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Birthday:
1987-06-23
Place of birth:
London, England
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Edward Holcroft

Overview

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), and Alias Grace (2017).

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 Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire.

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. 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.

Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall; and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC. Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.

Known for

Acting

2025 A Wolf's Palate Actor N/A
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2022 The Undeclared War Actor James Cox 67
Fair
2022 Hill of Vision Actor Edward Ramberg 59
Average
2020 Kindred Actor Ben 58
Average
2020 The English Game Actor Arthur Kinnaird 73
Good
2017 Gunpowder Actor Thomas Wintour 68
Fair
2017 Alias Grace Actor Dr. Simon Jordan 71
Good
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Actor Charlie 69
Fair
2017 The Sense of an Ending Actor Jack Ford 60
Fair
2016 National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Actor Le Chevalier Danceny 59
Average
2015 London Spy Actor Alex 69
Fair
2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover Actor Duncan Forbes 59
Average
2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service Actor Charlie 75
Good
2014 Vampire Academy Actor Aaron Drozdov 62
Fair