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Marc Warren
in Mad Dogs, 2011
Born (1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Marc Warren (born 20 March 1967)[1] is an English actor, known for his British television roles. His roles have included Albert Blithe in Band of Brothers (2001), Danny Blue in Hustle (2003-2007), Dougie Raymond in The Vice, Dominic Foy in State of Play, Rick in Mad Dogs (2011-2013), the Comte de Rochefort in The Musketeers (2015), the Gentleman in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), and Piet Van Der Valk in TV series Van Der Valk (2020). Other notable credits include Burn Up (2008), and Snatch (2017).

Early life and education

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Marc Warren and his family moved from Northamptonshire to Farnborough, Hampshire, in 1979. He attended Cove Senior School for two years before moving back to Northampton in 1982.[2]

He studied drama at the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, but left without graduating after being asked to play "the colour orange".[3]

Career

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Theatre

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Warren made his professional debut in May 1986, when he appeared at The Northampton Theatre Royal in Stags and Hens.[3] He was a member of the National Youth Theatre,[3] and he played Billy Casper in Kes at the Birmingham Rep studio, and UK tour, directed by John Herriman for the Snap Theatre Company.[4] In 1991, he played the role of 'Lot' in a production of Kingdom of Earth at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, Hampshire.[5] In November 1991, he played Jem, in To Kill a Mockingbird, at the York Theatre Royal.[5]

He starred in a revival of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman at Leicester's Curve Theatre in 2009, playing Katurian, for which he was nominated for a TMA award for 'Best performance in a Play'.[6] The same year, he starred as Ray Say in a West End revival of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice alongside Diana Vickers and Lesley Sharp.[4] To promote the play, he wrote a series of articles for The Guardian, titled "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary",[7] and appeared on The One Show.[8]

Warren returned to the theatre in September 2011, playing the charismatic rebel protagonist in Emma Reeves' new adaptation of Donn Pearce's novel Cool Hand Luke, at London's Aldwych Theatre.[9]

Film and television

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Warren's first major film breakthrough was the 1992 BBC film An Ungentlemanly Act, in which he played Tony Hunt, alongside Ian Richardson.[4] He appeared in Grange Hill in the early 1990s as schoolboy Thomas Rankin.[10] He starred in the 1995 British drama film Boston Kickout,[4] and played immortal Morgan D'Estaing in the season four Highlander episode "Double Jeopardy" in 1996.[11] He played Police Constable Dougie Raymond in the British television series The Vice,[11] and Albert Blithe in HBO's 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.[11]

In 2000, he was presented with a Royal Television Society award for his role as Monks in the ITV production of Oliver Twist. He appeared in the 2001 television drama Men Only as Mac, the husband of Katie (Esther Hall). In 2002, he played Dr. Ivo Steadman in No Night Is Too Long, a British film adapted from the novel of the same name. He played key supporting character Dominic Foy in the 2003 BBC serial State of Play. Between 2004 and 2007, he played Danny Blue (a main character) in the BBC TV series Hustle (series 1 to 4).[4]

In June 2006, Warren played the character Elton Pope in the Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters".[4] In December of that year, he appeared as the crazed assassin Mr. Teatime in Sky One's adaptation of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. The same month, he played Count Dracula in a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel, produced by ITV Productions for BBC Wales. The TV film, which aired in December, received viewing figures of 5.23 million.[12]

In February 2007, he appeared as casino-operating villain Tony Crane in the second series of BBC drama Life on Mars.[13] In December of the same year, he played Mr. John Simpson in the BBC production of Ballet Shoes with Emilia Fox and Emma Watson. In January 2008, he starred in the Messiah series Messiah V: The Rapture, taking over the main role from Ken Stott. He played the Repairman, a member of The Fraternity, in the 2008 film Wanted.[4]

He won 'Overall Best Actor' at the 2009 Rome Fiction Festival, for his performance as Philip Crowley in Burn Up (2008).[14]

In May 2010, Warren played Steve Strange in Worried About the Boy, a BBC production about the life of Boy George.[15] The following year, he initiated and starred in a new Sky One production, Mad Dogs (alongside Max Beesley, Philip Glenister and John Simm), which eventually ran to fourteen episodes over four series.[16]

He reprised his role of Danny Blue for the final episode of Hustle (series 8) in 2012. That same year, he joined the cast of the American drama The Good Wife in the recurring role of Kalinda Sharma's estranged husband.[17][2] He played Rochefort in the BBC drama The Musketeers, and appeared as The Gentleman in the BBC's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell alongside Eddie Marsan.[3][2]

From 2020, Warren starred as the title character in the ITV reboot of the '70s detective series Van der Valk.[3] The fourth series went to air in August 2024.[18][19]

Advertising

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In 2009, Warren voiced "Orange" in a UK advertising campaign for Zurich Insurance Group alongside Alexander Armstrong.[20]

In 2011, Warren fronted an ad campaign for Virgin Media's TiVo set-top boxes.[21]

Personal life

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Warren is interested in magic, sleight of hand, and mentalism, and has spent some time studying the art of mind reading.[22] In his spare time, he likes to meditate, and play the guitar.[3] From 2007 to 2009, Warren was in a relationship with Abi Titmuss.[23][24]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Boston Kickout Robert
1996 Shine Ray
1997 Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis Clint
1998 B. Monkey Terence
Dad Savage Vic
2000 Free Spirits Cokehead
2002 Al's Lads Jimmy Released in US as Capone's Boys
Revengers Tragedy Supervacuo
2003 The Principles of Lust Billy
Song for a Raggy Boy Brother Mac
2005 Green Street Steve Dunham
Hellraiser: Deader Joey
2006 Colour Me Kubrick Hud
Land of the Blind Pool
The Lives of the Saints Father Daniel
2008 Intercom Simon short
Wanted The Repairman
2010 Do Elephants Pray? Marrlen
Worried About the Boy Steve Strange BBC television film
2012 Wild Bill Drunk dad

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1987-1995 The Bill Various 4 episodes
1991 Casualty Nick Episode: "Humpty Dumpty"
Gawain and the Green Knight King Arthur TV Film
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act Tony Hunt
Grange Hill Thomas Rankin 4 episodes
Between the Lines PC Underwood Episode: "Out of the Game"
Sam Saturday DC Colin Fennel Episode: "A Chemical Reaction"
1993 Heartbeat Rupert Ashfordly Episode: "Secrets"
1994 Sharpe Captain Rymer Episode: Sharpe's Company
1995 Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen Manfred von Richthofen TV Film
Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness DC Andy Dyson Series 4, Episode 3
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley Butch 3 episodes
1996 A Touch of Frost Graham McArdy Episode: "Paying the Price"
Hidden in Silence Lubic Film dramatisation
1997 Highlander Morgan D'Estaing Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
Wycliffe DC Arnie Swarland Episode: "Dance of the Scorpions"
1998 How Do You Want Me? Mark Piggott Episode: "Woof"
1999 Oliver Twist Monks 4 episodes
1999–2000 The Vice Dougie Raymond 10 episodes
2000 Black Cab Stuart Episode: "Work"
2001 Band of Brothers Pvt. Albert Blithe 3 episodes: "Currahee", "Day of Days" and "Carentan"
The Bombmaker Quinn TV Film
Men Only Mac Two-part drama
Big Bad World Russell Series 3, Episode 4
2002 NCS: Manhunt Laurence Bright Episode: "Tinderbox"
Clocking Off PC Jason Woods Episode: "Franny's Story"
No Night Is Too Long Dr. Ivo Steadman BBC television film
2003 State of Play Dominic Foy 2 episodes
Reversals Dr. Chris Singleton TV Film
Agatha Christie's Poirot Meredith Blake Episode: "Five Little Pigs"
2004 Pretending to Be Judith Hugo TV Film
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Captain Ainsworth Episode: "The Murder at the Vicarage"
2004–2007; 2012 Hustle Danny Blue Regular in series 1–4; guest appearance in series finale
2005 Vincent Gary de Silva Series 1, Episode 1
Twisted Tales Alex Wright
2006 Doctor Who Elton Pope Episode: "Love & Monsters"
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Mr Jonathan Teatime
Dracula Count Dracula TV Film
2007 Life on Mars Tony Crane Episode: "Helpless"
Ballet Shoes Mr. Simpson BBC television film
2008 Messiah V: The Rapture DCI Joseph Walker
Burn Up Philip Crowley
Mutual Friends Martin Grantham
2010 Touched By Frost Narrator
Ben Hur David
Worried About the Boy Steve Strange
Accused Kenny Armstrong Series 1, Episode 5
2011–2013 Mad Dogs Rick 14 episodes
2011 Without You Greg
2012 The Good Wife Nick Saverese 8 episodes
2015 The Musketeers Rochefort 9 episodes
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair 7 episodes
2017 Snatch Bob Fink 10 episodes
2018 Safe Pete 8 episodes
2019 Flack Tom 6 episodes
Porters Graham Post Episode: "Halloween"
Beecham House Samuel Parker Series 1, 6 episodes
2020–present Van der Valk Piet Van der Valk Lead role, 12 episodes
2023 Big Boys Dennis King 3 Episodes
2024 The Red King Dr Ian Prideaux 5 Episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Rome Fiction Festival Overall Best Actor Burn Up Won [14]
2018 National Film Awards UK Best Breakthrough Performance Snatch (TV series) Nominated [25]

References

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  1. ^ "Marc Warren - Biography". hellomagazine.com. HELLO!. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Lemieux, Hannah (6 April 2021). "Hustle cast: What have Adrian Lester, Hampshire-educated Marc Warren and Robert Glenister done since?". HampshireLive.news. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Rampton, James (8 August 2022). "Marc Warren: 'I spend most of my life as a real loner'". inews.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Marc Warren Television, Film, Theatre". TAP. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Marc Warren Past Productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ "TMA Announces 2009 Regional Theatre Nominees". whatsonstage.com. 1 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary". The Guardian. September–October 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  8. ^ Warren, Marc (7 October 2009). "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary: Meeting the press". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  9. ^ Woolman, Natalie (10 June 2011). "Marc Warren to star in West End Cool Hand Luke". thestage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  10. ^ Quinn, Angie (14 August 2022). "ITV Van Der Valk: Marc Warren's forgotten Grange Hill role, net worth and famous ex-girlfriend". MyLondon. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Marc Warren credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. ^ Profile Archived 12 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, BARB.co.uk; accessed 30 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Life On Mars: The guest cast". BBC Press Office (press pack). 1 February 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Big winners at the third Rome Fiction Festival 2009". variety.com. 11 June 2009.
  15. ^ "Worried About The Boy, new drama about Boy George, commissioned as part of BBC Two's Eighties season". BBC Press Office (press release). 5 February 2010.
  16. ^ Deans, Jason (5 May 2010). "John Simm and Philip Glenister to star in Sky1's Mad Dogs". The Guardian.
  17. ^ Hale, Mike (4 October 2012). "'The Good Wife' Multitasks". archive.nytimes.com. The New York Times Company.
  18. ^ Knox, David (28 August 2024). "Returning: Van Der Valk". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Van Der Valk–Stylish mystery series returns for fourth season". borg. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  20. ^ Johnson, Branwell (30 June 2009). "Zürich Connect unveils début campaign". Marketing Week.
  21. ^ "Virgin Media 'TiVo' by DDB UK". Campaign. 7 July 2011.
  22. ^ "Hustle – Danny Blue (Marc Warren)". BBC Press Office (press release). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Van der Valk star Marc Warren's love life and relationship history with famous exes". hellomagazine.com. Hello!. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Marc Warren Biography". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Winners announced at the 4th annual National Film Awards UK 2018". nationalfilmawards.org. 29 March 2018.
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