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name: "Andrew Tiernan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrew-tiernan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 November 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T01:46:07.037255+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Andrew Tiernan

Actor. Born 30 November 1965 in Ladywood, Birmingham,  England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 November 1965, Ladywood, Birmingham,  England, UK
- **Active:** 1993–2010
- **Also known as:** Andy Tiernan, Andrew James Tiernan

## Biography

Andrew Tiernan is a British actor and director. Born Andrew James Tiernan on 30 November 1965 in Ladywood, Birmingham, he trained at the Drama Centre London after beginning acting with the Birmingham Youth Theatre and working at the Midlands Arts Centre.

Tiernan first gained attention for his role as Piers Gaveston in Derek Jarman's *Edward II* (1991) and as DC Rosper in the television series *Prime Suspect* (1991). He appeared as Sean in the series *Cracker* (1993). His film roles include Szalas in *The Pianist* (2002) and Ephialtes in *300* (2007) and *300: Rise of an Empire* (2014). He has also directed feature films including *Dragonfly* (2015).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Luther* (2010), Fi1m 72, as Richard Henley — [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Life on Mars* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Kim Trent — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *The Pianist* (2002), Fi1m 87, as Szalas — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md)
- *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Man in Pub — [page](https://film.one/film/lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels.md)
- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), Fi1m 78, as Lenny Spearfish — [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md)
- *Interview with the Vampire* (1994), Fi1m 79, as Paris Vampire — [page](https://film.one/film/interview-with-the-vampire.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Sean — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)

## Also known for

- *300* (2007), Ephialtes
- *300: Rise of an Empire* (2014), Ephialtes
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Purcell
- *Automata* (2014), Manager
- *Merlin* (2008), Osgar
- *My Policeman* (2022), Bert (uncredited)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Steve Bright
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Paul Raynor

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