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name: "Ed Kear"
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# Ed Kear

Actor. Born in Bristol.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 2024–present

## Biography

Ed Kear is a British actor, comedian, writer, director and producer from Bristol. He made his first major television appearance in the BBC Three sitcom *Crims* (2015) and has since become a regular on British television and in film.

His screen credits include the BBC series *Ghosts* (2019) as Dave Houses and *Here We Go* (2022–2025) as Dean, as well as roles in *Slow Horses*, *The Acolyte* (2024) and *Avoidance*. In film he has appeared in *Spy* (2015), *Cruella* (2021), *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), *The Batman* (2022) and *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024). He played Brigham in the 2026 BBC series *Small Prophets*.

Kear made his West End debut as Davey in Jez Butterworth’s *Jerusalem* (2022) alongside Mark Rylance. He has also written and performed in web series including *Blowing the Budget*.

*Sources: tvmaze.com, imdb.com, radiotimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Small Prophets* (2026), Fi1m 84, as Brigham — [page](https://film.one/tv/small-prophets.md)
- *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Outpost Tech — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-and-wolverine.md)

## Also known for

- *The Batman* (2022), Surly Cop
- *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), Reveler
- *Cruella* (2021), Interviewer
- *Spy* (2015), Paris Waiter
- *The Acolyte* (2024), Olega Padawan
- *Jingle Bell Heist* (2025), Eddie Morris
- *Ghosts* (2019), Dave Houses
- *Jungle Beat: The Movie* (2020), Fneep (voice)

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