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Edward Patrick Holcroft (born 23 June 1987) is an English film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the ''
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Early life

Holcroft is the second of three sons born to Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, a soldier and Kathleen "Annie" Holcroft (''née'' Roberts), a former publisher at
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. His elder brother, Oliver Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the
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. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at
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in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school,
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, in North Yorkshire. He initially wanted to become a professional drummer having attended music school, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at
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. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the
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,
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, graduating in 2012.


Career

Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' and its sequel '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'', as
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in the British drama series ''
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'' and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series ''
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''. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries ''
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and the CBC. Holcroft acted with
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'' at the
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.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holcroft, Edward People educated at Summer Fields School English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from London Alumni of Oxford Brookes University Alumni of the Drama Centre London People educated at Ampleforth College People from Westminster 1987 births Living people