Andrew Tiernan
- Acting
- November 30, 1965 · Ladywood, Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
Andrew Tiernan (born 30 November 1965, Birmingham, England) is a British actor and director. He is best known as Ephialtes in 300 (2006) and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Sean Kerrigan in Cracker (1993), and for roles in Interview with the Vampire (1994), The Pianist (2002), and My Policeman (2022). On television he has appeared in Prime Suspect, Hornblower, Doctor Who (2011), Merlin (2012), and Father Brown. As a director and producer, he founded Keeps on Burning Films and directed Dragonfly (2015) and UK18 (2017).
Known for
Filmography
- Queer Edward II · Self
- The Man with the Plan · Aneurin Bevan
- Joan · Paul
- My Policeman · Bert (uncredited)
- Code of Silence · Peter Brodie
- Dalgliesh · Malcolm Proctor
- 2003 · Phil
- FBI: International · Captain Luka Janic
- Break Clause · Director
- Burning Men
- The Good Soldier Schwejk
- Innocent · John Taylor
- UK18 · Moore, Director
- Us and Them · Tommy
- Le Fear II: Le Sequel · Dirk Heinz
- Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain · Narrator/Himself
- The Messenger · Father
- No Offence · Docherty
- Safe House · Roger Lane
- Code of a Killer · DS Geoff Taylor
- Dragonfly · DS Blake, Director
- The Great Fire · Vincent
- Automata · Manager
- The Driver · Darren
- Common · Peter O'Shea
- The Bunker
- 300: Rise of an Empire · Ephialtes
- Father Brown · Archibald Drake
- Ripper Street · James Self
- Prisoners' Wives · DS David Hunter
- Death in Paradise · Paul Raynor
- War of the Dead · Martin Stone
- Injustice · Michael Bankes
- Freight · Stanni
- Mr. Nice · Alan Marcuson
- Dead Cert · Chekha
- Luther · Richard Henley
- Murderland · Whitaker
- Harvest
- Survivors · Gavin
- Merlin · Osgar
- Heroes and Villains
- 300 · Ephialtes
- Life on Mars · Kim Trent
- The Man Who Sold The World · Reverend Carmichael
- A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets · Ben Jonson
- Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
- Snuff-Movie · Constable Fred
- The Quatermass Experiment · Victor Carroon
- Doctor Who · Purcell
- The Rotters' Club · Roy Slater
- Whose Baby? · Dave
- New Tricks · Sgt Major Sharratt
- Murder Investigation Team · Gary Shale
- Rehab · Dean
- The Afternoon Play · Bennett
- Red Cap
- Foyle's War · Geoffrey Helliwell
- The Pianist · Szalas
- The Red Siren · Koesler
- Spooks · Forster (, Forster
- Murphy's Law · Richard
- The Bunker · Cpl. Schenke
- Mr In-Between · Andy
- Hawkins · Freddie
- Waking the Dead · Don Keech
- Brilliant! · Art Critic
- Lava · Squeegee merchant
- In a Land of Plenty · Gary
- Left Turn · John
- Checkout Girl · Mark
- The Criminal · Harris
- The Protagonists · Mohammed
- Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant · Bunting
- Hornblower · Bunting
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels · Man in Pub
- The Scarlet Tunic · Muller
- Map of the Scars
- Playing God · Cyril
- Face · Chris