| Intro | English actor | ||
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Actor Film actor Television actor |
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| From | United Kingdom | ||
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 23 June 1987, England, United Kingdom | ||
| Age: | 33 years | ||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||
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Edward Holcroft (born 23 June 1987) is an English film, television and stage actor.
He is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the British film Kingsman: The Secret Service, as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy.
Holcroft initially wanted to become a musician, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Central Saint Martins’ Drama Centre, graduating in 2012.
Holcroft acted with Sir Mark Rylance in Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre and with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Aaron | |
| 2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Charles “Charlie” Hesketh | |
| 2015 | Lady Chatterley’s Lover | Duncan Forbes | |
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Jack Ford | |
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Charles “Charlie” Hesketh | In post-production |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | George Boleyn | |
| 2015 | London Spy | Joe/Alex/Alistair | |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | Dr. Simon Jordan | in production |
| TBA | Gunpowder | Thomas Wintour | Filming |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Company/Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | All’s Well That Ends As You Like It | Huntsmen | Alistair Blackwell | TTProductions/Edinburgh Fringe | |
| 2005 | Romeo & Juliet | Tybalt | – | Ampleforth College/Ampleforth College Theatre | |
| 2009 | According To… | John Mark | David Ralf | Half Full Theatre(OUDS)./Burton Taylor Studio | |
| 2009 | Knuckle | Curly Delafield | Cicely Hadman | Trinity Players.(OUDS)./Moser theatre | |
| 2010 | Henry IV | Hotspur | Simon Tavener | Oxford Triptyich.(OUDS)./Old Fire Station | |
| 2010 | Time to Kill | Joshua | Stuart Watson | Putney Arts Theatre/Putney Arts Theatre | |
| 2011 | Romeo & Juliet | Romeo | Rebecca Smith | Sedos Theatre Company/Bridewell Theatre | |
| 2015-2016 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Le Chevalier Danceny | Josie Rourke | Donmar Warehouse |