Kellie Shirley is an actress and writer. She was selected for the BAFTA elevate actors cohort, to nurture working-class talent progressing in their careers.

Kellie made her screen debut as Kym in The Office Christmas Specials (BBC), feature film Wimbledon (Working Title), and mini-series Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (BBC4).

For TV Kellie is probably best known for playing series regular’s Kirsty in Idris Elba’s retuning comedy series In the Long Run (Netflix/Sky/Starz) Psych nurse Sophia Peters in Casualty, as Carly in Eastenders (BBC) and, more recently, as Auntie Terri in Alan Carr’s hugely popular comedy series Changing Ends (ITV)

Her most film work includes the next helping from the team behind Boiling Point, Odyssey; Terrance Davies’ Benediction (Emu films); Paul Andrew Williams’ Bull (Netflix) and forthcoming feature No way Off (Stigma).

Kellie has worked extensively in theatre. She recently won a Fring Theatre Award for playing all the female roles in the first major London revival of Jim Cartwright’s TWO (Park Theatre, London). She has worked at the Royal Court, RSC, Lyric Hammersmith, Soho, London’s Haymarket, Park Theatre, Menier Chocolate Factory, Greenwich, Stafford Open Air and clocked up over 700 performances as ‘Pauline’ in One Man Two Guvnors for The National Theatre, West End and the International tour.

In addition to her acting work, Kellie wrote all 6 episodes of podcast drama ROAR (Apple/Spirit Studios). Her first short Croydon Cowgirl is currently in the mix for a BAFTA Cymru. Her second short The Wolf is also on the festival circuit.

Kellie is an Ambassador for the charities Anthony Nolan and The Children’s Society.