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Edward Holcroft

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38 Years Old

Edward Patrick Holcroft is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the Kingsman film franchise and in the television series Wolf Hall (2015), London Spy (2015), and Alias Grace (2017). Holcroft is the second of three sons born to Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, a soldier and Kathleen "Annie" Holcroft (née Roberts), a former publisher at Condé Nast. His elder brother, Oliver Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire. He initially wanted to become a professional drummer, having attended music school, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Drama Centre London of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012. Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall; and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC. Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.

Born

London, England on 23rd June 1987

All Credits

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Alias Grace
Dr. Simon Jordan
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The Agency: Central Intelligence
Dr Charlie Remy
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Wolf Hall
George Boleyn
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London Spy
Alex
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The English Game
Arthur Kinnaird
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The Undeclared War
James Cox
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Gunpowder
Thomas Wintour
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Charlie
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Charlie
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Vampire Academy
Aaron Drozdov
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
Duncan Forbes
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The Sense of an Ending
Jack Ford
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A Wolf's Palate
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Kindred
Ben
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Hill of Vision
Edward Ramberg
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National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Le Chevalier Danceny