Eddie Marsan

  • Name: Eddie Marsan
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Mini-bio: Eddie Marsan is fast becoming one of our most in-demand actors. In 2006 he was seen in Michael Mann’s Miami Vice, the JJ Abrams-helmed Mission Impossible III, James
McTeigue’s action-dr...( read more)ama V for Vendetta, and Neil Burger’s period drama The Illusionist. He
recently completed filming The Restraint of Beasts for director Pawel Palikowski, with Rhys Ifans and Ben Whishaw; the comedy Faintheart; the BBC’s "God on Trial" with Anthony Sher
and Rupert Graves; and as John Houseman in Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles, costarring Ben Chaplin and Zac Efron.



It was Eddie’s moving performance as the immensely likable Reg in Mike Leigh’s
critically acclaimed abortion drama Vera Drake which got him noticed, also winning him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2004. Eddie went on to film The New World for director Terrence Malick, The Secret Life of Words for Isabel Coixet, with Tim Robbins and Sarah Polley and Sturla Gunnarson’s Beowulf & Grendel. He also starred alongside Timothy Spall in Adrian Shergold’s critically acclaimed drama about Britain’s last hangman, Pierrepoint. Other recent credits include I Want Candy, Grow Your Own, and Mike Leigh’s Happy Go Lucky.



Born and bred in Bethnal Green, Eddie served an apprenticeship as a printer before becoming an actor. His earlier feature film credits include Jon Amiel’s Watch That Man, Michael Radford’s B Monkey, David Kane’s This Year’s Love, Sara Sugarman’s Mad Cows, and Paul McGuigan’s Gangster No 1.



More recently Eddie worked on Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, David Thewlis’ Cheeky, and Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s 21 Grams. Eddie has also worked extensively in television. Most recently, Stephen Poliakoff’s "Friends and Crocodiles," in which he plays an
eccentric academic. Other television credits include "Quite Ugly One Morning," "The Baader Meinhof Gang Show," Joe Wright’s "Charles II" and "Bodily Harm," "Pull Out More Fags," "The Vice," and episodes of "Kavanagh," "Game On," "Casualty," "Grange Hill," "Eastenders," and "The Bill."



Eddie has also appeared on the London stage in productions of Antarctica, A Place at the Table, Richard III, Chips with Everything, The Homecoming, and Serving It Up.
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Replace this image with an actor photoEddie Marsan mini-bio: Eddie Marsan is fast becoming one of our most in-demand actors. In 2006 he was seen in Michael Mann’s Miami Vice, the JJ Abrams-helmed Mission Impossible III, James McTeigue’s action-drama V for Vendetta, and Neil Burger’s period drama The Illusionist. He recently completed filming The Restraint of Beasts for director Pawel Palikowski, with Rhys Ifans and Ben Whishaw; the comedy Faintheart; the BBC’s "God on Trial" with Anthony Sher and Rupert Graves; and as John Houseman in Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles, costarring Ben Chaplin and Zac Efron.

It was Eddie’s moving performance as the immensely likable Reg in Mike Leigh’s critically acclaimed abortion drama Vera Drake which got him noticed, also winning him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2004. Eddie went on to film The New World for director Terrence Malick, The Secret Life of Words for Isabel Coixet, with Tim Robbins and Sarah Polley and Sturla Gunnarson’s Beowulf & Grendel. He also starred alongside Timothy Spall in Adrian Shergold’s critically acclaimed drama about Britain’s last hangman, Pierrepoint. Other recent credits include I Want Candy, Grow Your Own, and Mike Leigh’s Happy Go Lucky.

Born and bred in Bethnal Green, Eddie served an apprenticeship as a printer before becoming an actor. His earlier feature film credits include Jon Amiel’s Watch That Man, Michael Radford’s B Monkey, David Kane’s This Year’s Love, Sara Sugarman’s Mad Cows, and Paul McGuigan’s Gangster No 1.

More recently Eddie worked on Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, David Thewlis’ Cheeky, and Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s 21 Grams. Eddie has also worked extensively in television. Most recently, Stephen Poliakoff’s "Friends and Crocodiles," in which he plays an eccentric academic. Other television credits include "Quite Ugly One Morning," "The Baader Meinhof Gang Show," Joe Wright’s "Charles II" and "Bodily Harm," "Pull Out More Fags," "The Vice," and episodes of "Kavanagh," "Game On," "Casualty," "Grange Hill," "Eastenders," and "The Bill."

Eddie has also appeared on the London stage in productions of Antarctica, A Place at the Table, Richard III, Chips with Everything, The Homecoming, and Serving It Up.

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    One day people will recognise the immense talent of this man. Here's to ya Marsan.
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