Ed Skrein

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Ed Skrein
Skrein, 2015
Ed Skrein at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International to promote Deadpool.
Born Edward George Skrein
(1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 40)
Camden, London, England, UK
Other names
  • The Dinnerlady P.I.M.P.
  • Skrein
Occupation Actor, Rapper
Years active 2004–present
Children 1

Edward George "Ed" Skrein (born 29 March 1983) is an English rapper and actor. Outside of his rap career, he is best known for his roles as Daario Naharis in Season 3 of Game of Thrones and Francis Freeman / Ajax in Deadpool (2016).

Early life and education

Skrein was born in Camden, London, England, and was raised there and in other London boroughs, Haringey and Islington. He is of Jewish Austrian and English descent.[1] Skrein graduated from Central Saint Martins, a public tertiary art school, with a BA Hons degree.[2]

Career

Music

In 2004, Skrein released a three track EP under the record label Dented Records. In 2007, he released his first album, The Eat Up. He has collaborated with a variety of artists including Foreign Beggars, Asian Dub Foundation, Plan B, Dubbledge and Doc Brown. Later that year, Skrein released a collaborative EP, Pre-Emptive Nostalgia, with the group A State of Mind.[3]

Acting

Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle.[4] Skrein got his first lead role in Plan B's Ill Manors. Skrein portrayed Daario Naharis in the third season of the television series Game of Thrones. However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman. Skrein states that "behind the scenes politics" had forced him to leave the show.[5] In 2014, Skrein was cast in The Transporter: Refueled, replacing Jason Statham as the lead. Though the film was critically panned, his performance was praised.[6][7][8][9] In 2016, Skrein played the lead villain, Francis, in the blockbuster action film Deadpool.[10][11]

On 23 October 2015 Skrein was cast in sci-fi thriller, Gateway 6, alongside Rhys Ifans, with Tanel Toom making his directorial debut. Filming will commence in Estonia in the spring of 2016.[12] On 29 October 2015 Skrein was cast in psychological revenge thriller, In Darkness, alongside Natalie Dormer and Stacy Martin; principal photography will begin early 2016.[13]

Personal life

Skrein lives in London with his son.[14] Since he was 15 years old, Skrein has been a swimming coach for the local community.[15][16][17]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
The Eat Up
Extended plays
Title Details
Mind Out/Once Upon a Skrein
Pre-Emptive Nostalgia (with A State of Mind)

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Michelle Short film
2012 Piggy Jamie
2012 Ill Manors Edward "Ed" Richardson
2012 The Sweeney David
2013 Goldfish Vincent Short film
2014 Screaming Soul: Poverty Short film
2014 Northmen: A Viking Saga Hjorr
2015 Sword of Vengeance Treden
2015 Tiger House Callum
2015 The Transporter: Refueled Frank Martin
2015 Kill Your Friends Rent
2016 Deadpool Francis Freeman / Ajax MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Ryan Reynolds)
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
2016 The Model Shane White
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Tunnel Anthony Walsh 3 episodes
2013 Game of Thrones Daario Naharis 3 episodes

References

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  12. http://deadline.com/2015/10/rhys-ifans-ed-skrein-gateway-6-altitude-transporter-alien-1201591885/
  13. https://www.thewrap.com/natalie-dormer-ed-skrein-to-star-in-revenge-thriller-in-darkness/
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