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 met actress Nicola Walker when they worked together with the Out of Joint Theatre Company, in a 1994 touring production of The Man of Mode and The Libertine; they married in 2006, and have a son together.
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),whatsonstage.com What's On Stage website Orlando in As You Like It at the Novello Theatre (2006), Closer at the National Theatre (1999–2000), Pierre Bezukhov 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).
Radio The Lovecraft Investigations 2018 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. BBC Radio 4. 2019 The Whisperer in Darkness. BBC Radio 4. 2020 The Shadow Over Innsmouth. BBC Radio 4. 2023 The Haunter of the Dark. BBC Radio 4.
Filmography Film Year Title Role NotesRef.1997 The Man Who Knew Too Little SWAT Team Leader Oscar and Lucinda Wardley-Fish1998 Croupier Car Dealer Shakespeare in Love Nol 2000 Eisenstein Andrei 2008 Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End A knight 2010 Arn: The Knight Templar A knight2012 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 NotesRef. 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 2001 Conspiracy Rudolf Lange TV movie 2002 AKA Albert Walker Mike Darke TV movie 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" 2005 The Government Inspector Tom Kelly TV movie 2007 Life Line Tony TV movie2008 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 episodes2012 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
External links
'Macbeth at the Albery - The Inside Story' (2002) Kay on the Royal Shakespeare Company website