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Ed Skrein
Skrein at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting Deadpool.
Born	Edward George Skrein (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41) Camden, London, England
Other names	The Dinnerlady P.I.M.P. Skrein
Occupation(s)	Actor, rapper
Years active	2004–present
Children	1

Edward George "Ed" Skrein (born 29 March 1983) is an English actor and rapper. Outside his rap career, he is best known for his roles as Daario Naharis in Season 3 of Game of Thrones, Frank Martin Jr. in The Transporter Refueled and Francis Freeman/Ajax in Deadpool (2016).

Early life

Skrein was born in Camden, London, England, and was raised there and in other London boroughs, Haringey and Islington. He is of Jewish Austrian and English descent. Skrein graduated from Central Saint Martins, a public tertiary art school, with a BA Hons degree in fine art painting.

Career

Music

In 2004, Skrein released a three track EP under the record label Dented Records. In 2007, he released his first album, The Eat Up. He has collaborated with a variety of artists including Foreign Beggars, Asian Dub Foundation, Plan B, Dubbledge and Doc Brown. Later that year, Skrein released a collaborative EP, Pre-Emptive Nostalgia, with the group A State of Mind.

Acting

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 However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman.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. He was slated to star in the upcoming Hellboy reboot but after controversy over his casting, he turned down the lead role.

Personal life

Skrein lives in London with his son Marley. Since he was 15 years old, Skrein has been a swimming coach for a company called GLL where he worked at leisure centres such as Caledonian Road Pool and Gym and Archway Pool.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. "Behind the scenes – Rising star Ed Skrein talks The Transporter Refuelled – Candid Magazine". candidmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
2. "Ed Skrein: 5 facts including girlfriend, his son and The Transporter Legacy – Swide". Swide Magazine – The Dolce & Gabbana Luxury Magazine Online. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
3. "Before 'Deadpool' and 'Game of Thrones,' Ed Skrein Was a Pretty Good Rapper". Inverse. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
4. G.A – Rough UK Ed Skrein. YouTube. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
5. HBO (3 September 2015). "'Game of Thrones' Actor Ed Skrein Shoots Down Reports He Walked Away From Show". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
6. Brooks, Xan (10 February 2014). "Transporter 4 will star Ed Skrein in Jason Statham role". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
7. Goldberg, Lesley (28 August 2013). "'Game of Thrones' Books 'Treme' Alum for Season 4". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
8. Keslassy, Elsa (7 February 2014). "'Game of Thrones' Star to Succeed Statham in 'Transporter' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
9. Rothman, Lily (7 April 2014). "Who's the Sellsword? Game of Thrones Premiere Introduces Recast Daario Naharis". Time. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
10. "Ed Skrein on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
11. "'Deadpool' Actor Ed Skrein Confirms He's Playing Ajax". Screen Rant. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
12. Jaafar, Ali (23 October 2015). "Rhys Ifans Ed Skrein Star In 'Gateway 6', Altitude Handle Sales – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
13. Thom Geier (29 October 2015). "Natalie Dormer, Ed Skrein to Star in Revenge Thriller 'In Darkness'". Thewrap.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
14. http://deadline.com/2017/08/hellboy-rise-of-the-blood-queen-ed-skrein-ben-daimio-mike-mignola-whitewashing-backlash-asian-american-hollywood-1202155153/
15. https://twitter.com/edskrein/status/902244967296491520
16. "Five minutes with... Ed Skrein – MOTHERLAND". MOTHERLAND. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
17. Megan Conner. "Why we're watching: Ed Skrein". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
18. "Ed Skrein". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
19. "Ed Skrein: 5 Things To Know About The Man Playing "Game Of Thrones"' Daario Naharis". The Frisky. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

External links

• Ed Skrein at IMDb

• English hip hop musicians
• English male film actors
• English male rappers
• English male television actors
• English people of Austrian-Jewish descent
• English people of Jewish descent
• English Jews
• Grime music artists
• Jewish rappers
• Living people
• Male actors from London
• Rappers from London
• 21st-century English male actors
• 1983 births