Eddie Marsan
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 Marsan at the premiere of Jack the Giant Slayer, Los Angeles, February 27, 2013 |
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| Born | Edward Maurice Charles Marsan 23 June 1968 Stepney, East London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Janine Schneider |
Edward Maurice Charles "Eddie" Marsan[1][2] (born 23 June 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Gangster No. 1 (2000), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Sixty Six (2006), V for Vendetta (2006), Hancock (2008), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009), War Horse (2011), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), and The Best of Men (2012).
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Early life [edit]
Marsan was born in Stepney, London, to a working class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady and teacher's assistant.[3][4] He was brought up in Bethnal Green and initially served an apprenticeship as a printer, before beginning his career in theatre, and moving to a television and film career.[4] He trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 1991, and went on to study under Sam Kogan[5] and The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing, of which Marsan is a patron.[6][7]
Television 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 earliest television appearances was in the popular mid-1990s BBC sitcom Game On as a bungling bank robber. Marsan went on to have roles in Casualty, The Bill, Kavanagh QC, Grange Hill, Silent Witness, Ultimate Force, and more. He also voiced the Manticore in the Merlin episode Love in the Time of Dragons. Most recently he played Dr Ludwig Guttmann in The Best of Men.
Film [edit]
Marsan has since branched out into numerous and varied film roles including work in the United States, and is achieving much success in Hollywood, most recently as 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, 21 Grams, The Illusionist, V for Vendetta, Gangster No. 1, Miami Vice, Mission: Impossible III, I Want Candy, Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky, Tyrannosaur, and Heartless.[8]
Personal [edit]
Marsan is married to Janine Schneider, a make-up artist.[9]
Filmography [edit]
Awards and nominations [edit]
Marsan won the Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Happy-Go-Lucky. Marsan also won the last one for his performance in Vera Drake.
For his performance in Happy-Go-Lucky, Marsan also earned another nominations, such as the Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Women Film Journalists Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
References [edit]
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1837–1983 (1968, July–September) at FindMyPast.com
- ^ Mr Edward Maurice Charles Marsan
- ^ Eddie Marsan: The Hollywood Interview The Hollywood Interview, 8 December 2008
- ^ a b Happy-Go-Lucky: Driver's Eddie LA Weekly, 8 January 2009
- ^ Kogan, Sam (2010). Helen Kogan, ed. The Science of Acting. UK, USA and Canada: Routledge. pp. Back cover. ISBN 978-0-415-48812-9.
- ^ "Patrons and Friends".
- ^ The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing - Prospectus. 2007. pp. 4 (unnumbered).
- ^ Trailer for Lionsgate UK's Mass Release 'Heartless' Bloody-Disgusting
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/movies/08marsan.html
- ^ http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35334
External links [edit]
- Eddie Marsan at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile of Eddie Marsan
- Driver's Eddie
- The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing
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