Kevin Mathurin (born 1973) is an English actor. After an initially dance-focused career, he trained in acting as an adult and appeared in numerous stage productions throughout the 2000s and 2010s. In 2020, he was cast as Charles Anderson on the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, a role he has portrayed since.
Early and personal life Mathurin was born in 1973 in London. Aged seven, he began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. When founder Sylvia Young died in 2025, he paid his tributes, writing: "Thank you for the opportunities and belief". Since 2011, Mathurin has been in a relationship with DJ Nikki Beatnik. They have a son together. Mathurin also has a daughter. They live in south London, with Mathurin regularly travelling to Leeds for filming on Emmerdale.
Career Mathurin left college in 1991 and initially embarked on a dance-focused career; this included being a backing dancer for Diana Ross at Madison Square Garden. After acting in various projects as a child, Mathurin embarked on a stage career in the mid-2000s. He studied at City Lit, an adult education college in Holburn, where he appeared in numerous stage productions. After graduating from there, he continued making theatre appearances throughout the 2010s, as well as making various television and film appearances. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as James Bailey. That same year, he made his National Theatre Live debut in Nine Night. He returned a year later for The Visit.
In 2020, Mathurin was cast as vicar Charles Anderson on the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. An onscreen family was introduced for his character, including children Ethan Anderson (Emile John) and Naomi Walters (Karene Peter) and mother Claudette Anderson (Flo Wilson). Wilson, who portrays his onscreen mother, had previously worked alongside Mathurin in The Visit. Upon his casting, he joked that his mother finally believed he had "made it", since she had watched Emmerdale since its first episode. For his role as Charles, Mathurin was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2021 Inside Soap Awards. At the 2023 ceremony, he was nominated for Best Actor, as well as Best Partnership alongside Rebecca Sarker. The Andersons were also nominated for Best Family.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1977 The ITV Play Mr Clifton Episode: "Are You Stone Cold, Santa Claus?" 1985 Der Rosenkavalier Mohammed Television film 1990 Press Gang Member of the News Team Episode: "Picking Up the Pieces" 2011 Ghosted Prison Inmate Film 2014 Narcissists Private Inspector Film 2015 Simulated Dead People Dean Guest role 2016 Rillington Place Beresford Brown Episode: "Reg" 2017 Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror Berry Gordy Television film 2017 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Orks (voice) Video game 2017 Gloves Al Short film 2017 Justice League Sketch Witness Film 2017 War Has No Eyes Gary Short film 2018 Banged Up Abroad Manny Episode: "Narco at Nineteen" 2018 Hooligan Escape the Russian Job Tom Film 2019 Doctors James Bailey Episode: "Believe Her" 2019 Bronzed Hector Main role 2020 Faded Glory Lenny Short film 2020 Break Drug Dealer Short film 2020 The One and Only Ivan Mike Film 2020 Home by 8.30 Dad Short film 2020–present Emmerdale Charles Anderson Regular role 2021 The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures King Henry II / Prince Richard (voices) Episode: "Lionesses in Winter" 2023 The Big Quiz Himself Contestant
Stage Year Title Role Venue 2006 This Happy Breed Frank Gibbons City Lit Theatre 2006 Agamemnon Aegisthus 2006 Oedipus the King Oedipus 2007 Metamorphoses Various 2007 Antigone Creon 2007 The Winter's Tale Leontes 2008 Blood Wedding Leonardo 2008 The Country Wife Harry Harcourt 2008 Blue Orange Christopher 2008 D.N.A. Richard 2009 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest R.P. McMurphy 2009 Stags and Hens Eddie Landor Theatre 2010 Kids Company Various Royal National Theatre 2010 A Consumers Dream Terry LOST Theatre 2011 Free Fall Roland White Bear Theatre 2012 Monostereo Danny Marshall Drayton Arms Theatre 2013 Out in the Open Mick Chelsea Theatre 2014 Monogamish Charles White Bear Theatre 2014 Nightingale & Chase Nightingale Albany Theatre 2014 74 Ruby Street DCI Woods Excel Centre 2018 Of Mice and Men Crooks Selladoor Worldwide 2019 Nine Night Robert / Uncle Vince National Theatre Live 2019 The Exonerated David Keaon Hope Mill Theatre 2020 The Visit Bill National Theatre Live
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Emmerdale 2023 Best Actor 2023 Best Partnership
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