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Eddie Marsan

Born: 1968

Biography

Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008. He has appeared in films such as Gangster No. 1 (2000), Ultimate Force (2002), V for Vendetta (2006), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Sixty Six (2006), Hancock (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009), War Horse (2011), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), The Best of Men (2012), and The World's End (2013). He also appeared as Terry in Showtime's series Ray Donovan (2013–2020), and as Mr Norrell in the BBC drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015).
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Stepney, East London, England, UK

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Movies

Miami Vice

Nicholas in Miami Vice

The Secret Life of Words

Victor in The Secret Life of Words

21 Grams

Reverend John in 21 Grams

The Illusionist

Josef Fischer in The Illusionist

V for Vendetta

Etheridge in V for Vendetta

Happy-Go-Lucky

Scott in Happy-Go-Lucky

Sherlock Holmes

Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes

Back to Black

Mitch in Back to Black

Gangster No. 1

Eddie Miller in Gangster No. 1

Vera Drake

Reg in Vera Drake

Sixty Six

Manny Rubens in Sixty Six

God on Trial

Lieble in God on Trial

Hancock

Red in Hancock

Bodily Harm

Bernard Chalk in Bodily Harm

Didn't You Kill My Brother?

Youth in Cantonese Takeaway (uncredited) in Didn't You Kill My Brother?

I Want Candy

Doug Perry in I Want Candy

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

James 'Tish' Corbitt in Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Midas Man

Harry Epstein in Midas Man

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Norman in Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Heartless

Weapons Man in Heartless

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Vic in The Disappearance of Alice Creed

The 39 Steps

Scudder in The 39 Steps

Grow Your Own

Little John in Grow Your Own

Faintheart

Richard in Faintheart

London Boulevard

DI Bailey in London Boulevard

Jack the Giant Slayer

Crawe in Jack the Giant Slayer

Fair Play

Campbell in Fair Play

Tyrannosaur

James in Tyrannosaur

War Horse

Sgt. Fry in War Horse

Junkhearts

Frank in Junkhearts

Filth

Bladesey in Filth

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Snow White and the Huntsman

Duir in Snow White and the Huntsman

Quite Ugly One Morning

Stephen Lime in Quite Ugly One Morning

The World's End

Peter Page in The World's End

A Running Jump

Perry in A Running Jump

Cheeky

Reg in Cheeky

The Best of Men

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann in The Best of Men

I, Anna

D.I. Kevin Franks in I, Anna

Friends & Crocodiles

Butterworth in Friends & Crocodiles

Firebrand

Edward Seymour in Firebrand

Vesper

Jonas in Vesper

Still Life

John May in Still Life

God's Pocket

Smilin' Jack Moran in God's Pocket

Sherlock Holmes 3

Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes 3

The Yob

Chip Shop Youth (uncredited) in The Yob

Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End

Self in Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End

Beowulf & Grendel

Father Brendan in Beowulf & Grendel

X+Y

Richard in X+Y

Shadow of the Sword

Fabio in Shadow of the Sword

The New World

Eddie in The New World

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Jack Whitehead in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Walking the Dogs

The Intruder in Walking the Dogs

Me and Orson Welles

John Houseman in Me and Orson Welles

Concussion

Dr. Steven DeKosky in Concussion

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

Jack Whitehead in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

The Exception

Heinrich Himmler in The Exception

Crime and Punishment

Dimitri in Crime and Punishment

Atomic Blonde

Spyglass in Atomic Blonde

A Kind of Murder

Marty Kimmel in A Kind of Murder

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Agency Man in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Mugger #1 in The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Limehouse Golem

Uncle Tommy Farr in The Limehouse Golem

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Vihaan (voice) in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Their Finest

Sammy Smith in Their Finest

Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia

Carson (segment "Man and Boy") in Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia

This Year's Love

Eddie in This Year's Love

Plastic Man

Liam Cooper in Plastic Man

Gangs of New York

Killoran in Gangs of New York

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Himself in The One and Only Mike Leigh

Match Point

Office Worker (uncredited) in Match Point

7 Days in Entebbe

Shimon Peres in 7 Days in Entebbe

B. Monkey

Young Thug in B. Monkey

Deadpool 2

Headmaster in Deadpool 2

Caught in the Act

Gary Grissom in Caught in the Act

Mission: Impossible III

Brownway in Mission: Impossible III

The Bunker

Pfc Kreuzmann in The Bunker

Post

Jack in Post

Janice Beard 45 WPM

Mr Tense in Janice Beard 45 WPM

The Emperor's New Clothes

Louis Marchand in The Emperor's New Clothes

White Boy Rick

Art Derrick in White Boy Rick

Vice

Paul Wolfowitz in Vice

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Professor Andreiko in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Mad Cows

Constable in Mad Cows

Once Upon a Deadpool

Headmaster in Once Upon a Deadpool

Hostage Radio

Jarvis Dolan in Hostage Radio

The Professor and the Madman

Muncie in The Professor and the Madman

You Are Here

Nigel Pubis in You Are Here

Abigail

Jonathan Foster in Abigail

Pets United

Mayor Frank Stone in Pets United

The Gentlemen

Big Dave in The Gentlemen

Flag Day

Mr. Emmanuel in Flag Day

Broadmoor - Inside Britain's Highest Security Psychiatric Hospital

Narrator in Broadmoor - Inside Britain's Highest Security Psychiatric Hospital

Man and Boy

Carson in Man and Boy

Peaches

Brian in Peaches

The Rocket Post

Heinz Dombrowsky in The Rocket Post

The Contractor

Virgil in The Contractor

The Virtuoso

The Loner in The Virtuoso

Wrath of Man

Terry in Wrath of Man

Ray Donovan: The Movie

Terry Donovan in Ray Donovan: The Movie

Choose or Die

Hal in Choose or Die

Charlotte

Albert Salomon (voice) in Charlotte

TV Shows