Kieran Stokes(I)

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.