
Sidney Kean
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1950-10-01 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
Sidney John Kean was born on October 1 1950 in London, UK.
Sidney's career has spanned over five decades and has included extensive work in the theatre, most recently in the acclaimed productions of Girl From The North Country at The Gielgud Theatre, London directed by Conor Mcpherson, and The Berberian Sound Studio at The Donmar Warehouse, London directed by Tom Scutt, cinema, television and radio. Naturally, he is equally at home in all these different fields. He is especially gifted at picking up accents and dialects from around this country and the rest of the world and making them sound natural and native.
It was in the Reps and National Tours that he learn't the art of "deliberately staying there, watching and listening to other performers". It is often said that the best Actors are the ones that listen... Sidney is a past master at this art.
He has superb comic timing as well as magnetic stage presence. He is also a breeze to work with!
Sidney has numerous credits to his CV, has been performing professionally all his life and has excelled at theatrical roles as diverse as Agatha Christie to Shakespeare, lighthearted comedy to dark tragedy, experimental performance art to pantomime, musical Theatre to farce, serious television and film drama to Children's Theatre.
Known For
TV Shows (10)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Count Foscatini

EastEnders
1985
as Delivery Man / Delivery man

Minder
1979
as Harry

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Fabriani

Grace
2021
as Mr. Seiler

Blake's 7
1978
as Vetnor

Lovejoy
1986
as Barman

2Point4 Children
1991
as Waiter 1

The Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Roland

The Mimic
2013
as Rabbi
Movies (21)

Lifeforce
1985
as Brash Guard

Love and Bullets
1979
as Machoni

Revelation
2001
as Europolitician

Orthodox
2015
as Saul Levy

Savage Messiah
1972
as Annoyed Man In Library (uncredited)

Tales of the Underworld
2026
as Mehmet (segment "The Main Event")

Doc Martin
2001
as Maitre’D (uncredited)

The Guard of Auschwitz
2018
as Older Hans

Hanuman
1998
as Roberto

Broken Lines
2008
as David

The Village in the Woods
2021
as Arthur

Semolina Pilchard
as William

Queen of Hearts
1989
as Pepe

Up the Front
1972
as Singing Soldier (uncredited)

Chapel Of Rest
2022
as Father Jones

Hatton Garden: The Heist
2016
as John Collins

Dilip's Castle
2014
as Dilip

All That Glitters
2021
as Alfredo

A Question of Identity
1992
as Czech Teacher

Lucas and Albert
2019
as Mehmet
Stranger
2006
as Stranger
About Sidney Kean
Sidney John Kean was born on October 1 1950 in London, UK. Sidney's career has spanned over five decades and has included extensive work in the theatre, most recently in the acclaimed productions of Girl From The North Country at The Gielgud Theatre, London directed by Conor Mcpherson, and The Berberian Sound Studio at The Donmar Warehouse, London directed by Tom Scutt, cinema, television and radio. Naturally, he is equally at home in all these different fields. He is especially gifted at picking up accents and dialects from around this countr… With 31 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, Sidney Kean has appeared in 21 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sidney Kean Movies
- Lifeforce (1985) — as Brash Guard
- Love and Bullets (1979) — as Machoni
- Revelation (2001) — as Europolitician
- Orthodox (2015) — as Saul Levy
- Savage Messiah (1972) — as Annoyed Man In Library (uncredited)
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