Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born June 9, 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008.
He has appeared in films such as Gangster No. 1 (2000), Ultimate Force (2002), V for Vendetta (2006), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Sixty Six (2006), Hancock (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009), War Horse (2011), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), The Best of Men (2012), and The World's End (2013). He also appeared as Terry in Showtime's series Ray Donovan (2013–2020), and as Mr Norrell in the BBC drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015).
Known For
Emperor
Martin Luther
2026
The Power
Bernie Monke · (9 episodes)
2023
Charlotte
Albert Salomon (voice)
2022
Choose or Die
Hal
2022
The Contractor
Virgil
2022
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Terry Donovan
2022
Flag Day
Mr. Emmanuel
2021
Deceit
Paul Britton · (4 episodes)
2021
The Virtuoso
The Loner
2021
Wrath of Man
Terry
2021
The Gentlemen
Big Dave
2020
Pets United
Mayor Frank Stone
2019
Abigail
Jonathan Foster
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Professor Andreiko
2019
The Professor and the Madman
Muncie
2019
Hostage Radio
Jarvis Dolan
2019
Vice
Paul Wolfowitz
2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
Headmaster
2018
White Boy Rick
Art Derrick
2018
Women Who Kill
Narrator · (2 episodes)
2017
Broadmoor - Inside Britain's Highest Security Psychiatric Hospital
Narrator
2014
Ray Donovan
Terry Donovan · (82 episodes)
2013
Man and Boy
Carson
2010
Red Riding
Jack Whitehead · (2 episodes)
2009
Little Dorrit
Pancks · (14 episodes)
2008
Mission: Impossible III
Brownway
2006
The Rocket Post
Heinz Dombrowsky
2004
Caught in the Act
Gary Grissom
2004
Post
Jack
2004
The Bunker
Pfc Kreuzmann
2001
The Emperor's New Clothes
Louis Marchand
2001
Peaches
Brian
2000
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Mr Tense
1999
Mad Cows
Constable
1999
You Are Here
Nigel Pubis
1998
Sherlock Holmes 3
Inspector Lestrade
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Tom Thurman · (6 episodes)
2025
Reunion
Stephen Renworth · (4 episodes)
2025
Midas Man
Harry Epstein
2024
Supacell
Ray · (2 episodes)
2024
Back to Black
Mitch
2024
Franklin
John Adams · (5 episodes)
2024
Firebrand
Edward Seymour
2024
The Winter King
Uther · (2 episodes)
2023
Fair Play
Campbell
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Norman
2023
Vesper
Jonas
2022
Suspect
Alistair Underwood · (8 episodes)
2022
Heartstopper
Geoff Young · (3 episodes)
2022
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
John Darwin · (4 episodes)
2022
Ridley Road
Soly Malinovsky · (4 episodes)
2021
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Vihaan (voice)
2018
Deadpool 2
Headmaster
2018
7 Days in Entebbe
Shimon Peres
2018
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Agency Man
2017
Atomic Blonde
Spyglass
2017
The Exception
Heinrich Himmler
2017
Their Finest
Sammy Smith
2017
Urban Myths
Bob Dylan · (1 episode)
2017
A Kind of Murder
Marty Kimmel
2016
The Limehouse Golem
Uncle Tommy Farr
2016
Concussion
Dr. Steven DeKosky
2015
River
Thomas Cream · (6 episodes)
2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Mr Norrell · (7 episodes)
2015
Galavant
Death · (1 episode)
2015
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Self
2014
God's Pocket
Smilin' Jack Moran
2014
X+Y
Richard
2014
Inside No. 9
Nathaniel · (1 episode)
2014
Still Life
John May
2013
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Self
2013
Filth
Bladesey
2013
Southcliffe
Andrew Salter · (4 episodes)
2013
The World's End
Peter Page
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Crawe
2013
The Best of Men
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
2012
A Running Jump
Perry
2012
Walking the Dogs
The Intruder
2012
Snow White and the Huntsman
Duir
2012
Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia
Carson (segment "Man and Boy")
2012
I, Anna
D.I. Kevin Franks
2012
War Horse
Sgt. Fry
2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Inspector Lestrade
2011
Junkhearts
Frank
2011
Tyrannosaur
James
2011
Moby Dick
Stubb · (4 episodes)
2011
London Boulevard
DI Bailey
2010
Thorne
Kevin Tughan · (6 episodes)
2010
Dive
Will · (2 episodes)
2010
Heartless
Weapons Man
2010
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Lestrade
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Jack Whitehead
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Jack Whitehead
2009
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Vic
2009
Faintheart
Richard
2009
The 39 Steps
Scudder
2008
Merlin
The Manticore (voice) · (1 episode)
2008
Me and Orson Welles
John Houseman
2008
God on Trial
Lieble
2008
Hancock
Red
2008
Criminal Justice
Saul · (5 episodes)
2008
Happy-Go-Lucky
Scott
2008
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Mr. White · (2 episodes)
2007
Would I Lie to You?
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Grow Your Own
Little John
2007
I Want Candy
Doug Perry
2007
Sixty Six
Manny Rubens
2006
The Illusionist
Josef Fischer
2006
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Miami Vice
Nicholas
2006
V for Vendetta
Etheridge
2006
The New World
Eddie
2005
The Secret Life of Words
Victor
2005
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
James 'Tish' Corbitt
2005
Match Point
Office Worker (uncredited)
2005
Beowulf & Grendel
Father Brendan
2005
Friends & Crocodiles
Butterworth
2005
Shadow of the Sword
Fabio
2005
Vera Drake
Reg
2004
Quite Ugly One Morning
Stephen Lime
2004
Cheeky
Reg
2003
21 Grams
Reverend John
2003
Gangs of New York
Killoran
2002
The Lost Empire
Pigsy · (2 episodes)
2001
Gangster No. 1
Eddie Miller
2000
Second Sight
Liam Morrison · (8 episodes)
2000
B. Monkey
Young Thug
1999
Plastic Man
Liam Cooper
1999
This Year's Love
Eddie
1999
The Vice
(2 episodes)
1999
Crime and Punishment
Dimitri
1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Mugger #1
1997
Game On
Stoat · (1 episode)
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Ian Vincent · (1 episode)
1995
The Piglet Files
Yob · (1 episode)
1990
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Youth in Cantonese Takeaway (uncredited)
1988
The Yob
Chip Shop Youth (uncredited)
1988
Casualty
Rick Grant · (1 episode)
1986
King & Conqueror
King Edward · (1 episode)
The Comic Strip Presents...
Chip Shop Youth · (1 episode)
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Youth in Chinese Restaurant · (1 episode)
1982