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    Edward Holcroft

    1987-06-23 (37 years old) in London, England

    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.

    Movies

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    Hill of Vision
    66 %|Mar 26, 2022
    Drama, History
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    Kindred
    56 %|Nov 6, 2020
    Drama, Mystery, Horror
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    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    69.67 %|Sep 20, 2017
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Sense of an Ending
    64 %|Mar 10, 2017
    Mystery, Drama
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    Lady Chatterley's Lover
    63 %|Sep 6, 2015
    Romance, Drama
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    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    76.34 %|Jan 24, 2015
    Crime, Comedy, Action, Adventure
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    Vampire Academy
    63 %|Feb 7, 2014
    Comedy, Action, Fantasy

    Series

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    A Wolf's Palate
    0 %|Jan 2, 2025
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    The Undeclared War
    65 %|Jun 30, 2022
    War & Politics, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The English Game
    74.59 %|Mar 20, 2020
    Drama
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    Gunpowder
    67.81 %|Oct 21, 2017
    War & Politics, Drama
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    Alias Grace
    72 %|Sep 25, 2017
    Crime, Drama
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    London Spy
    70 %|Nov 9, 2015
    Drama
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    Wolf Hall
    75.49000000000001 %|Jan 21, 2015
    Drama