# Royce Pierreson

Royce Pierreson Banemeck (born 1 April 1989), better known by his stage name Royce Pierreson, is a British actor and narrator. Royce is best known for his roles as DC Jamie Desford in the fourth series of Line of Duty and as Reece in Murdered by My Boyfriend.
He has since appeared as Dr Jamie Cole in Our Girl (2016), Jason Hales in Wanderlust (2018), Burt Rhodes in Judy (2019), Istredd in The Witcher (2019–present), and Doctor John Watson in The Irregulars (2021).

## Early life

Pierreson was born and grew up in Saltash, Cornwall. He studied drama for three years at City College Plymouth, In 2011, he graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

## Career

In 2014, Pierreson appeared in the television film Murdered by My Boyfriend. In 2016, he appeared as Jamie Cole in the television show Our Girl.
In 2017, Pierreson appeared as AC-12 officer Jamie Desford in the fourth season of Line of Duty.
In December 2022, Pierreson appeared as fitness instructor Miguel in I Am... Ruth alongside Kate Winslet.
In addition to work in film and on the television, Pierreson has had roles in many theatre productions. He was in a 2012 production of Scarberia at the Theatre Royal in York, a 2013 production of Blair's Children at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone, and a 2015 production of Patrick Marber's Three Days in the Country at the Lyttelton Theatre in London.

## Personal life

Pierreson married Natalie Herron on 5 July 2022 at Polhawn Fort, having met in 2017 at a festival in Budapest. They are based between London and Stockholm.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Love Me Till Monday | HIM | |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Student | |
| 2013 | Be Gentle | Sal | Short |
| 2015 | A Spell on You | Unknown | |
| 2015 | Survivor | Range Finder | |
| 2016 | Spectral | Sgt Lilo Diaz | |
| 2017 | Body Slam | Brian | Short |
| 2018 | Corpucia | Reece | Short |
| 2019 | Judy | Burt | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | London's Burning | Alex | TV movie |
| 2012 | Stella | Lee | Episode: "Episode #1.8" |
| 2012 | Holby City | Spike Leonard | Episode: "Half a Person" |
| 2012 | Inspector Lewis | Oliver Bowcock | Episode: "Generation of Vipers" |
| 2013 | Midsomer Murders | Finn Robson | Episode: "The Sicilian Defence" |
| 2013 | Dates | Richard | Episode: "Erica & Kate" |
| 2013 | Misfits | Rob | Episode: "Episode #5.3" |
| 2014 | Edge of Heaven | Craig | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 2014 | Murdered by My Boyfriend | Reece | TV movie |
| 2015 | Death in Paradise | Daniel Thomson | Episode: "Stab in the Dark" |
| 2015 | Flack | Patrick | TV movie |
| 2016 | The Living and the Dead | Ben | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 2016 | Our Girl | Dr Jamie Cole | Recurring role (season 2); 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Line of Duty | DC Jamie Desford | 4 episodes; series 4 |
| 2018 | Wanderlust | Jason Hales | Recurring role (season 1); 6 episodes |
| 2019–present | The Witcher | Istredd | Recurring; (season 1), Regular; (season 2) |
| 2020–present | 24 Hours in Police Custody | Narrator | Documentary series |
| 2021 | The Irregulars | John Watson | Main role |
| 2022 | I Am... Ruth | Miguel | |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Hitman | Supporting - A Gilded Cage/Militia Soldiers/Militia Technician/Freedom Fighters | Voice Role |
| 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Additional | Voice Role |
| 2017 | Need for Speed Payback | Voice Talent | Voice Role |
| 2018 | Hitman 2 | Supporting - A Gilded Cage/Militia Soldiers/Militia Technician/Freedom Fighters/SpecOps 02 | Voice Role |

### Theatre

* 2012: Scarberia, Theatre Royal
* 2013: Blair's Children, Cockpit Theatre
* 2015: Three Days in the Country, Lyttelton Theatre
* 2017: Julius Caesar, Crucible Theatre