Marc Warren
Marc Warren | |
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Born | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | 20 March 1967
Education | East 15 Acting School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967) is an English actor, known for his British television roles. His roles have included
Other notable credits include Burn Up (2008), and Snatch (2017).
Early and personal life
In 1979, Warren moved from Northamptonshire to Farnborough, Hampshire, and attended Cove Senior School for two years before moving back to Northampton in 1982.[1] He studied drama at the East 15 Acting School, but left without graduating after being asked to play 'the colour orange'.[2] He is interested in magic, sleight of hand and mentalism, and has spent some time studying the art of mind reading.[3] In his spare time, he likes to meditate, and play the guitar.[2]
Career
Theatre
Warren made his professional debut in May 1986, when he appeared at
He starred in a revival of
Warren returned to the theatre in September 2011, playing the charismatic rebel protagonist in Emma Reeves' new adaptation of Donn Pearce's novel Cool Hand Luke, at London's Aldwych Theatre.[9]
Film and television
Warren's first major film breakthrough was the 1992
In 2000, he was presented with a
In June 2006, Warren played the character Elton Pope in the
In February 2007, he appeared as casino-operating villain Tony Crane in the second series of BBC drama Life on Mars.[13] In December of the same year, he played Mr. John Simpson in the BBC production of Ballet Shoes with Emilia Fox and Emma Watson. In January 2008, he starred in the Messiah series Messiah V: The Rapture, taking over the main role from Ken Stott. He played the Repairman, a member of The Fraternity, in the 2008 film Wanted.[4]
He won 'Overall Best Actor' at the 2009 Rome Fiction Festival, for his performance as Philip Crowley in Burn Up (2008).[14]
In May 2010, Warren played Steve Strange in Worried About the Boy, a BBC production about the life of Boy George.[15] The following year, he initiated and starred in a new Sky One production, Mad Dogs (alongside Max Beesley, Philip Glenister and John Simm), which eventually ran to fourteen episodes over four series.[16]
He reprised his role of Danny Blue for the final episode of Hustle (series 8) in 2012. That same year, he joined the cast of the American drama
In 2020, Warren starred as the title character in the ITV reboot of the 70s detective series Van der Valk.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Boston Kickout | Robert | |
1996 | Shine | Ray | |
1996 | Hidden in Silence | Lubic | TV film dramatisation |
1997 | Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | Clint | |
1998 | B. Monkey | Terence | |
1998 | Dad Savage | Vic | |
2000 | Free Spirits | Cokehead | |
2001 | Men Only | Mac | TV film dramatisation |
2002 | Al's Lads | Jimmy | Released in US as Capone's Boys |
2002 | No Night Is Too Long | Dr. Ivo Steadman | BBC television film |
2002 | Revengers Tragedy | Supervacuo | |
2003 | The Principles of Lust | Billy | |
2003 | Song for a Raggy Boy | Brother Mac | |
2005 | Green Street | Steve Dunham | |
2005 | Hellraiser: Deader | Joey | |
2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather | Mr. Teatime | |
2006 | Colour Me Kubrick | Hud | |
2006 | Land of the Blind | Pool | |
2006 | The Lives of the Saints | Father Daniel | |
2007 | Ballet Shoes | Mr. Simpson | BBC television film |
2008 | Intercom | Simon | short |
2008 | Wanted | The Repairman | |
2010 | Do Elephants Pray? | Marrlen | |
2010 | Worried About the Boy | Steve Strange | BBC television film |
2012 | Wild Bill | Drunk dad |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | The Bill | Man in pub | Series 3, Episode 3 |
1991 | Casualty | Nick | Series 6, Episode 1 |
1991 | Gawain and the Green Knight | King Arthur | |
1992 | An Ungentlemanly Act | Tony Hunt | |
1992 | Grange Hill | Thomas Rankin | 4 episodes |
1992 | Between the Lines | PC Underwood | Series 1, Episode 2 |
1992 | Sam Saturday | DC Colin Fennel | Series 1, Episode 6 |
1993 | Heartbeat | Rupert Ashfordly | Series 2, Episode 1 |
1994 | Sharpe's Company | Captain Rymer | |
1995 | Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen | Manfred von Richthofen | |
1995 | Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness | DC Andy Dyson | Series 4, Episode 3 |
1995 | The Ghostbusters of East Finchley | Butch | 3 episodes |
1995 | The Bill | Darren Hutton | Series 11, Episode 144 |
1996 | A Touch of Frost | Graham McArdy | Series 4, Episode 1 |
1996 | Hidden in Silence | Lubic | Film dramatisation |
1997 | Highlander | Morgan D'Estaing | Series 4, Episode 19 |
1997 | Wycliffe | DC Arnie Swarland | Christmas Special |
1998 | How Do You Want Me? | Mark Piggott | Series 1, Episode 4 |
1999 | Oliver Twist | Monks | 4 episodes |
1999–2000 | The Vice | Dougie Raymond | 10 episodes |
2000 | Black Cab | Stuart | |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Pvt. Albert Blithe | 3 episodes: " Carentan "
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2001 | The Bombmaker | Quinn | |
2001 | Men Only | Mac | Two-part drama |
2001 | Big Bad World | Russell | Series 3, Episode 4 |
2002 | NCS: Manhunt | Laurence Bright | 2 episodes |
2002 | Clocking Off | PC Jason Woods | Series 3, Episode 1 |
2003 | State of Play | Dominic Foy | 2 episodes |
2003 | Reversals | Dr. Chris Singleton | |
2003 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Meredith Blake | Series 9, Episode 1: "Five Little Pigs" |
2004 | Pretending to Be Judith | Hugo | |
2004 | Agatha Christie's Miss Marple | Captain Ainsworth | Series 1, Episode 2: "The Murder at the Vicarage" |
2004–2007; 2012 | Hustle | Danny Blue |
Regular in series 1–4; guest appearance in series finale |
2005 | Vincent | Gary de Silva | Series 1, Episode 1 |
2005 | Twisted Tales | Alex Wright | |
2006 | Doctor Who | Elton Pope | Episode: "Love & Monsters" |
2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather | Mr Jonathan Teatime |
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2007 | Life on Mars | Tony Crane | Series 2, Episode 1: " Helpless "
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2008 | Messiah V: The Rapture | DCI Joseph Walker | |
2008 | Burn Up | Philip Crowley | |
2008 | Mutual Friends | Martin Grantham | |
2010 | Touched By Frost | Narrator | |
2010 | Ben Hur | David | |
2010 | Worried About the Boy | Steve Strange | |
2010 | Accused | Kenny Armstrong | Series 1, Episode 5 |
2011–2013 | Mad Dogs | Rick | 14 episodes |
2011 | Without You | Greg | |
2012 | The Good Wife | Nick Saverese | 8 episodes |
2015 | The Musketeers | Rochefort | 9 episodes |
2015 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell |
The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair | 7 episodes |
2017 | Snatch | Bob Fink | 10 episodes |
2018 | Safe | Pete | 8 episodes |
2019 | Flack | Tom | 6 episodes |
2019 | Porters | Graham Post | Series 2, Episode 3: "Halloween" |
2019 | Beecham House | Samuel Parker | Series 1, 6 episodes |
2020–present | Van der Valk | Piet Van der Valk | Lead role, 9 episodes |
2023 | Big Boys | Series 2, Episode 3 | |
2024 | The Red King | Dr Ian Prideaux | Main role[18] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Rome Fiction Festival | Overall Best Actor | Burn Up | Won | [14] |
2018 | National Film Awards UK | Best Breakthrough Performance | Snatch (TV series) | Nominated | [19] |
References
- ^ Lemieux, Hannah (6 April 2021). "Hustle cast: What have Adrian Lester, Hampshire-educated Marc Warren and Robert Glenister done since?". HampshireLive.news. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Rampton, James (8 August 2022). "Marc Warren: 'I spend most of my life as a real loner'". inews.co.uk.
- ^ "Hustle – Danny Blue (Marc Warren)". BBC Press Office (press release). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marc Warren Television, Film, Theatre". TAP. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Marc Warren Past Productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "TMA Announces 2009 Regional Theatre Nominees". whatsonstage.com. 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary". The Guardian. September–October 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Warren, Marc (7 October 2009). "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary: Meeting the press". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Woolman, Natalie (10 June 2011). "Marc Warren to star in West End Cool Hand Luke". thestage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
- ^ Quinn, Angie (14 August 2022). "ITV Van Der Valk: Marc Warren's forgotten Grange Hill role, net worth and famous ex-girlfriend". MyLondon. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Marc Warren credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Profile Archived 12 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, BARB.co.uk; accessed 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Life On Mars : The guest cast". BBC Press Office (press pack). 1 February 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Big winners at the third Rome Fiction Festival 2009". variety.com. 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Worried About The Boy, new drama about Boy George, commissioned as part of BBC Two's Eighties season". BBC Press Office (press release). 5 February 2010.
- ^ Deans, Jason (5 May 2010). "John Simm and Philip Glenister to star in Sky1's Mad Dogs". The Guardian.
- ^ Hale, Mike (4 October 2012). "'The Good Wife' Multitasks". archive.nytimes.com. The New York Times Company.
- ^ Cormack, Morgan (15 April 2024). "The Red King: Release date, trailer and latest news for Alibi drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Winners announced at the 4th annual National Film Awards UK 2018". nationalfilmawards.org. 29 March 2018.
External links
- Marc Warren at IMDb