Geoff Bell (born 8th January, 1963) is an English actor. He is most notable for his performances in '' Green Street'', '' The Business'', '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'', ''

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'', ''

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''and '' King Arthur''. Geoff has won awards for his own directorial debut with his short film, "Bacon" which he also wrote and produced.

Career

He has appeared in many films, mostly as a cameo appearance or as a supporting role. Among them are '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'', ''

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'', '' The Long Firm'', '' Making Waves'', '' The Business'' and ''

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''. He played the captain of England's football team, Gary Wackett, known as Wacko, an extremely violent centre back, a parody of

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, in the film '' Mike Bassett: England Manager''. In ''

'' he had a cameo role as Sgt. Sam Perkins in the British Army, who briefly looks after the horses Joey and Topthorn at the start of the film. One of his best known films is '' Green Street'', where he appeared as Tommy Hatcher, the rival of the main characters. In 2008, Bell starred in the UK film ''

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'', directed by Jon Ivay. Appearing alongside

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and

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, the film followed three bikers across a drug fuelled ride in the

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countryside. He appeared in '' Tormented'', as the sports teacher, which was released on 22 May 2009 in the UK, alongside

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and

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and he has appeared in a supporting role in ''

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'' as Dixon's assistant, alongside

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and

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. In spring 2010 Bell appeared in ''

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'' as DC Roy Lambert in the drama about the five prostitutes murdered in

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. In 2011, Bell appeared in Channel 4's four part drama series ''

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''. In 2012, Bell played John Morgan in '' Comes a Bright Day''. In 2019, Bell played Jack Verhoeven in the television adaptation of the novel series ''

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'' by

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Personal life

He lives in

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. Bell is a supporter of Millwall F.C.

Filmography

*'' Mike Bassett: England Manager'' (2001) - Gary Wackett *'' Mean Machine'' (2001) - Officer Ratchett *'' AKA'' (2002) - Brian Page *'' I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003) - Arnie Ryan *'' Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (2003) - Paul The Butcher *''Oh Marbella!'' (2003) - Stan *'' Green Street'' (2005) - Tommy Hatcher *'' The Business'' (2005) - Sammy *''

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'' (2006) - Strombel's Co-Workers *''

'' (2007) - Receptionist *'' Botched'' (2007) - Boris *'' The Seeker'' (2007) - Security Guard #1 *''

'' (2008) - Tyg *''Love Me Still'' (2008) - Bobby *'' Daylight Robbery'' (2008) - Alex *''

'' (2008) - Fred the Head *'' Night Train'' (2009) - Detective *'' Tormented'' (2009) - Gordon Ramsey *''

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'' (2009) - Beard *''The Reeds'' (2010) - Croker *'' The Heavy'' (2010) - Frank Marshall *''

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'' (2010) - Fabian *'' Route Irish'' (2010) - Alex Walker *'' Brighton Rock'' (2010) - Kite *''

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'' (2011) - Vladko *''

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster ''Big Fat Gypsy Gangster'' is a straight-to-DVD British comedy film directed, produced, written by and starring Ricky Grover. The film centres on Grover's character Bulla from '' The 11 O'Clock Show'', after his release from prison. The film w ...

'' (2011)- Geoff *''

'' (2011) - Sgt. Sam Perkins *''Top Boy'' (2012) - Bobby Raikes *'' Comes A Bright Day'' (2012) - Mr. Morgan *''

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'' (2012) - Israel Hands *''Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia'' (2012) - Frank (segment "Man and Boy") *''

Storage 24 ''Storage 24'' is a 2012 British science fiction-horror film written and directed by Johannes Roberts and co-written by Davie Fairbanks, Marc Small, and Noel Clarke from an original idea by Clarke. Starring Noel Clarke, Antonia Campbell-Hughes ...

'' (2012) - Bob *'' Comedown'' (2012)- The Tenant *''

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'' (2013) - David Snodgrass *'' Film Coolio - 'C.O.O.L.I.O' Change Original Ordinary Lives Interface Oracle'' (2014) - Chaney *'' The Great Fire'' (2014, TV Mini-Series) - Wilson *'' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2015) - Dean *''

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'' (2015) - Bill Vincent *''

'' (2015)- Norman Taylor *''

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'' (2016) - Mike's Father *''

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'' (2016, TV Series) - Duncan Elliot *''

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'' (2016) - 2nd Lieutenant Frobb *'' The Man with the Iron Heart'' (2017) - Muller *'' King Arthur'' (2017) - Mischief John *''

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'' (2017, TV Series) - Martin *'' Tin Star'' (2017, TV Series) - Malcolm *''

Once Upon a Time in London ''Once Upon a Time in London'' is a 2019 British crime drama film directed by Simon Rumley and written by Will Gilbey, Rumley and Terry Stone. The film is about the notorious gangsters Billy Hill and Jack Comer. The film stars Leo Gregory, ...

'' (2018) - Darky Mulley *''

'' (2019, TV Series) - Jack Verhoeven *'' Don't Let It Break Your Heart by

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music video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Geoff 1963 births English male film actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from London 21st-century English male actors 20th-century English male actors