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 However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman.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.

Filmography

15 films

Ed Skrein

Biography

Filmography

Jurassic World Rebirth

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

Midway

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Alita: Battle Angel

If Beale Street Could Talk

Tau

In Darkness

Deadpool

The Transporter Refueled

Northmen: A Viking Saga

The Sweeney

Ill Manors