Kirris Rivieré

British gangster film cult classic I'll Sleep When I'm Dead was Kirris's first professional job as an actor graduating from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The character he played was 'Big John' featuring alongside Clive Owen as one of his main men. This was a prominent role. From films like DC Comics Red2 acting alongside Helen Mirren to theatre at R.S.C in Comedy of Errors, Kirris was then cast in the TV Series Above Suspicion as a lawyer then in BBC’s Casualty.

A few years later he acted in Mount Pleasant as a main character as well as TV series Nylon as a regular. His next role was in the film Double Time staring James Dreyfus. When Kirris is in between acting jobs he teaches at a local secondary school called Ashton Park, as a cover supervisor.

Kirris has also acted in Bollywood’s Welcome 2 Karachi, to Orange Tree Theatre’s production of Playmas written by Mustapha Matura and directed by Paulette Randall, as well as at Stratford East in A Clockwork Orange directed by Dawn Reid. 

His recent successes has been in various TV shows, short films and creating his own work as a new writer, getting Arts Council England funding with ongoing projects including an animation series, to his biographical one person show. Kirris has also written three screenplays that he hopes will be produced in the next few years. 

His most recent work has been to star in ITV’s Manhunt, acting alongside Martin Clunes. Kirris featured in DC Comics/Warner Bros/Netflix’s highly anticipated TV series The Sandman.

On stage, Kirris starred in the Christmas family blockbuster The Nutcracker, Tom Morris' final play at Bristol Old Vic. Toby The Crow, written and directed by Kirris, is currently in production.

He is also the writer, director and creator of a new CIC company with his brother, Good People Productions.

Kirris says of If You Fall: “I am incredibly thrilled to be a part of this insightful production which is full of compassion, integrity and nuance. It is on so many levels extremely close to my heart.”