Richard Kiess

Richard is a highly skilled actor who has a broad range of experience on stage, screen and in voice work. He has mostly been hired for being silly, or being serious in a silly situation. But he does take his work seriously and is actually really good in dramatic roles, too. He absolutely loves being on set and the prospect of performance not being a part of his life can send him into an existential nosedive.

He recently played John of Liechtenstein in Warhorse Studios’ highly acclaimed video game ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’ – using motion capture technology and hours and hours in the vocal booth.

Richard has always enjoyed and will continue to relish screen work. From feature films to commercials, Richard endeavours for opportunities to be in front of the camera. Following his work in Hisense’s Choose Smarter TV commercial, director Richard Hunter secured him for his feature film ‘Foul Evil Deeds’. He is frequently asked to return to perform in filmmakers’ projects including Jack Trowbridge/Gap Year in Blandston and Ruth Pickett/Gobby Girls Productions. He has many commercial credits under his belt including BMW, Argos, Three Mobile, Currys, Mini and more.

He also has bags of voiceover experience and has a home studio. He narrated Love Nature’s ‘New Kids in the Wild’, a five-part nature documentary following young animals in their habitats. Other voiceover clients include IBM, Pfizer, Science Museum, Hilton, BP, Pedigree, Car Shop, Motorpoint, Pepsi, Candy Crush, Aldi, Dell and more.

Richard trained at Bretton Hall and is a versatile performer with excellent physical comedy skills. His stage work as Stick Man in the production Stick Man has taken him as far as Singapore and back to Leicester Square Theatre in the heart of London’s West End. He has also performed in Shakespeare shows in London and fringe theatre all over the UK and internationally.

Time Out once said that “Richard Kiess delivers a faultless comic performance”, which is nice.

When he’s not on set, in the vocal booth or stage you can find Richard kicking a football around with other middle-aged men, playing board games (probably with the same middle-aged men), green-fingered in the garden, relaxing with a book in the garden or being chased by his daughter.