British actor (born 1967)
Marc Warren
Born (1967-03-20 ) 20 March 1967 (age 57) 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 Albert Blithe in Band of Brothers (2001), Danny Blue in Hustle (2003-2007), Dougie Raymond in The Vice , Dominic Foy in State of Play , Rick in Mad Dogs (2011-2013), the Comte de Rochefort in The Musketeers (2015), the Gentleman in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), and Piet Van Der Valk in TV series Van Der Valk (2020).
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 The Northampton Theatre Royal in Stags and Hens .[2] He was a member of the National Youth Theatre ,[2] and he played Billy Casper in Kes at the Birmingham Rep studio, and UK tour, directed by John Herriman for the Snap Theatre Company.[4] In 1991, he played the role of 'Lot' in a production of Kingdom of Earth at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham , Hampshire.[5] In November 1991, he played Jem, in To Kill a Mockingbird , at the York Theatre Royal .[5]
He starred in a revival of Martin McDonagh 's The Pillowman at Leicester's Curve Theatre in 2009, playing Katurian, for which he was nominated for a TMA award for 'Best performance in a Play'.[6] The same year, he starred as Ray Say in a West End revival of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice alongside Diana Vickers and Lesley Sharp .[4] To promote the play, he wrote a series of articles for The Guardian , titled "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary",[7] and appeared on The One Show .[8]
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 BBC film An Ungentlemanly Act , in which he played Tony Hunt , alongside Ian Richardson .[4] He appeared in Grange Hill in the early 1990s as schoolboy Thomas Rankin.[10] He starred in the 1995 British drama film Boston Kickout ,[4] and played immortal Morgan D'Estaing in the season four Highlander episode "Double Jeopardy " in 1996.[11] He played Police Constable Dougie Raymond in the British television series The Vice ,[11] and Albert Blithe in HBO 's 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers .[11]
In 2000, he was presented with a Royal Television Society award for his role as Monks in the ITV production of Oliver Twist . He appeared in the 2001 television drama Men Only as Mac, the husband of Katie (Esther Hall ). In 2002, he played Dr. Ivo Steadman in No Night Is Too Long , a British film adapted from the novel of the same name . He played key supporting character Dominic Foy in the 2003 BBC serial State of Play . Between 2004 and 2007, he played Danny Blue (a main character) in BBC TV series Hustle (series 1 to 4).[4]
In June 2006, Warren played the character Elton Pope in the Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters ".[4] In December of that year, he appeared as the crazed assassin Mr. Teatime in Sky One 's adaptation of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett . The same month, he played Count Dracula in a new adaptation of Bram Stoker 's classic novel, produced by ITV Productions for BBC Wales . The TV film, which aired in December, received viewing figures of 5.23 million.[12]
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 The Good Wife in a recurring role of Kalinda Sharma's estranged husband.[17] He played Rochefort in the BBC drama The Musketeers , and appeared as The Gentleman in the BBC's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell alongside Eddie Marsan .[2]
In 2020, Warren starred as the title character in the ITV reboot of the 70s detective series Van der Valk .[2]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
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: "Currahee ", "Day of Days " and "Carentan "
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
2007
Life on Mars
Tony Crane
Series 2, Episode 1: "Helpless "
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
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.
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