Callum Kerr
{{Short description|Scottish actor (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
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| birth_name = Andrew Callum Kerr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
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| years_active = 2017–present
| children = 1
| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes
| instruments = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
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| genre = Country
| label = Kilted Clan
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Andrew Callum Kerr (born 11 May 1994) is a Scottish actor, model, and musician. He gained prominence through his role as PC George Kiss{{Cite web|title=Hollyoaks newcomer Callum Kerr teases romance story for PC Kiss|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a31017591/hollyoaks-pc-george-kiss-callum-kerr-romance/|last=Houghton|first=Rianne|date=20 February 2020|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509033125/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a31017591/hollyoaks-pc-george-kiss-callum-kerr-romance/|url-status=live}} in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2020–2021). After a recurring role in the Fox series Monarch (2022), he went into country music. In 2025, he portrayed Galad Trakand in The Wheel of Time. He is set to portray Smoker in the Netflix series One Piece.
Early life
Kerr is from Musselburgh, near Edinburgh.{{Cite web|title=Scots actor lands dream role in Robbie Williams music video|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-actor-lands-dream-role-10059688|last=Vesty|first=Sarah|date=20 March 2017|website=Daily Record|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608144237/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-actor-lands-dream-role-10059688|url-status=live}}
Kerr joined the National Youth Theatre of Scotland while in school, and auditioned for Skins when he was 15. Kerr played rugby for 6 months with the National Youth League, and began studying Finance at university and working at a law firm. Deciding it was not for him, he withdrew and moved to London to pursue acting. He trained in theatre.{{Cite podcast|url=https://podbay.fm/p/drama-school-dropout/e/1681794059|title=Ep 134. Callum Kerr|website=Drama School Dropout|author=Ingram Noble|date=18 April 2023|access-date=13 June 2023|archive-date=27 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027111505/https://podbay.fm/p/drama-school-dropout/e/1681794059|url-status=live}}
Career
Kerr began modelling in 2017,{{Cite web|title=Hollyoaks' Callum Kerr 'wanted' by Love Island before landing huge soap role|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-wanted-love-21790693|last=Bird|first=Daniel|date=1 April 2020|website=Daily Star|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514011049/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-wanted-love-21790693|url-status=live}} landing gigs with Jaguar, Adidas, Qatar Airways, Specsavers,{{Cite web|title=Experts reveal four factors that can affect our eyes|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/special-features/experts-specsavers-nottinghamshire-reveal-surprising-3361930|last=Sidat|first=Leena|date=30 September 2019|website=nottinghampost|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003023149/https://www.nottinghampost.com/special-features/experts-specsavers-nottinghamshire-reveal-surprising-3361930|url-status=live}} and HisColumn.{{Cite web|title=MOT Models - Callum Kerr|url=https://www.motmodel.com/models/callum-kerr|website=motmodel.com|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206180715/https://www.motmodel.com/models/callum-kerr/|url-status=live}} Also in 2017, Kerr appeared in the music video for "Mixed Signals" by Robbie Williams,{{Cite web|title=Hollyoaks newcomer Callum Kerr exposes connection to Robbie Williams|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/hollyoaks-newcomer-callum-kerr-exposes-21374967|last=Bird|first=Daniel|date=28 January 2020|website=Daily Star|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514020628/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/hollyoaks-newcomer-callum-kerr-exposes-21374967|url-status=live}} and made guest appearances in the BBC One series Doctors and Armchair Detectives. In 2019, he played Duncan in the Hulu television adaptation of the romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral. That same year, he appeared in the docuseries Banged Up Abroad and the ITV sitcom Zomboat!.
In January 2020, Kerr was cast as PC George Kiss in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks,{{Cite web|title=Hollyoaks casts actor Callum Kerr as hunky new policeman George Kiss|url=https://stevensonwithers.com/hollyoaks-casts-actor-callum-kerr-as-hunky-new-policeman-george-kiss/|website=Stevenson Withers|language=en|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622064003/https://stevensonwithers.com/hollyoaks-casts-actor-callum-kerr-as-hunky-new-policeman-george-kiss/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Hollyoaks' James Sutton on John Paul's new romance with PC Kiss and a potentially surprising reunion|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/soaps/hollyoaks/2020-05-04/hollyoaks-john-paul-pc-kiss-romance/|website=Radio Times|first=Johnathon|last=Hughes|date=4 May 2020|access-date=15 May 2020|language=en|archive-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511085109/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/soaps/hollyoaks/2020-05-04/hollyoaks-john-paul-pc-kiss-romance/|url-status=live}} debuting when long-term character Nancy Osbourne (Jessica Fox) was attacked.{{Cite web|title=This handsome new Hollyoaks character is set to cause quite a stir as he tackles a very serious issue|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/new-hollyoaks-character-pc-george-kiss-607322/|last=Lamacraft|first=Tess|date=20 January 2020|website=What's on TV|language=en|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=21 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121000911/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/new-hollyoaks-character-pc-george-kiss-607322/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Hollyoaks' PC Kiss 'exposed as county lines drug dealer' in deadly twist|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/hollyoaks-pc-kiss-exposed-county-21979410|website=Daily Star|first=Dan|last=Laurie|date=6 May 2020|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514025928/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/hollyoaks-pc-kiss-exposed-county-21979410|url-status=live}} Kerr exited the series in April 2021 when his character was killed off.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a36199292/hollyoaks-george-kiss-dead-callum-kerr-interview/|title=Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr reacts to George Kiss' shock exit|journal=Digital Spy|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|date=12 April 2021|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422183601/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a36199292/hollyoaks-george-kiss-dead-callum-kerr-interview/|url-status=live}}
In 2022, Kerr played Christopher Foxworth in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a Lifetime miniseries prequel based on the novel Garden of Shadows,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/lifetime-flowers-in-the-attic-prequel-miniseries-jemima-rooper-max-irons-kelsey-grammer-harry-hamlin-1234816321/|title=Lifetime Greenlights 'Flowers In The Attic' Prequel Miniseries With Jemima Rooper, Max Irons, Kelsey Grammer, Harry Hamlin, Moren|website=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=17 August 2021|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424200906/https://deadline.com/2021/08/lifetime-flowers-in-the-attic-prequel-miniseries-jemima-rooper-max-irons-kelsey-grammer-harry-hamlin-1234816321/|url-status=live}} and Wade Stellings, a recurring role in the musical drama Monarch on Fox.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/monarch-callum-kerr-kevin-cahoon-fox-musical-drama-series-1234866742/|title='Monarch': Callum Kerr & Kevin Cahoon Join Fox Musical Drama Series|journal=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=2 November 2021|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108040947/https://deadline.com/2021/11/monarch-callum-kerr-kevin-cahoon-fox-musical-drama-series-1234866742/|url-status=live}} He was also cast in the pilot of a Hulu adaptation of Richard Mason's History of a Pleasure Seeker alongside Carla Woodcock, but it was not picked up for series.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/carla-woodcock-callum-kerr-hulu-pilot-history-of-a-pleasure-seeker-1235227472/|title=Carla Woodcock, Callum Kerr Join Hulu Musical Drama Pilot 'History of a Pleasure Seeker'|journal=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=7 April 2022|access-date=27 June 2022|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531005519/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/carla-woodcock-callum-kerr-hulu-pilot-history-of-a-pleasure-seeker-1235227472/|url-status=live}}
After performing on the Nashville country music scene for six months, Kerr released his debut single "Tequila Therapy" in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a43302879/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-first-single/|title=Former Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr shares new project away from acting|journal=Digital Spy|first=Stefania|last=Sarrubba|date=14 March 2023|access-date=9 April 2023|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315211903/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a43302879/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-first-single/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturefix.co.uk/?p=26206|title=Rising Scottish musical talent Callum Kerr drops country gem Tequila Therapy|website=Culture Fix|date=30 March 2023|access-date=9 April 2023|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409043425/https://www.culturefix.co.uk/?p=26206|url-status=live}}
Kerr is set to portray Smoker in the second season of the Netflix series One Piece, a live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name,{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/one-piece-season-2-cast-smoker-tashigi-wapol-dalton-netflix-1235984184/ |title=Netflix's 'One Piece' Season 2 Casts Smoker, Tashigi, Wapol & Dalton |date=27 June 2024 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |last=Petski |first=Denise |access-date=29 June 2024 |archive-date=28 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628013902/https://deadline.com/2024/06/one-piece-season-2-cast-smoker-tashigi-wapol-dalton-netflix-1235984184/ |url-status=live}} and portrays Galad Trakand in the third season of the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wotseries.com/2023/07/21/scoop-the-wheel-of-time-casts-iconic-character/|title=Scoop: The Wheel of Time Casts Iconic Character|website=WoT Series|author=Sara|date=21 July 2023|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=29 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629104829/https://www.wotseries.com/2023/07/21/scoop-the-wheel-of-time-casts-iconic-character/|url-status=live}}
Personal life
From 2021 to 2022, Kerr was briefly engaged to Olivia Anderson, whom he had met in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a38368378/former-hollyoaks-callum-kerr-engagement/|title=Former Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr announces his engagement|journal=Digital Spy|first=Matilda|last=Davies|date=28 November 2021|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815080130/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a38368378/former-hollyoaks-callum-kerr-engagement/|url-status=live}} In July 2023, Kerr announced he was expecting a child with his new partner Lauren Stacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a44434905/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-baby-new-partner/|title=Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr expecting baby with new partner following fiancée split|journal=Digital Spy|first=Lauren|last=Jade|date=4 July 2023|access-date=4 July 2023|archive-date=4 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704231424/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a44434905/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-baby-new-partner/|url-status=live}} Their daughter was born in December 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/13/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-welcomes-first-baby-reveals-adorable-name-19971403/|title=Hollyoaks' Callum Kerr welcomes first baby and reveals adorable name|journal=Metro|first=Ruth|last=Lawes|date=13 December 2023|access-date=9 January 2024|archive-date=9 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109223005/https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/13/hollyoaks-callum-kerr-welcomes-first-baby-reveals-adorable-name-19971403/|url-status=live}}
In February 2025, Kerr's mother, Dawn Searle, was found dead, presumed murdered, along with her husband, Andrew, at their home in France at Les Pesquiés in the outskirts of Villefranche de Rouergue, Aveyron.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Narcissus | Narcissus | Short film |
| Him & Her
| Him | Short film |
| 2019
| Memories | John | |
| 2020
| Ghetto Bird | Billy | Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Doctors | Pete Tracker | Episode: "The Mole" |
| Armchair Detectives
| Dale Coleman | Episode: "The Jury's Out" |
| 2018
| The Shore | Adam | TV series |
| rowspan="3"|2019
| Nathan | Episode: "Smoke & Mirrors: First Chapter" |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral
| Duncan | 2 episodes |
| Zomboat!
| Jude | 5 episodes |
| 2020
| Ryan | Docuseries; episode: "Colombian Double Cross" |
| 2020–2021
| 70 episodes |
| 2021
| Glow & Darkness | 9 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2022
| Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Christopher Foxworth | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Monarch
| Wade Stellings | 7 episodes |
| History of a Pleasure Seeker
| Piet Barol | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2024
| Young Everett | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2025
| Smoker | Season 2 |
| The Wheel of Time
| Season 3 |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Song
! Year ! Artist ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| "Mixed Signals"
| 2017 | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|9085758}}
- [https://www.spotlight.com/9858-5617-3180 Callum Kerr] at Spotlight
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Category:People from Musselburgh
Category:Scottish country musicians
Category:British country musicians
Category:Scottish male guitarists
Category:British male guitarists