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
- ↑ Simon, Alex (November 12, 2012). "Eddie Marsan Keeps It Real". The Hollywood Interview.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ December Reunion. Old Raineians Newsletter (April 1994). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Notable Alumni". Mountview.
- ↑ Kogan, Sam (2010). Kogan, Helen (ed.). The Science of Acting. UK, USA and Canada: Routledge. Back cover.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Our Patrons. Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Prospectus. The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing. 2007. p. 4.