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), Alias Grace (2017), and The English Game (2020).
Mar 20 2020
Nov 7 2017Early life and education
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, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan.12
Holcroft was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford, and then a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire.3
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.4 He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Drama Centre London of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012.5
Career
Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the 2015 film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its 2017 sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the 2015 British drama series Wolf Hall;6 and as Alex Turner in the 2015 BBC drama series London Spy.7
In 2015, Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.8
In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC.9
In 2020, he was one of the lead actors in The English Game, playing Arthur Kinnaird.10
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Aaron Drozdov | |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Charles "Charlie" Hesketh | |
| Lady Chatterley's Lover | Duncan Forbes | ||
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Jack Ford | |
| Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Charles "Charlie" Hesketh | ||
| 2020 | Kindred | Ben | |
| 2022 | Hill of Vision | Edward Ramberg | Italian/English11 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | George Boleyn | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| London Spy | Alistair "Alex" Turner | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | Dr. Simon Jordan | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| Gunpowder | Thomas Wintour | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | The English Game | Arthur Kinnaird | Miniseries; main role |
| 2022 | The Undeclared War | James Cox | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | The Agency | Dr. Charlie Remy | 5 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Company/Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Le Chevalier Danceny | Josie Rourke | Donmar Warehouse | 12 |
External links
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"In Conversation with Edward Holcroft". 10 February 2015. http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/culture-news/news/in-conversation-with-edward-holcroft-wolf-hall-kingsman-the-secret-service ↩
"London Spy: What you need to know about new BBC Two thriller". 9 November 2015. https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/london-spy-what-you-need-to-know-about-new-bbc-two-thriller-starring-ben-whishaw-and-edward-holcroft-a3110431.html ↩
Billington, Michael (18 December 2015). "Les Liaisons Dangereuses review – Dominic West on love's battlefield". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/dec/18/les-liasons-dangereuses-review-dominic-west-janet-mcteer-donmar-warehouse ↩
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Mangan, Lucy (20 March 2020). "The English Game review – Julian Fellowes football drama is an own goal". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/20/the-english-game-review-julian-fellowes-football-drama-is-an-own-goal ↩
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"Edward Holcroft – Cast – Alias Grace". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2017. http://www.cbc.ca/aliasgrace/cast/edward-holcroft ↩