Eddie Marsan facts for kids
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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 June 9, 1968) is a talented English actor. He has won several awards for his acting, including the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor, both for his role in the movie Happy-Go-Lucky (2008).
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Early Life and Education
Eddie Marsan was born on June 9, 1968, in Stepney, a part of London. He grew up in a working-class family. His father worked as a lorry driver, and his mother was a school dinner lady and teaching assistant. He spent his childhood in Bethnal Green and went to Raine's Foundation School.
Marsan left school when he was 16 years old. He first worked as a printer's apprentice. After that, he started his career in theatre. He trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, finishing his studies in 1991. He also learned from Sam Kogan at The School of the Science of Acting, where Marsan is now a supporter. It took him many tries to get into drama school. A bookmaker named Mr. Benny, who owned a menswear shop where Marsan worked, paid for his first year of drama school. Marsan received scholarships for the rest of his training.
Acting Career Highlights
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Eddie Marsan started his television career in 1992. His first appearance was in the TV series The Piglet Files. He played a young troublemaker. In the mid-1990s, he appeared in the BBC sitcom Game On. He played an escaped convict. Marsan has acted in many other TV shows. These include Casualty, The Bill, Grange Hill, and Silent Witness. He also voiced the Manticore in an episode of Merlin.
In 2011, Marsan starred in the British drama film Tyrannosaur. He acted alongside Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan. From 2013 to 2020, he played Terry Donovan in the drama series Ray Donovan. This show was on Showtime. He appeared in 7 series and 82 episodes. In 2013, he also 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.
Marsan has had many important roles in movies. He played the main villain in the 2008 superhero film Hancock with Will Smith. He also played Inspector Lestrade in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and its sequel. Some of his other films include Gangs of New York, 21 Grams, The Illusionist, V for Vendetta, and Mission: Impossible III.
More recently, in 2021, Marsan played Soly Malinovsky in the TV series Ridley Road. In 2022, he played the real-life character of John Darwin in the ITV drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. In 2024, Marsan appeared as Mitch Winehouse, the father of singer Amy Winehouse, in the movie Back to Black.
Personal Life
Eddie Marsan married make-up artist Janine Schneider in 2002. They have four children together. Marsan is a humanist. He became a patron of Humanists UK in 2015.
In 2015, he spoke about the lack of working-class people in the arts. He said that too many dramas are written from a "white, privileged, middle class perspective." In 2024, he was interviewed on HARDtalk about this topic. The episode was called "Do the arts neglect working-class people?".
Marsan was honored with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours. This award recognized his contributions to drama.
Awards and Recognitions
Eddie Marsan has received several awards for his acting.
- In 2004, he won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Vera Drake.
- In 2008, he won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Happy-Go-Lucky. He also won the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same film.
- In 2009, he won the Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor for Happy-Go-Lucky. He also received the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for this movie.
- In 2012, he won the Silver St. George – Best Actor award at the Moscow International Film Festival for Junkhearts.
- In 2014, he won the Blue Angel award for Best Male Performance at the Art Film Festival for Still Life. He also won Best Performance in a British Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival for the same movie.
- In 2015, he won Best Actor at the 5th VOICES Film Festival in Vologda, Russia, for Still Life.
See also
In Spanish: Eddie Marsan para niños
