Kieron Palmer is a reccuring character in Top Boy, serving as a supporting character in Season 3, a major character in season 4 and one of the deuteragonists in Season 5. He is a drug dealer for summerhouse and the best friend of Jaq.
He is portrayed by Joshua Blissett.
Biography[]
Kieron was born in Rwanda, Africa, Kieron and his mother Diana moved to London when Kieron was a baby. Kieron is one of the dealers in Summerhouse and is one of the prominent soldiers in the crew. His mother is Dianna. Kieron is mostly seen with Jaq. In season 5, Kieron is the 3rd in command serving under Sully and Junior.
Season 3[]
Kieron is recruited by Dris alongside his childhood friends Jaq and Romy to Summerhouse. When the Turks are eliminated by ZT, Kieron alongside his leader Dris are without any drugs to sell until Dushane and Sully are back running Summerhouse again.
Whilst Summerhouse and ZT are at war and Jamie arranges to have Rowmando and Romy injured, Kieron and Jaq try to recruit more youngers who refuse. Ats who is best friends with Jamie's younger brother is recruited in the gang. Kieron finds out that Dushane and Sully's long time friend, Ruben was helping Jamie
When Jaq arranged Ats to come to Manchester to meet Craig, Kieron robs up Ats and Stefan when they come back to London to give it to Jaq realising that they got conned.
Jamie is sent to jail which then the Summerhouse are back on top again and Kieron and Jaq celebrate and buy new vehicles and go out clubbing while Rowmando and Romy are released from hospital and reuniting with Kieron and Jaq.
Season 4[]
When Dushane is secretly with Jeffrey to take down Summerhouse, Kieron alongside his mother Diana, Shelley, Ralph and Dushane's own mother, Pat go against the redevelopment.
Kieron becomes one of Dushane's top dealers in Summerhouse, he supervises Bradders, Arlo and Samsi who are the new Summerhouse dealers in 2020.
While Sully is kidnapped, Kieron comes with Dushane, Jaq, Romy, Kit, Tyrone and Si to rescue him against the Peckham gang and shoots one of them during the crossfire.
When Ats is murdered Kieron investigates with Summerhouse to find Ats' killer and tracks down Keziah who tells them about Dexter. Dexter was killed by Kit.
Kieron helps out Jaq and Lauryn when he helps get rid of Curtis' body after Lauryn killed him.
Season 5[]
Kieron is arrested by the immigration service workers which causes protests in the Summerhouse neighbourhood and was forced to go back to Rwanda. He is then released with the thanks to the likes of Jaq, Samsi, Bradders, Romy, Mandy, Shelley and his own mother.
While Jaq's grieving over the death of Lauryn, Kieron is the new lieutenant under Sully and Junior. When Jaq's grief gets worse, she then gets help from Kieron which then Kieron becomes a liability to tell her Antonia is stashing the drugs. Jaq steals the drugs and Kieron covers up by telling Sully and Junior that Si and the Fields gang stolen the stash to protect Jaq.
When Sully, Junior and Dushane go on the hunt for Jaq, Kieron secretly texts her to tell her they are on their way to give her a chance to escape with Becks and Delroy. When Jaq surrenders herself to Sully to give her a pass, it comes back to haunt Kieron as Sully arranges to get Junior to kill Kieron. This is a possibility that also Jaq would have got revenge for Kieron if she did shoot Sully.
Kill count[]
Personal[]
- Peckham gang member: Shot to death to save Sully.
Proxy[]
- 4 Peckham gang members: All shot to death
- Curtis: Stabbed multiple times by Lauryn. Kieron, Jaq, Dushane and Romy helped dissolve his body.
Trivia[]
- Kieron's last name was Walker-smith on the police board at the end of the third season.
- Kieron's real name is Kieron Palmer on his drivers license and he was born on 6th September 2001.
- Kieron drives a Maserati Levante.
- Kieron past his driving test on 18th January 2019.
- Kieron was born in Rwanda.
- If Jaq killed Sully, then it could be the karma for Kieron for having him killed.
Appearances[]
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| Season 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Season 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Season 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |