1. Edward George Skrein is an English actor, filmmaker, and rapper.
18 Facts About Ed Skrein
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Edward George Ed Skrein was born on 29 March 1983 in the Camden borough of London, and grew up there and in other London boroughs such as Haringey and Islington.
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Ed Skrein attended Fortismere School, then graduated from the Byam Shaw School of Art with a BA in fine art painting.
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In 2004, Ed Skrein released a three track EP under the record label Dented Records.
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Ed Skrein has collaborated with a variety of artists including Foreign Beggars, Asian Dub Foundation, Plan B, Dubbledge and Doc Brown.
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Later that year, Ed Skrein released a collaborative EP, Pre-Emptive Nostalgia, with the group A State of Mind.
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Ed Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle.
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Ed Skrein got his first lead role in Plan B's Ill Manors.
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Ed Skrein portrayed Daario Naharis in the third season of the television series Game of Thrones.
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In 2014, Ed Skrein was cast in The Transporter: Refueled, replacing Jason Statham as the lead.
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In 2017 Ed Skrein appeared in the music video for 'Eye Contact' by Ocean Wisdom playing the bad guy.
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In 2018, Ed Skrein starred in psychological revenge thriller, In Darkness, alongside Natalie Dormer and Stacy Martin; principal photography began in early 2016.
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Ed Skrein was slated to star in the Hellboy reboot as Ben Daimio, a Japanese-American character; after controversy over his casting, Skrein announced on Twitter that he was stepping down from the role in the hopes an actor of the proper ethnicity would be cast.
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In 2022, Ed Skrein starred as Vince in I Used to Be Famous.
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Ed Skrein wrote and directed the short drama film Little River Run, which was released via his Instagram page.
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Ed Skrein has a son who was born in the US in 2011; he has not disclosed the mother's identity.
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Ed Skrein has three children, as revealed in an interview for the promotion of his film Rebel Moon.
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Ed Skrein has been a swimming coach for Greenwich Leisure Limited since he was 15 years old, working at leisure centres on Caledonian Road and in Archway.