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 However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman.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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Full filmography
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Daario Naharis
- Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) as Bobby Atwater
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self - Guest
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Hilo (voice)
- Deadpool (2016) as Ajax
- Alita: Battle Angel (2019) as Zapan
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) as Borra
- Midway (2019) as Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
- The Men in Blazers Show (2014) as Self
- Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) as Atticus Noble
- Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) as Atticus Noble
- All the Light We Cannot See (2023) as Herr Seidler
- The Transporter Refueled (2015) as Frank Martin Jr.
- Ride or Die (2026) as Billy Donovan
- Tiger House (2015) as Callum
- Tau (2018) as Alex Upton
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) as Officer Bell
- God of War as Baldur
- Naked Singularity (2021) as Craig Bayonne
- Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022) as Fuzz
- The Model (2016) as Shane White
- Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014) as Hjorr
- In Darkness (2018) as Marc
- Kill Your Friends (2015) as Rent