Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Known for
Acting
Born
March 29, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Camden, London, England, UK

Biography

Edward George Skrein (born March 29, 1983) is an English actor, filmmaker, and rapper. Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle. He 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 However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman.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.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Patience of Vultures

The Patience of Vultures

Movie

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Fortitude poster

Fortitude

Movie · as Dudley Clarke

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God of War

God of War

TV · as Baldur · 2 eps

2026
Ride or Die poster

Ride or Die

TV · as Billy Donovan · 8 eps

2025
Jurassic World Rebirth poster

Jurassic World Rebirth

Movie · as Bobby Atwater

2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver poster

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Movie · as Atticus Noble

2023
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire poster

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

Movie · as Atticus Noble

2023
All the Light We Cannot See poster

All the Light We Cannot See

TV · as Herr Seidler · 1 ep

2022
I Used to Be Famous poster

I Used to Be Famous

Movie · as Vince

2022
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon poster

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

Movie · as Fuzz

2021
Naked Singularity poster

Naked Singularity

Movie · as Craig Bayonne

2020
The Men of Midway

The Men of Midway

Movie · as Self

2019
Alita: Battle Angel poster

Alita: Battle Angel

Movie · as Zapan

2019
Love Pool poster

Love Pool

Movie · as Jimmy

2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil poster

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Movie · as Borra

2019
Midway poster

Midway

Movie · as Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best

2019
Born a King poster

Born a King

Movie · as Philby

2019
Alita's World: What it Means to be a Cyborg

Alita's World: What it Means to be a Cyborg

Movie · as Zapan

2019
Love, Death & Robots poster

Love, Death & Robots

TV · as Hilo (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Tau poster

Tau

Movie · as Alex Upton

2018
In Darkness poster

In Darkness

Movie · as Marc

2018
If Beale Street Could Talk poster

If Beale Street Could Talk

Movie · as Officer Bell

2018
Patrick poster

Patrick

Movie · as Oliver

2016
Deadpool poster

Deadpool

Movie · as Ajax

2016
The Model poster

The Model

Movie · as Shane White

2015
The Transporter Refueled poster

The Transporter Refueled

Movie · as Frank Martin Jr.

2015
Sword of Vengeance poster

Sword of Vengeance

Movie · as Treden

2015
Kill Your Friends poster

Kill Your Friends

Movie · as Rent

2015
Tiger House poster

Tiger House

Movie · as Callum

2014
Northmen: A Viking Saga poster

Northmen: A Viking Saga

Movie · as Hjorr

2014
The Men in Blazers Show poster

The Men in Blazers Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Ill Manors poster

Ill Manors

Movie · as Ed

2012
Piggy poster

Piggy

Movie · as Jamie

2012
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

Movie · as David

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · as Daario Naharis · 3 eps

2008
Michelle poster

Michelle

Movie

2006
El hormiguero poster

El hormiguero

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep