Edward Robert Bluemel (born 22 May 1993) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the

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'' (2018–2022), the BBC thriller ''

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'' (2019–2022), and the

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series ''

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'' (2024).

Early life and education

Bluemel was born in

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, Kent. He attended

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in Somerset, where his parents Martin and Jane taught Chemistry and Physics respectively. He has two siblings, a sister named Phyllida and an elder brother named Ben. Bluemel was 11 when he first got into acting through a school play and 17 when he decided to pursue it professionally. He took a year-long foundation course at

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before going on to graduate from the

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama () is a conservatoire located in Cardiff, Wales. It has three theatres: the Richard Burton Theatre, the Bute Theatre, and the Caird Studio. It also includes one concert hall, the Dora Stoutzker Hall, and ...

in 2015 with a

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in Acting. During his time at drama school, Bluemel was flatmates with

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Career

In 2017, Bluemel made his West End debut in '' Love In Idleness'' at the

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and

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, as well as his feature film debut in ''Access All Areas'', and had his first main television role as Toby Hamilton in the

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war drama ''

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''. He also appeared in ''Touch'' at the

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. The following year, Bluemel began starring as Marcus Whitmore in the

fantasy series ''

'', an adaptation of the book of the same name by

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. He also appeared in the film '' The Commuter''. In 2019, he had a recurring role as Maeve Wiley's (

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) brother Sean in the

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comedy-drama ''

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'' and joined the main cast of the BBC thriller ''

'' for its second series as Hugo. Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022

film ''

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'' and Luke Nightingale in the

series '' Ten Percent''. He has upcoming roles in the

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series '' Belgravia: The Next Chapter'' and the

adaptation of ''

''.

Personal life

On the side, Bluemel enjoys

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and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish. As of 2019, he lived in

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, South London.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

References

External links

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Edward Bluemel
at Spotlight * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bluemel, Edward Living people 1993 births Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors Male actors from Somerset People educated at Taunton School Male actors from Royal Tunbridge Wells Actors from Taunton