Royce Pierreson Banemeck (born 1 April 1989), better known by his stage name Royce Pierreson, is a British actor and narrator. Royce is best known for his roles as DC Jamie Desford in the fourth series of Line of Duty and as Reece in Murdered by My Boyfriend.
He has since appeared as Dr Jamie Cole in Our Girl (2016), Jason Hales in Wanderlust (2018), Burt Rhodes in Judy (2019), Istredd in The Witcher (2019–present), and Doctor John Watson in The Irregulars (2021).
Early life Pierreson was born and grew up in Saltash, Cornwall. He studied drama for three years at City College Plymouth, In 2011, he graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Career In 2014, Pierreson appeared in the television film Murdered by My Boyfriend. In 2016, he appeared as Jamie Cole in the television show Our Girl.
In 2017, Pierreson appeared as AC-12 officer Jamie Desford in the fourth season of Line of Duty.
In December 2022, Pierreson appeared as fitness instructor Miguel in I Am... Ruth alongside Kate Winslet.
In addition to work in film and on the television, Pierreson has had roles in many theatre productions. He was in a 2012 production of Scarberia at the Theatre Royal in York, a 2013 production of Blair's Children at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone, and a 2015 production of Patrick Marber's Three Days in the Country at the Lyttelton Theatre in London.
Royce also does some narration and has worked with the charity Causeway on an animation to help spread awareness of the link between unresolved childhood trauma and future violent behaviour.
Personal life Pierreson married Natalie Herron on 5 July 2022 at Polhawn Fort, having met in 2017 at a festival in Budapest. They are based between London and Stockholm.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Love Me Till Monday HIM2013Thor: The Dark WorldStudent2013Be GentleSalShort2015A Spell on YouUnknown2015SurvivorRange Finder2016SpectralSgt Lilo Diaz2017Body SlamBrian Short2018CorpuciaReeceShort2019Judy Burt
Television Year Title Role Notes 2011London's BurningAlexTV movie2012StellaLeeEpisode: "Episode #1.8"2012Holby CitySpike LeonardEpisode: "Half a Person"2012LewisOliver BowcockEpisode: "Generation of Vipers"2013Midsomer MurdersFinn RobsonEpisode: "The Sicilian Defence"2013DatesRichardEpisode: "Erica & Kate"2013MisfitsRobEpisode: "Episode #5.3"2014Edge of HeavenCraigEpisode: "Episode #1.3"2014Murdered by My BoyfriendReeceTV movie2015Death in ParadiseDaniel ThomsonEpisode: "Stab in the Dark"2015FlackPatrickTV movie2016The Living and the DeadBenEpisode: "Episode #1.6"2016Our GirlDr Jamie Cole Recurring role (season 2); 4 episodes2017Line of Duty DC Jamie Desford4 episodes; series 42018WanderlustJason HalesRecurring role (season 1); 6 episodes2019–presentThe WitcherIstreddRecurring; (season 1), Regular; (season 2) 2020–present24 Hours in Police CustodyNarratorDocumentary series2021The IrregularsJohn WatsonMain role 2022 I Am... Ruth Miguel 2025 The Sandman (TV series) King Auberon Episode: "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2016Hitman Supporting - A Gilded Cage/Militia Soldiers/Militia Technician/Freedom Fighters Voice Role 2017Mass Effect: Andromeda AdditionalVoice Role 2017 Need for Speed Payback Voice Talent Voice Role 2018 Hitman 2 Supporting - A Gilded Cage/Militia Soldiers/Militia Technician/Freedom Fighters/SpecOps 02 Voice Role
Theatre 2012: Scarberia, Theatre Royal 2013: Blair's Children, Cockpit Theatre 2015: Three Days in the Country, Lyttelton Theatre 2017: Julius Caesar, Crucible Theatre 2024: Richard II, as Henry Bolingbroke, Bridge Theatre
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