Eddie Marsan

Born: Bethnal Green, London, UK

The former printer has enjoyed supporting roles in movies ranging from Martin Scorcese's Gangs of New York to Mike Leigh's Vera Drake.

After serving an apprenticeship as a printer in London's East End, he switched to acting and made his TV debut in Get Well Soon in 1997.

The same year he made his big screen debut in The Man Who Knew Too Little and went on to appear in B. Monkey, This Year's Love and Mad Cows.

In 2000, he played Eddie Miller in Gangster No1 and went on to star in The Emperor's New Clothes.

He played a German soldier in the British chiller The Bunker and was cast as Killoran in Gangs of New York.

Subsequent appearances included The Rocket Post and Benicio Del Toro's preacher Reverend John in the acclaimed 21 Grams.

Switching to TV work, including Charles II with Rufus Sewell, he was back on the big screen in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake in 2004.

He played Tim Spall's tragic friend Tish in the hangman biopic Pierrepoint and Etheridge in the conspiracy thriller V for Vendetta in 2005.

In 2006, he had a supporing role in Mission: Impossible III and played a porn producer in I Want Candy with Carmen Electra.