Honey cast: Ann Skelly and Rory Kinnear star in the Killing Eve prequel
Your essential guide to the BBC drama's cast.
Sid Gentle Films Ltd/BBC
- James Hibbs
Published: Saturday, 14 November 2026 at 8:00 am
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Cold War drama Honey arrives with some extra anticipation than most new series, as it also acts as a prequel to hit series Killing Eve, following Fiona Shaw's Carolyn Martens in her younger years.
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In Honey, Carolyn is played by Ann Skelly, but as the character is in deep cover in East Berlin, she goes by the name of Martha.
Skelly is joined in the cast by Rory Kinnear as Martha's handler, Graham, while Nate Mann and Jannis Niewöhner also play crucial roles.
The synopsis for the series says: "East Berlin, 1982. Martha (pronounced Marta), 24, is a deep cover agent for MI6. Surrounded by enemies and constantly under threat of her cover being blown, she tries her hardest to avoid detection by Friedrich, the new Stasi Head of Counterespionage against British Targets, Berlin Office.
"Finding herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant (and incredibly attractive…) CIA operative Aaron Neeland (posing as Kurt Fischer), she is blind-sided by desire in this Cold War ménage à trois.
"The risk of being garrotted or incarcerated is nothing compared to the horrifying ordeal of falling in love. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable and bearing your heart and soul? She'd rather have her fingernails pulled out."
But who else stars alongside Skelly, Kinnear, Mann and Niewöhner, and who do they all play?
Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Honey.
Honey cast list
- Ann Skelly as Martha Schmitt / Carolyn Martens
- Nate Mann as Kurt Fischer
- Jannis Niewöhner as Friedrich Bauman
- Rory Kinnear as Graham Anderson
- Oliver Cudbill as Stefan Weiss
- Sonita Henry as Anne Anderson
- Victoria Mayer as Ingrid Schimmel
- Valentino Dalle Mura as Rolf Muller
- July Namir as Kamilla Akhmedova
- Julian Niedermeier as Otto Kowalski
- Sofia Oxenham as Greta Abstreiter
- Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein
Ann Skelly plays Martha Schmitt / Carolyn Martens
Ann Skelly as Martha Schmitt. BBC/Sid Gentle Films Ltd
About the character: Skelly plays a 24-year-old MI6 operative working undercover in East Berlin under the alias Martha Schmitt. She is in actuality a younger version of Carolyn Martens, the character played by Fiona Shaw across all four seasons of Killing Eve. As her mission deepens, Martha becomes entangled in a risky love triangle with a Stasi officer and a CIA agent.
Where you've seen Ann Skelly before: Skelly is an Irish actress who first drew attention as troubled teenager Rachel Reid in the Irish crime drama Red Rock, before taking the lead as Beth Winters opposite Jamie Dornan and Matthew Rhys in the 2018 BBC miniseries Death and Nightingales. She went on to star as inventor Penance Adair in HBO's Victorian sci-fi series The Nevers, and her film and television credits also include Kissing Candice, Rose Plays Julie, Rebellion, Vikings, The Sandman and House of Guinness.
Nate Mann plays Kurt Fischer
Nate Mann as Kurt Fischer in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle/Ludovic Robert
About the character: Mann plays a CIA operative working under the alias Kurt Fischer, one point of the central love triangle around Martha.
Where you've seen Nate Mann before: Mann is an American actor best known for playing Major Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal in the Apple TV war drama Masters of the Air. His other credits include Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza and the series Apples Never Fall.
Jannis Niewöhner plays Friedrich Bauman
Jannis Niewöhner as Friedrich Baumann in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle/Ludovic Robert
About the character: Friedrich is the new Stasi Head of Counterespionage against British Targets, who becomes the third figure in the drama's tangled romance.
Where you've seen Jannis Niewöhner before: Niewöhner is a German actor whose international credits include the Netflix drama Munich: The Edge of War and Ridley Scott's Napoleon.
Rory Kinnear plays Graham Anderson
Rory Kinnear as Graham Anderson. BBC
About the character: Graham Anderson is Martha's MI6 handler.
Where you've seen Rory Kinnear before: Son of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory star Roy Kinnear**,** Rory is a prolific film and TV actor, perhaps best-known for his roles as Bill Tanner in the James Bond film series.
He also had major roles in films such as The Imitation Game, Men, Bank of Dave and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and series such as Black Mirror, Our Flag Means Death, Years and Years, Inside No 9, Penny Dreadful, The Rings of Power, Say Nothing, Toxic Town, Amadeus, Lord of the Flies and The Diplomat.
Oliver Cudbill plays Stefan Weiss
Oliver Cudbill as Stefan Weiss in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle Films Ltd
About the character: Stefan is Martha's housemate, who is unaware of her true role as an MI6 agent. He is gay, and in the series is seen pursuing a relationship.
Where you've seen Oliver Cudbill before: Cudbill is an emerging actor whose screen credits are limited so far. He appeared as Tim in an episode of the Prime Video series My Lady Jane in 2024.
Sonita Henry plays Anne Anderson
About the character: Anne is Graham's wife who is struggling to adjust to their new life in Berlin.
Where you've seen Sonita Henry before: Henry is an English actress with a long list of film, television and video game credits. On screen she has appeared in The Fifth Element, the 2009 Star Trek film, Doctor Who, Luther, Krypton and The Chelsea Detective, with more recent roles in Silo, Black Cake, Deadpool & Wolverine and Clayface.
Victoria Mayer plays Ingrid Schimmel
Victoria Mayer as Ingrid Schimmel in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle Films Ltd
About the character: Ingrid is a senior Stasi officer.
Where you've seen Victoria Mayer before: Mayer is a German actress whose screen work spans German film and television, including Berlin Station and Doktor Ballouz. UK audiences may recognise her from war drama World on Fire.
Valentino Dalle Mura plays Rolf Muller
Valentino Dalle Mura as Rolf Müller in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle Films Ltd
About the character: Rolf is a low-level Stasi officer tasked with keeping Martha under surveillance.
Where you've seen Valentino Dalle Mura before: Dalle Mura is a German actor whose television credits include Der Alte, Die Kanzlei, Um Himmels Willen and Letzte Spur Berlin.
July Namir plays Kamilla Akhmedova
July Namir as Kamilla Akhmedova in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle Films Ltd
About the character: Kamilla is a scientist who Martha and Kurt come into contact with
Where you've seen July Namir before: Namir is a British actress whose television credits include Homeland, Collateral, The Looming Tower, Baghdad Central, Inside Man and The Lady.
Julian Niedermeier plays Otto Kowalski
Julian Niedermeier as Otto Kowalski in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle/Ludovic Robert
About the character: Otto is a low-level Stasi officer tasked with keeping Martha under surveillance.
Where you've seen Julian Niedermeier before: Honey is German actor Niedermeier's most prominent role to date.
Sofia Oxenham plays Greta Abstreiter
Sofia Oxenham as Greta Abstreiter in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle Films Ltd
About the character: Greta is a young woman who is soon to be married.
Where you've seen Sofia Oxenham before: Oxenham is a British actress who has had TV roles including Tess Tregidden in Poldark, Eydis in Cursed, Carrie in Extraordinary and Princess Eugenie in A Very Royal Scandal. She has also appeared in episodes of Grantchester and Death in Paradise.
Daniel Zielinski plays Tomas Klein
Daniel Zielinski as Tomas Klein in Honey. BBC/Sid Gentle/Ludovic Robert
About the character: Tomas is a figure Stefan comes into contact with.
Where you've seen Daniel Zielinski before: Zielinski is a German actor whose credits include the series München Beats.
Honey airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 9pm on Saturday 14 November 2026.
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James HibbsDrama Writer
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
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