Eddie Marsan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Eddie Marsan
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Marsan at The World's End premiere, Leicester Square, in 2013
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Edward Maurice Charles Marsan
9 June 1968 Stepney, London, England
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| Alma mater | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Janine Schneider
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 4 |
Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born on June 9, 1968), known as Eddie Marsan, is a talented English actor. He has won several awards for his acting. One of his most notable wins was for his role in the 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky. For this movie, he received the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.
About Eddie Marsan
Early Life and Learning
Eddie Marsan was born in Stepney, a part of London, on June 9, 1968. He grew up in a working-class family. His dad was a lorry driver, and his mom worked at a school as a dinner lady and teacher's helper. Eddie grew up in Bethnal Green and went to Raine's Foundation School.
He left school when he was 16. At first, he learned to be a printer. But soon, he decided to follow his dream of acting. He studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and finished in 1991. He also learned from a special teacher named Sam Kogan. Today, Eddie Marsan supports the acting school that Kogan founded.
His Acting Career
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Eddie Marsan started acting on TV in 1992. One of his first important roles was in the BBC show Game On. Since then, he has appeared in many popular TV series. These include Casualty, The Bill, Grange Hill, and Silent Witness. He also lent his voice to the Manticore in an episode of Merlin.
In 2011, he starred in the British movie Tyrannosaur. He acted alongside Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan. In 2013, he started playing Terry Donovan in the TV show Ray Donovan. This show ran for seven seasons, and he was in 82 episodes. That same year, he played Ludwig Guttmann in the TV film The Best of Men. In 2015, Marsan played Gilbert Norrell in the BBC drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Eddie Marsan has also been in many well-known movies. He played the main bad guy in the 2008 superhero film Hancock with Will Smith. He was also Inspector Lestrade in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movies. Other films he has been in include V for Vendetta, Mission: Impossible III, and Miami Vice.
More recently, in 2021, Marsan played Soly Malinovsky in the TV show Ridley Road. In 2022, he played John Darwin in the ITV drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. In 2024, he appeared as Mitch Winehouse, the father of singer Amy Winehouse, in the movie Back to Black.
Personal Life
Eddie Marsan married Janine Schneider, who is a make-up artist, in 2002. They have four children together. Eddie Marsan is a humanist. This means he believes in human values and reason, rather than religious faith. He became a supporter of Humanists UK in 2015.
In 2015, he spoke about how there aren't enough working-class people shown in the arts. He felt that many stories were told from a "white, privileged, middle class perspective." He discussed this topic again in an interview in 2024. Eddie Marsan was honored with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2025 for his contributions to drama.
See also
In Spanish: Eddie Marsan para niños
