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Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Birthday: 1983-03-29 | Place of Birth: Camden, London, England

Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle. 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 However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman.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. 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. In 2016, Skrein played the lead villain, Ajax, in the blockbuster action film Deadpool. 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. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
2021
Naked Singularity

as    Craig Bayonne

2019
2019
Love Pool

as    Jimmy

2019
Midway

as    Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best

2019
Born a King

as    Philby

2019
Alita: Battle Angel

as    Zapan

2018
Tau

as    Alex Upton

2018
In Darkness

as    Marc

2018
Patrick

as    Oliver

2016
Deadpool

as    Ajax

2015
Tiger House

as    Callum

2015
The Transporter Refueled

as    Frank Martin Jr.

2015
Northmen: A Viking Saga

as    Hjorr

2015
Kill Your Friends

as    Rent

2015
Sword of Vengeance

as    Treden

2014
Piggy

as    Jamie

2012
Ill Manors

as    Ed