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Edward Holcroft

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Edward Holcroft
Born (1987-06-23) June 23, 1987 (age 37)
NationalityBritish
Other namesEd Holcroft
Alma materCentral Saint Martins' Drama Centre
OccupationActor
Years active2011 - present
Notable workKingsman: The Secret Service, Wolf Hall, London Spy

Edward Holcroft (born 23 June 1987) is an English film, television and stage actor.

He is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the British film Kingsman: The Secret Service, as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall[1] and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy.[2]

Holcroft initially wanted to become a musician, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Central Saint Martins' Drama Centre, graduating in 2012.[3]

Holcroft acted with Mark Rylance in Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre[1] and with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.[4]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Vampire Academy Aaron
2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service Charles "Charlie" Hesketh
2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover Duncan Forbes
2016 The Sense of an Ending Jack Ford Filming
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Charles "Charlie" Hesketh Filming

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Wolf Hall George Boleyn
2015 London Spy Joe/Alex/Alistair
2017 Alias Grace Dr. Simon Jordan in production

Theatre

Year Title Role Director Company/Venue Notes
2005 All's Well That Ends As You Like It Huntsmen Alistair Blackwell TTProductions/Edinburgh Fringe
2005 Romeo & Juliet Tybalt - Ampleforth College/Ampleforth College Theatre
2009 According To... John Mark David Ralf Half Full Theatre(OUDS)./Burton Taylor Studio
2009 Knuckle Curly Delafield Cicely Hadman Trinity Players.(OUDS)./Moser theatre
2010 Henry IV Hotspur Simon Tavener Oxford Triptyich.(OUDS)./Old Fire Station
2010 Time to Kill Joshua Stuart Watson Putney Arts Theatre/Putney Arts Theatre
2011 Romeo & Juliet Romeo Rebecca Smith Sedos Theatre Company/Bridewell Theatre
2015-2016 Les Liaisons Dangereuses[5] Le Chevalier Danceny Josie Rourke Donmar Warehouse

References

  1. ^ a b "In Conversation with Edward Holcroft". 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ "London Spy: What you need to know about new BBC Two thriller". 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Who Is Edward Holcroft? And Why You Need To Know".
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (18 December 2015). "Les Liaisons Dangereuses review – Dominic West on love's battlefield" – via The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Page not found - Donmar Warehouse". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)