Kellie Shirley

Kellie Shirley

Hailing from South London, Kellie Shirley started her career at the National Youth Theatre and the BRIT School. She made her UK screen debut in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2003) and went on to land roles in The Office (BBC) and three-part drama Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (BBC), as well as the films Wimbledon (2004), Heidi (2005) and Venus (2006). Kellie then played Carly Wicks in more than 200 episodes of the BAFTA-winning soap EastEnders (BBC).

After the birth of her twins in summer 2015, Kellie was a series regular in Idris Elba’s award-winning comedy In the Long Run (Sky/Starz) and the BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated series Joe All Alone (BBC). She has also featured alongside an all-star British cast in the film King of Thieves (2019), season eight of hit drama series Call the Midwife (BBC), Terence Davies’ film Benediction (2021) and Paul Andrew Williams’ Bull (2021).

Kellie has recently added to her brood with a baby boy and in now back working, kicking off with the features Blockhead (2024) and Gerard Johnson’s Odyssey (2024).

As a writer, Kellie was shortlisted for Greenacre Films’ ScriptSearch initiative in 2020. Her recent short film, Blurred Lines (2024), was directed by Phoebe Barran and produced by BAFTA nominee Ross McKenzie, with cinematography from Kelvin Richard. She also wrote all six episodes of Apple podcast drama ROAR for Spirit Studios, directed by BAFTA Elevate’s Christiana Ebohon-Green (2017 cohort).

Kellie is represented by Charlotte Davies at United Agents.

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Talent Agent: UK
United Agents
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Charlotte Davies - [email protected]