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Kris Marshall Born Kristopher Marshall
1 April 1973
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, EnglandOccupation Actor Years active 1993–present Kristopher "Kris" Marshall (born 1 April 1973)[citation needed] is an English actor, best known for his role as Nick Harper in My Family, and as Adam in the adverts for BT Group since 2005.
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Career
Marshall started acting at an early age, making an appearance in British TV series The Bill, but it was in 2000 that his major breakthrough role came as Nick Harper in the BBC sitcom My Family. In 2003 he appeared in the popular film "Love Actually" as Colin Frissell the disgruntled Brit who goes to America to find love [1]. In 2004, Marshall appeared as "DS Luke Stone" in a police drama series entitled Murder City. Since 2005, Marshall has appeared in TV and print adverts for the BT Group alongside Esther Hall. Since his departure from a full-time part in My Family in 2003 he has returned twice. The first time was for one episode in season five (2004) and the second was for a Comic Relief special in 2005. In an interview, he claimed that playing the part of Nick was awkward, as he was a lot older than the character he was portraying. He finished working on Heist at the end of 2006, which aired on 23 April 2008 on BBC Four. During the summer of 2008 he appeared in the first UK run of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig at the Trafalgar Studios. In 2011 be became a regular character, Ethan, on TV series Traffic Light.
Personal life
Marshall was born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and then moved with his family to Hong Kong and Canada. He was educated at Wells Cathedral School. After failing his A levels, Redroofs Theatre School.[2]
Marshall lives in Long Barton near Wells, Somerset, with his girlfriend.[3]
In October 2011, Marshall was charged with failing to provide a breath test, after police stopped his car in the Tesco car park in Wells.[4] Marshall had failed a breath test at the scene and then refused to provided a second sample at the police station.[5] He later pleaded guilty, and was disqualified from driving for 6 months.
Accident
Marshall suffered head injuries after being hit by a car in Bristol in 2008.[2] The accident happened in the early hours of 28 April 2008 as Marshall enjoyed a night out with friends in Bristol city centre. He was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary where a scan revealed head injuries.[6] He made a full recovery and began his performances in the play Fat Pig three weeks later, as scheduled.[7]
Marshall supports Aston Villa and has said that a card from the club helped him through his accident.[8]
Filmography
Screen work
Year Title Character 1993 Closing Numbers Fredericks 1998 Trial & Retribution II P.C. Henshaw 1999 The Most Fertile Man in Ireland Éamonn Five Seconds to Spare Martin The Bill Hugh Kane (1 episode) 2000–2005, 2011 My Family Nick Harper (44 episodes, 2000–2005, 2011) 2001 Je t'aime John Wayne Belmondo 2002 Iris Doctor Gudgeon Mexicano Jake Morton Doctor Zhivago Pasha Antipov The Four Feathers Castleton 2002 Deathwatch Pvt. Barry Starinski Love Actually Colin Frissell 2004 The Merchant of Venice Gratiano Murder City DS Luke Stone (10 episodes, 2004–2006) My Life In Film Art 2005 Funland Dudley Sutton (11 episodes) 2007 Death at a Funeral Troy Catwalk Dogs Michael Purvis Sold Matt 2008 Heist Dick Puddlecote Easy Virtue Furber 2010 Human Target (2010 TV series) Doug (1 episode) D.O.A Tom Lassiter (TV pilot) 2011 Traffic Light Ethan Oka! Amerikee[9] Larry A Few Best Men Tom Selected theatre credits
Year Title Notes 2006 The Hypochondriac Cleante The Revenger's Tragedy Vindici 2007 Treats Dave 2008 Fat Pig Carter Awards
- 2002 – British Comedy Awards – Best Newcomer
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550994/
- ^ a b "Actor Marshall hurt in accident". BBC. 2008-04-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7370636.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059879/BT-advert-actor-Kris-Marshall-banned-driving-6-months.html#ixzz1dR1MsQHe
- ^ "My Family star breath test charge". BBC. 6 October 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-15196934. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-15675623
- ^ Singh, Anita (2008-04-28). "Kris Marshall 'in stable condition' after accident". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/28/nkris228.xml.
- ^ Smith, Neil (2008-05-17). "Star returns to stage after crash". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7405186.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ http://www.sundaymercury.net/midlands-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-fc-news/2008/10/11/aston-villa-helped-save-my-life-says-bt-commercial-actor-66331-22014130/
- ^ http://okaamerikee.com/cast-and-crew/
External links
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Malmesbury
- Old Wellensians
- British expatriates in Hong Kong
- English expatriates in Canada
- People educated at Redroofs Theatre School
- English film actors
- English stage actors
- English television actors
- Shakespearean actors
- 20th-century actors
- 21st-century actors
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