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Edward Maurice Charles Marsan is a British actor. He portrays Geoff in the Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper.

Biography

He was born in the Stepney district of London, to a working-class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady and teacher's assistant.[1][2] He was brought up in Bethnal Green and attended Raine's Foundation School.[3] He left school at 16 and initially served an apprenticeship as a printer before beginning his career in theatre.[2]

He trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 1991,[4] and went on to study under Sam Kogan[5] at the Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts,[6] now known as The School of the Science of Acting,[6] of which Marsan is now a patron.[7]

Marsan is know for 21 Grams (2003), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and The World's End (2013).

References

  1. Simon, Alex (November 12, 2012). "Eddie Marsan Keeps It Real". The Hollywood Interview.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Taylor, Ella (January 7, 2009). Happy-Go-Lucky: Driver's Eddie. LA Weekly. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015.
  3. December Reunion. Old Raineians Newsletter (April 1994). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. "Notable Alumni". Mountview.
  5. Kogan, Sam (2010). Kogan, Helen (ed.). The Science of Acting. UK, USA and Canada: Routledge. Back cover.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Our Patrons. Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
  7. Prospectus. The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing. 2007. p. 4.
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