Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan | |
|---|---|
 Marsan atThe World's Endpremiere, Leicester Square, in 2013 | |
| Born | Edward Maurice Charles Marsan 9 June 1968 Stepney, London,England |
| Alma mater | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse |
Janine Schneider
(m.2002) |
| Children | 4 |
Edward Maurice Charles Marsan(born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won theLondon Film Critics Circle Awardand theNational Society of Film Critics Awardfor Best Supporting Actor for the filmHappy-Go-Lucky(2008).
He has been in films such asGangster No. 1(2000),Ultimate Force(2002),V for Vendetta(2006), (2006) The IllusionistMission: Impossible III(2006),Sixty Six(2006),Hancock(2008),Sherlock Holmes(2009),War Horse(2011),Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011),Tyrannosaur(2011),The Best of Men(2012),The World's End(2013),Still Life(2013),Southcliffe(2013),Ray Donovan(2013–2020),Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell(2015),The Exception(2016),The Limehouse Golem(2016),Deadpool 2(2018), andVice(2018),Ray Donovan: The Movie(2022),The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe(2022),The Power(2023), andThe Winter King(2023).
Early life and education
[edit]Marsan was born on 9 June 1968[1]in theStepneydistrict ofLondon,to a working-class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was aschool dinner ladyand teacher's assistant.[2][3]He was brought up inBethnal Greenand attendedRaine's Foundation School.[4]He left school at 16 and initially served an apprenticeship as aprinterbefore beginning his career in theatre.[3]
He trained at theMountview Academy of Theatre Arts,graduating in 1991,[5]and went on to study underSam Kogan[6]at the Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts,[7]now known as The School of the Science of Acting,[7]of which Marsan is now a patron.[8]His first year at drama school was funded by Mr Benny, a bookmaker who ran a menswear shop where Marsan worked; he obtained scholarships for the rest of the course. It took many attempts for Marsan to get a place at drama school.[9]
Career
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Marsan's first television appearance was in 1992, as a "yob"in theLondon Weekend TelevisionseriesThe Piglet Files.One of his more significant early television appearances was in the popular mid-1990s BBC sitcomGame Onas an escaped convict who was an old flame of Mandy's. Marsan went on to have roles inCasualty,The Bill,Grass,Kavanagh QC,Grange Hill,Silent Witness,Ultimate Force,Southcliffe,[10]and more. He also voiced the Manticore in theMerlinepisode "Love in the Time of Dragons".[11]
In 2011, he starred alongsideOlivia ColmanandPeter Mullan,all three actors relatively unknown at that time, in the British drama filmTyrannosaur.[12]
In 2012, he portrayed Terry Donovan, brother to the lead character in 7 series and 82 episodes ofShowtime's drama seriesRay Donovan.[10]The same year he playedLudwig Guttmannin the television filmThe Best of Men.In May 2015, Marsan appeared as the practical magician Gilbert Norrell in theBBCperiod dramaJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.[13]
Marsan has appeared in numerous and varied film roles. His roles include the main villain in the 2008superhero filmHancockalongsideWill Smithand as Inspector Lestrade inGuy Ritchie'sSherlock Holmes.His other films includeSixty Six,Gangs of New York,[10]21 Grams,The Illusionist,[10]V for Vendetta,Gangster No. 1,Miami Vice,Mission: Impossible III,I Want Candy,Vera Drake,Happy-Go-Lucky,[10]Filth,Tyrannosaur[10]andHeartless.[14]
In 2021, Marsan appeared as anti-Fascist activist Soly Malinovsky in the television adaptation of the novelRidley Road.[15]In 2022, he played the real-life role ofJohn Darwin,in ITV's drama seriesThe Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.[16]
Marsan appeared as Mitch Winehouse, father ofAmy Winehouse,in the biopicBack to Black,which was released in 2024.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Marsan married make-up artist Janine Schneider in 2002. They have four children.[18]Marsan is ahumanistand was appointed a patron ofHumanists UKin 2015.[19]He is critical of the lack of representation of working-class people in the arts in 2015 onBBC Radio 5 Livein which he stated too much drama is written from "the white, privileged, middle class perspective".[20]In 2024 he was interviewed onHARDtalkwith an episode entitled Do the arts neglect working-class people?.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Piglet Files | Yob | Episode: "Sex, Spies and Videotape" |
| 1992–1996 | The Bill | Martin Price/Roy Kilby/Dean Stacey/Gary Vaughan | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Casualty | Rick Grant | Episode: "Chain Reactions" |
| EastEnders | Roddy | 1 episode | |
| Game On | Stoat | Episode: "Heavy Bondage & Custard Creams" | |
| 1996–1998 | Grange Hill | Andy Sutcliffe/Eddie Sutcliffe | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Get Well Soon | Brian Clapton | Main cast, 6 episodes |
| Kavanagh QC | Ian Vincent | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" | |
| 1999 | The Vice | Rhys | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Ronald Quincy | Episode: "The Worsted Viper" |
| 2001 | The Monkey King | Pigsy | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Badger | Episode: "The Killing House" |
| Judge John Deed | Ed Hay | Episode: "Nobody's Fool" | |
| 2003 | Grass | Sunshine | 3 episodes |
| Charles II: The Power and the Passion | Titus Oates | Episode #1.4 | |
| 2004 | Coming Up | Martin | Episode: "The Baader Meinhoff Gang Show" |
| Quite Ugly One Morning | Stephen Lime | Television film | |
| Silent Witness | Derek Portnoy | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Friends and Crocodiles | Martin Butterworth | Television film |
| 2008 | God on Trial | Lieble | Television film |
| Little Dorrit | Pancks | Miniseries, 12 episodes | |
| The 39 Steps | Scudder | Television film | |
| 2009 | Criminal Justice | Saul | Main cast, 5 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Law & Order: UK | Jason Peters | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Merlin | The Manticore (voice) | Episode: "Love in the Time of Dragons" |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | Mr White | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Stubb | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents | The Intruder | Episode: "Walking the Dogs" |
| The Best of Men | Ludwig Guttmann | Television film | |
| 2013 | Southcliffe | Andrew Salter | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2020 | Ray Donovan | Terry Donovan | Main cast, 80 episodes |
| 2015 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Gilbert Norrell | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| River | Thomas Neill Cream | Miniseries, 6 episodes | |
| Hunted | Narrator (voice) | Reality television series | |
| 2016 | Galavant | Death | Episode: "Love and Death" |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Bob Dylan | Episode: "Bob Dylan: Knockin' on Dave's Door" |
| 2018 | Indian Summer School | Narrator (voice) | Reality television series, 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Pact | Arwel Evans | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| Deceit | Paul Britton | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| Ridley Road | Soly Malinovsky | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Ray Donovan: The Movie | Terry Donovan | Television film |
| The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe | John Darwin | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Power | Bernie Monke | Main role |
| The Winter King | Uther Pendragon | Season 1, episodes 1 and 2 | |
| 2024 | Franklin | John Adams | miniseries |
| Suspect | Alistair Underwood | Series 2 | |
| Supacell | Ray | ||
| TBA | Lockerbie† | Filming[25] |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Deathtrap Dungeon | Narrator |
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Southern, Nathan (2016)."Eddie Marsan".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 6 March 2016.Retrieved31 March2016.
- ^Simon, Alex (8 December 2008)."Eddie Marsan Keeps It Real".The Hollywood Interview.com.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^abTaylor, Ella (7 January 2009)."Happy-Go-Lucky: Driver's Eddie".LA Weekly.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"December Reunion"(PDF).Old Raineians Newsletter:3. April 1994. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 August 2020.Retrieved16 May2015.
- ^"Mountview Notable Alumni".mountview.org.uk.Retrieved18 April2021.
- ^Kogan, Sam (2010). Kogan, Helen (ed.).The Science of Acting.UK, USA and Canada: Routledge. Back cover.ISBN978-0-415-48812-9.
- ^ab"Patrons".Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts.Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2015.Retrieved16 July2015.
- ^Prospectus.The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing. 2007. p. 4.
- ^ab"HARDtalk - Eddie Marsan: Do the arts neglect working-class people? - BBC Sounds".www.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved7 May2024.
- ^abcdef"Terry Donovan Played by Eddie Marsan".paramountplus.com.Archived fromthe originalon 1 March 2024.Retrieved1 March2024.
- ^"Love in the Time of Dragons - Merlin Series 3 Episode 9 of 14".bbc.co.uk.6 November 2010.
- ^"Tyrannosaur 2011".filmaffinity.com.2011.
- ^"Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Mr Norrell Played by Eddie Marsan".bbc.co.uk.Retrieved30 April2015.
- ^Miska, Brad (3 February 2010)."Trailer for Lionsgate UK's Mass Release 'Heartless'".Bloody-Disgusting.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"Interview with Eddie Marsan".28 September 2021.Retrieved11 October2021.
- ^Lawson, Mark (15 April 2022)."Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama".The Guardian.Retrieved16 May2024.
- ^Ntim, Zac (2 February 2024)."'Back To Black' Trailer: Marisa Abela Is Amy Winehouse In Sam Taylor-Johnson's Musical Biopic ".Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved16 May2024.
- ^Anderson, John (4 August 2010)."A Go-to Actor for 'That Guy' Roles".The New York Times.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"Actor Eddie Marsan appointed Patron of the BHA".Humanists UK.11 November 2015.Retrieved26 February2021.
- ^"5 Live In Short - Actor Eddie Marsan: 'UK drama too white, middle-class' - BBC Sounds".www.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved7 May2024.
- ^Hewitt, Chris (28 September 2012)."Martin Freeman joins 'The World's End' along with Eddie Marsan".Empire.Retrieved26 May2013.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (4 October 2018)."Eddie Marsan Along for the Ride In 'Fast & Furious' Spin-off 'Hobbs And Shaw'".[[Deadline Hollywood|]].Retrieved19 January2019.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (7 February 2022)."'Fair Play': Sebastian de Souza, Eddie Marsan & Rich Sommer Join MRC & T-Street Finance World Thriller ".Deadline Hollywood.
- ^"Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier".Toronto Jewish Film Foundation.Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.
- ^Szalai, Georg (5 March 2024)."'Suits' Star Patrick J. Adams, Connor Swindells, Merritt Wever Cast in Netflix, BBC Series 'Lockerbie'".Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved5 March2024.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaab"Eddie Marsan Awards".IMDB (Index source only).Retrieved30 January2023.
- ^"BIFA 2004 Winners & Nominations".BIFA. 2004.Retrieved25 March2019.
- ^"BIFA 2008 Winners & Nominations".BIFA. 2008.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^Levy, Emanuel(17 December 2008)."Oscar 2008: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Awards".Cinema 24/7.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.
- ^"BIFA 2011 Winners & Nominations".BIFA. 2011.Retrieved25 March2019.
- ^"BIFA 2013 Winners & Nominations".BIFA. 2013.Retrieved25 March2019.
- ^"The Winners of the 5th VOICES Film Festival".voices-festival.org. 6 July 2015.
- ^"Winners announced for the 2022 BAFTA Cymru Awards".bafta.org.9 October 2022.
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