Kieran Stokes(I)
- Actor
Kieran Stokes was born on 19th January 1993, in Birkenhead, England. He
attended St Josephs Catholic Primary School in Birkenhead, England. He
then went on to St John Plessington Catholic College, in Bebington,
England. Kieran's parents split when he was 11 years old. He resides in
Prenton, Birkenhead, with his mother, Carmel and his mother's
boyfriend. Kieran's father, John Stokes, is a firefighter and a UK
Premiership linesman. Kieran still sees his father, as much as he can
throughout the week and is still close with him. He has one older
sibling named Sean, who is at Nottingham University studying
International Business. Kieran started acting at the age of 6, when his
parents asked if he wanted to join a local drama school. He went along
and his parents discovered that this is what he wanted to do. From
there, Kieran gained small roles in theatre productions such as 'Rock &
Roll' and 'Bugsy Malone'. He stayed at the school for just under three
years. At the age of 9, his drama teacher put him forward to audition
for the hit movie, 'The 51st State', starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Kieran's audition wasn't successful, but that didn't stop him from
continuing acting. He decided to leave the drama school as he wasn't
getting enough time spent with his family and friends. Kieran wasn't
sure what he wanted to do when he left school, that was until he
reached his 3rd year in high school. When Kieran was 13 years old, he
discovered that acting was what he wanted to pursue as a career. In
2007, he signed with an agent and joined a local drama school which was
attached to his agency. Kieran then went on to gain roles in a number
of theatre productions such as 'The Beverly Hillbillies', 'The Mask',
and 'Cinderella'. After months of nothing happening with his career,
Kieran left the agency, and drama school. He went on to join weekly
acting classes in Liverpool, which was run by two stars from the UK
soap opera, 'Hollyoaks'. After 2 months of attending, Kieran felt like
he wasn't progressing with the classes, and stopped attending. He felt
like the area he lived in did not have enough opportunities for him as
an actor. In 2008, Kieran travelled to London for a photo shoot where he
built his first professional headshots. Kieran then focused on his
school work for a while, and in 2009, Kieran signed with an agent which
was out of his area, but not too far to travel. Kieran made his first
screen debut in April 2009, as an extra on the UK's longest-running
soap opera, Coronation Street. Kieran soon after went on to join
'Carol Godby Theatre Workshop' in Bury, Greater Manchester. He is still
attending these classes today on a weekly basis.