Ed Skrein

Biography

Edward George Skrein (born March 29, 1983) is an English actor, filmmaker, and rapper. Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle. He got his first lead role in Plan B's Ill Manors. Skrein portrayed Daario Naharis in the third season of the television series Game of Thrones. However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman. Skrein states that "behind the scenes politics" had forced him to leave the show. In 2014, Skrein was cast in The Transporter: Refueled, replacing Jason Statham as the lead. Though the film was critically panned, his performance was praised. In 2016, Skrein played the lead villain, Ajax, in the blockbuster action film Deadpool.

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Selected Filmography

• Game of Thrones(2011)TV Series · 3 epsas Daario Naharis
• El hormiguero(2006)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
• Love, Death & Robots(2019)TV Series · 1 epas Hilo (voice)
• Jurassic World Rebirth(2025)as Bobby Atwater
• Deadpool(2016)as Ajax
• Ride or Die(2026)TV Series · 8 epsas Billy Donovan
• Alita: Battle Angel(2019)as Zapan
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire(2023)as Atticus Noble
• All the Light We Cannot See(2023)TV Series · 1 epas Herr Seidler
• The Transporter Refueled(2015)as Frank Martin Jr.
• The Men in Blazers Show(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil(2019)as Borra
• Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver(2024)as Atticus Noble
• Midway(2019)as Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
• If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)as Officer Bell
• Naked Singularity(2021)as Craig Bayonne
• The Sweeney(2012)as David
• Northmen: A Viking Saga(2014)as Hjorr
• I Used to Be Famous(2022)as Vince
• Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon(2022)as Fuzz