Edward Robert Bluemel (born 22 May 1993) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the Sky One series A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022), the BBC series Killing Eve (2019–2022) and We Might Regret This (2024–), the Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane (2024) and the Netflix series Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (2026). He also had a voice role in the Netflix animated series Castlevania: Nocturne (2023–2025). He is set to star in Hercule (2027).
Early life and education Bluemel was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Taunton School, the exclusive public school in Somerset, where his parents Martin and Jane taught chemistry and physics respectively. He has two siblings, a sister named Phyllida and an elder brother named Ben. Bluemel was 11 when he first got into acting through a school play and 17 when he decided to pursue it professionally. He took a year-long foundation course at RADA before going on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. During his time at drama school, Bluemel was flatmates with Jacob Ifan.
Career In 2017, Bluemel made his West End debut in Love In Idleness at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre, as well as his feature film debut in Access All Areas, and had his first main television role as Toby Hamilton in the ITV war drama The Halcyon. He also appeared in Touch at the Soho Theatre.
The following year, Bluemel began starring as amiable vampire Marcus Whitmore in the Sky One fantasy series A Discovery of Witches, an adaptation of the book of the same name by Deborah Harkness. He also appeared in the film The Commuter in a minor part. In 2019, he had a recurring role as Maeve Wiley's (Emma Mackey) brother Sean in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education and joined the main cast of the BBC thriller Killing Eve for its second series as Hugo, an immature MI6 agent.
Bluemel played Captain Harville in the 2022 Netflix film Persuasion and Luke Nightingale in the Amazon Prime series Ten Percent. He provided the voice of protagonist Richter Belmont in the Netflix animated series Castlevania: Nocturne from 2023 to 2025, followed by co-starring roles in the MGM+ series Belgravia: The Next Chapter and the Amazon Prime adaptation of My Lady Jane, both in 2024.
In 2025, Bluemel appeared as William Shakespeare opposite Ncuti Gatwa as Kit Marlowe in a West End production of Born with Teeth. In 2026, Bluemel appeared as Jimmy Thesiger in Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, a three-episode Netflix miniseries based on the novel by mystery novelist Agatha Christie. That same year, Bluemel was cast as Christie's fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in the BBC series Hercule.
Personal life In his spare time, Bluemel enjoys lo-fi music and football as hobbies. He also has an interest in fish. As of 2019, he lived in Tooting Bec, South London.
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Short film Year Title Role Notes 2013 I'm Not GavinCo-writer 2018 House Finch Jamie2020 Behind the Filter BarneyPelicans Ben Bay 2022 Safe WordWriter and executive producer 2023 Such A Lovely Day Dad2024Greta Gerwig Post Mortem James
Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Access All Areas Heath Lead 2018 The Commuter Gwen's Boyfriend 2019 How to Build a Girl Strange Cages Manager 2022 Persuasion Captain Harville Netflix film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Holby City Dexter Arnold Episode: "A Friend in Need"2017 The Halcyon Toby Hamilton Main role; 8 episodes The Crown Young Man (Barracks) Unknown episodes 2018–2022 A Discovery of Witches Marcus Whitmore Main role; 17 episodes 2019 Traitors Barrie Clifton 2 episodes 2019–2022 Killing Eve Hugo Main role; 9 episodes 2019–2023 Sex Education Sean Wiley Recurring; 6 episodes2020 Trying Jonny Episode: "Show Me the Love" Brave New World Arch Songster Episode: "Monogamy and Futility: Part 1" 2021 Please Help Dean Nutt Television pilot 2022 Ten Percent Luke 6 episodes 2023–2025 Castlevania: Nocturne Richter Belmont (voice) Lead role; 16 episodes2024 Belgravia: The Next Chapter Dr. Stephen Ellerby Main role; 7 episodes My Lady Jane Lord Guildford Dudley Main role; 8 episodes2024–present We Might Regret This Levi Main role; 10 episodes2025 Washington Black Billy McGee 8 episodes2026Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Jimmy Thesiger Main cast; 3 episodes Hercule Hercule Poirot Lead role, pre-production
Theatre Year Title Role Venue2014 The Winter's Tale LeontesRichard Burton Theatre Company Strange Orchestra George Mercury Fur Lola Company of Sirens King Lear Earl of Gloucester RWCMD2015 Longing SergeiRichard Burton Theatre Company Animal Hector / Herdsman2017 Love In Idleness Michael Brown Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre Touch Paddy Soho Theatre 2025 Born With Teeth William Shakespeare Wyndham's Theatre
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Jeff Voice and motion capture
Audio dramas Year Title Role Notes 2020 Intelligent Design Daniel Lewis Audible original 2026 Wraith Iain BBC Radio 4 serial
References
External links
Edward Bluemel at Spotlight