enjoy the roses. But the changing seasons bring home some shattering truths. Featuring Frantic Assembly’s celebrated physicality, and co-directed by Frantic Assembly’s Tony and Olivier Award nominated Artistic Director Scott Graham and State Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Geordie Brookman, Things I Know To Be True is a complex and intense study of the mechanics of a family that is both poetic and brutally frank.
Things I Know to Be True
Two reckless romantics on a doomed weekend in Normandy find themselves sharing their idyllic love nest with a disturbed fugitive.
Dirty Weekend
The "Devil's Evil Guitar" has been removed from the world by the supreme being, and rock and roll is a thing of the past in this newly puritanical environment. But what happens when the guitar is sent back by Vicious, an angel punk?
Gutterdämmerung
When a young man's wife is chosen for ascension, a propaganda-fueled means to control overpopulation, he decides to challenge the oppressors no matter how futile his actions may be.
Run Toward Them
A musical twist on the hammer murder scene in Ben Wheatley's Kill List, made for the Film4 Scene Stealers competition.