Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Happy-Go-Lucky (2008).
Eddie Marsan | |
|---|---|
 Marsan at The World's End premiere, 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 |
Early life and education
editMarsan was born on 9 June 1968[1] in the Stepney district of London to a working-class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady and teacher's assistant.[2][3] He was brought up in Bethnal Green and attended Raine's Foundation School.[4] He left school at 16 and initially served an apprenticeship as a printer before beginning his career in theatre.[3]
He trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 1991,[5] and went on to study under Sam 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
edit
Marsan's first television appearance was in 1992 as a "yob" in the London Weekend Television series The Piglet Files. One of his more significant early television appearances was in the popular mid-1990s BBC sitcom Game On as an escaped convict who was an old flame of Mandy's. Marsan went on to have roles in Casualty, The Bill, Grass, Kavanagh QC, Grange Hill, Silent Witness, Ultimate Force, Southcliffe,[10] and more. He also voiced the Manticore in the Merlin episode "Love in the Time of Dragons".[11]
In 2011, he starred alongside Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan, all three actors relatively unknown at that time, in the British drama film Tyrannosaur.[12]
In 2013, he began portraying Terry Donovan, brother to the lead character in 7 series and 82 episodes of Showtime's drama series Ray Donovan.[10] The same year he played Ludwig Guttmann in the television film The Best of Men. In May 2015, Marsan appeared as the practical magician Gilbert Norrell in the BBC period drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.[13]
Marsan's film roles include the main villain in the 2008 superhero film Hancock alongside Will Smith and as Inspector Lestrade in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. His other films include Sixty 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] and Heartless.[14]
In 2021, Marsan appeared as anti-Fascist activist Soly Malinovsky in the television adaptation of the novel Ridley Road.[15] In 2022, he played the real-life role of John Darwin in ITV's drama series The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.[16]
Marsan appeared as Mitch Winehouse, father of Amy Winehouse, in the biopic Back to Black, which was released in 2024.[17]
Personal life
editMarsan married make-up artist Janine Schneider in 2002. They have four children.[18] Marsan is a humanist and was appointed a patron of Humanists UK in 2015.[19] He was critical of the lack of representation of working-class people in the arts in 2015 on BBC Radio 5 Live in which he stated too much drama is written from "the white, privileged, middle class perspective".[20] In 2024 he was interviewed on HARDtalk with an episode entitled "Do the arts neglect working-class people?".[9]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
editTelevision
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-part story: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith | |
| 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 | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Franklin | John Adams | Miniseries |
| Inside No. 9 | Nathaniel | Episode: "The Curse of the Ninth" | |
| Suspect | Alistair Underwood | Series 2 | |
| Supacell | Ray | 2 episodes | |
| Heartstopper | Geoff | 3 episodes | |
| TBA | Lockerbie † | Filming[25] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Deathtrap Dungeon | Narrator |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ Southern, Nathan (2016). "Eddie Marsan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Simon, Alex (8 December 2008). "Eddie Marsan Keeps It Real". The Hollywood Interview.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b Taylor, Ella (7 January 2009). "Happy-Go-Lucky: Driver's Eddie". LA Weekly. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "December Reunion" (PDF). Old Raineians Newsletter: 3. April 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Mountview Notable Alumni". mountview.org.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Kogan, Sam (2010). Kogan, Helen (ed.). The Science of Acting. UK, USA and Canada: Routledge. Back cover. ISBN 978-0-415-48812-9.
- ^ a b "Patrons". Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Prospectus. The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing. 2007. p. 4.
- ^ a b "HARDtalk - Eddie Marsan: Do the arts neglect working-class people? - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Terry Donovan Played by Eddie Marsan". paramountplus.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Miska, Brad (3 February 2010). "Trailer for Lionsgate UK's Mass Release 'Heartless'". Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Eddie Marsan". 28 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Lawson, Mark (15 April 2022). "Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (2 February 2024). "'Back To Black' Trailer: Marisa Abela Is Amy Winehouse In Sam Taylor-Johnson's Musical Biopic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Anderson, John (4 August 2010). "A Go-to Actor for 'That Guy' Roles". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Actor Eddie Marsan appointed Patron of the BHA". Humanists UK. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "5 Live In Short - Actor Eddie Marsan: 'UK drama too white, middle-class' - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Hewitt, Chris (28 September 2012). "Martin Freeman joins 'The World's End' along with Eddie Marsan". Empire. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (4 October 2018). "Eddie Marsan Along for the Ride In 'Fast & Furious' Spin-off 'Hobbs And Shaw'". [[Deadline Hollywood|]]. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ 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 from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (5 March 2024). "'Suits' Star Patrick J. Adams, Connor Swindells, Merritt Wever Cast in Netflix, BBC Series 'Lockerbie'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Eddie Marsan Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "BIFA 2004 Winners & Nominations". BIFA. 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "BIFA 2008 Winners & Nominations". BIFA. 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Levy, Emanuel (17 December 2008). "Oscar 2008: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Awards". Cinema 24/7. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "BIFA 2011 Winners & Nominations". BIFA. 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "BIFA 2013 Winners & Nominations". BIFA. 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Eddie Marsan at IMDb