# 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).

## Early life and education

Bluemel was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Taunton School 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 RADA before going on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. During his time at drama school, Bluemel was flatmates with Jacob Ifan.

## 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, and had his first main television role as Toby Hamilton in the ITV war drama The Halcyon. He also appeared in Touch at the Soho Theatre.
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. 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 and joined the main cast of the BBC thriller Killing Eve for its second series as Hugo.
Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022 Netflix film Persuasion 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.

## Personal life

On the side, Bluemel enjoys lo-fi music and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish. As of 2019, he lived in Tooting Bec, South London.

## 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 | |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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" |
| 2020 | Behind the Filter | Barney | Television short |
| 2020 | 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–present | Castlevania: Nocturne | Richter Belmont (voice) | Main role |
| 2024 | Belgravia: The Next Chapter | Dr. Stephen Ellerby | Main role |
| 2024 | My Lady Jane | Lord Guildford Dudley | Lead role |
| 2024 | We Might Regret This | Levi | |
| TBA | † Washington Black | Billy McGee | Post-production |
| TBA | † The Seven Dials Mystery | Jimmy Thesiger | Filming |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 2014 | The Winter's Tale | Leontes | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Strange Orchestra | George | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Mercury Fur | Lola | Company of Sirens |
| 2014 | King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | RWCMD |
| 2015 | Longing | Sergei | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| 2015 | Animal | Hector / Herdsman | Richard Burton Theatre Company |
| 2017 | Love In Idleness | Michael Brown | Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre |
| 2017 | Touch | Paddy | Soho Theatre |

### Video games

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