Eddie Marsan is an English actor born on 9 June 1968 in Stepney, East London. With 143 screen credits to his name, he has worked across a wide range of film productions. His earlier recognisable roles include Killoran in Gangs of New York (2002), followed by Brownway in Mission: Impossible III and Etheridge in V for Vendetta, both released in 2006.
He played Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). His other known roles include Red in Hancock (2008), Duir in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Spyglass in Atomic Blonde (2017), the Headmaster in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Professor Andreiko in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). He also appeared as Big Dave in The Gentlemen (2020) and Terry in Wrath of Man (2021). His upcoming project, Campeón Gabacho, is scheduled for 29 October 2026.
New & upcoming work
- Campeón Gabacho · 29 Oct 2026
Frequent co-stars
- Jason Statham · 3 films together: Wrath of Man, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
- Charlize Theron · 3 films together: Atomic Blonde, Snow White and the Huntsman, Hancock
- Bill Nighy · 2 films together: Jack the Giant Slayer, Their Finest
- Eddie Marsan · 2 films together: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- Stephen Fry · 2 films together: V for Vendetta, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- Jude Law · 2 films together: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Career at a glance
First credit: The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) · Credits: 142
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Clayface2026 · FrankReviewed
Other work
Heartstopper Forever2026 · Geoff Young
Prisoner2026 · Alex Tebbit
No Ordinary Heist2026 · Richard Murray
All the Devils Are Here2025 · Ronnie Blake
King & Conqueror2025 · King Edward
The Bombing of Pan Am 1032025 · Tom Thurman
Fran the Man2025 · The Ghost
Reunion2025 · Stephen Renworth
Midas Man2024 · Harry Epstein
Supacell2024 · Ray
Franklin2024 · John Adams
Back to Black2024 · Mitch
Firebrand2024 · Edward Seymour
The Winter King2023 · Uther
Fair Play2023 · Campbell
The Power2023 · Bernie Monke
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre2023 · Knighton
Vesper2022 · Jonas
Suspect2022 · Alistair Underwood
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Charlotte2022 · Albert Salomon (voice)
Heartstopper2022 · Geoff Young
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe2022 · John Darwin
Choose or Die2022 · Hal
The Contractor2022 · Virgil
Ray Donovan: The Movie2022 · Terry Donovan
Ridley Road2021 · Soly Malinovsky
Flag Day2021 · Mr. Emmanuel
Deceit2021 · Paul Britton
The Virtuoso2021 · The Loner
Wrath of Man2021 · Terry
The Gentlemen2020 · Big Dave
Pets United2019 · Mayor Frank Stone
Abigail2019 · Jonathan Foster
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019 · Professor Andreiko
The Professor and the Madman2019 · Muncie
Feedback2019 · Jarvis Dolan
Vice2018 · Paul Wolfowitz
Once Upon a Deadpool2018 · Headmaster
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle2018 · Vihaan (voice)
White Boy Rick2018 · Art Derrick
Deadpool 22018 · Headmaster
7 Days in Entebbe2018 · Shimon Peres
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House2017 · Agency Man
Atomic Blonde2017 · Spyglass
The Exception2017 · Heinrich Himmler
Their Finest2017 · Sammy Smith
A Kind of Murder2016 · Marty Kimmel
The Limehouse Golem2016 · Uncle Tommy Farr
Concussion2015 · Dr. Steven DeKosky
River2015 · Thomas Cream
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell2015 · Mr Norrell
X+Y2015 · Richard
Galavant2015 · Death
God's Pocket2014 · Smilin' Jack Moran
Inside No. 92014 · Nathaniel
Still Life2013 · John May
Filth2013 · Bladesey
Southcliffe2013 · Andrew Salter
The World's End2013 · Peter Page
Ray Donovan2013 · Terry Donovan
Jack the Giant Slayer2013 · Crawe
The Best of Men2012 · Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
A Running Jump2012 · Perry
Walking the Dogs2012 · The Intruder
Snow White and the Huntsman2012 · Duir
Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia2012 · Carson (segment "Man and Boy")
Playhouse Presents2012 · The Intruder
I, Anna2012 · D.I. Kevin Franks
War Horse2011 · Sgt. Fry
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011 · Inspector Lestrade
Junkhearts2011 · Frank
Tyrannosaur2011 · James
Moby Dick2011 · Stubb
London Boulevard2010 · DI Bailey
Thorne2010 · Kevin Tughan
Dive2010 · Will
Heartless2010 · Weapons Man
Man and Boy2010 · Carson
Sherlock Holmes2009 · Inspector Lestrade
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