Barnaby Kay (born 9 April 1969) is an English actor who has played roles in television, stage, film and performance art. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Theatre
  • 2.2 Radio
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Personal life

Kay was born at St Pancras, London, and is the son of actor Richard Kay (1937–1985), and the grandson of entertainer Arthur Kay (died 1970). He is married to fellow actor Nicola Walker, with whom he has a son.

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), Orlando in As You Like It at the Novello Theatre (2006), Closer at the National Theatre (1999–2000), Pierre Bezuhov 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.

References

External links

• Barnaby Kay at IMDb
• 'Macbeth at the Albery - The Inside Story' (2002)
• Kay on the Royal Shakespeare Company website