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'', ''
Suffragette
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'', ''
War Horse
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''and ''
King Arthur
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In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
''. 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'', ''
Stardust'', ''
The Long Firm
Jake Arnott (born 11 March 1961) is a British novelist and dramatist, author of ''The Long Firm'' (1999) and six other novels.
Life
Arnott was born in Buckinghamshire. Having left Aylesbury Grammar School at 17, he had various jobs includin ...
'', ''
Making Waves'', ''
The Business'' and ''
RocknRolla
''RocknRolla'' is a 2008 action crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Toby Kebbell, Jeremy Piven, and Chri ...
''.
He played the captain of England's football team, Gary Wackett, known as Wacko, an extremely violent centre back, a parody of
Stuart Pearce, in the film ''
Mike Bassett: England Manager''.
In ''
War Horse
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'' 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 ''
Freebird'', directed by
Jon Ivay
Jon Ivay (born 1966) is an English writer, director, actor, and producer.
Early years
Ivay was born on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, and grew up near the town of Blandford Forum. He studied at the Oxford School of Drama and the Webbe ...
. Appearing alongside
Gary Stretch
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In his modelli ...
and
Phil Daniels
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, the film followed three bikers across a drug fuelled ride in the
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
countryside.
He appeared in ''
Tormented'', as the sports teacher, which was released on 22 May 2009 in the UK, alongside
Alex Pettyfer
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,
April Pearson
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and
Calvin Dean
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Background
Dean was born in Truro, Cornwall. He grew up in Polruan, Cornw ...
and he has appeared in a supporting role in ''
Wild Target
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Rupert Grint
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,
Bill Nighy
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and
Martin Freeman
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Freeman's most no ...
.
In spring 2010 Bell appeared in ''
Five Daughters
''Five Daughters'' is a British television drama miniseries starring Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire, Jaime Winstone and Juliet Aubrey. Set in 2006, it is about the five victims of the Ipswich serial murders and how the crime affected their fam ...
'' as DC Roy Lambert in the drama about the
five prostitutes murdered in
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
,
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
.
In 2011, Bell appeared in Channel 4's four part drama series ''
Top Boy
''Top Boy'' is a British television crime drama series, created and written by Ronan Bennett. The series is set in the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney and focuses on two drug dealers Dushane ( Ashley Walters) and ...
''.
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 ''
His Dark Materials
''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), ''The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and ''The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follows ...
'' by
Philip Pullman
Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'', a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, ''The ...
.
Personal life
He lives in
Deal, Kent
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. Bell is a supporter of
Millwall F.C.
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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
*''
Scoop
Scoop, Scoops or The scoop may refer to:
Objects
* Scoop (tool), a shovel-like tool, particularly one deep and curved, used in digging
* Scoop (machine part), a component of machinery to carry things
* Scoop stretcher, a device used for casualt ...
'' (2006) - Strombel's Co-Workers
*''
Stardust'' (2007) - Receptionist
*''
Botched'' (2007) - Boris
*''
The Seeker'' (2007) - Security Guard #1
*''
Freebird'' (2008) - Tyg
*''Love Me Still'' (2008) - Bobby
*''
Daylight Robbery'' (2008) - Alex
*''
RocknRolla
''RocknRolla'' is a 2008 action crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Toby Kebbell, Jeremy Piven, and Chri ...
'' (2008) - Fred the Head
*''
Night Train'' (2009) - Detective
*''
Tormented'' (2009) - Gordon Ramsey
*''
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp magazine, pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanqu ...
'' (2009) - Beard
*''The Reeds'' (2010) - Croker
*''
The Heavy'' (2010) - Frank Marshall
*''
Wild Target
''Wild Target'' is a 2010 black comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Eileen Atkins, Martin Freeman, and Rupert Everett. '' (2010) - Fabian
*''
Route Irish
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'' (2010) - Alex Walker
*''
Brighton Rock'' (2010) - Kite
*''
Mercenaries
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'' (2011) - Vladko
*''
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
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'' (2011)- Geoff
*''
War Horse
The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons. By 1600 BC, improved harness and chariot designs ...
'' (2011) - Sgt. Sam Perkins
*''Top Boy'' (2012) - Bobby Raikes
*''
Comes A Bright Day'' (2012) - Mr. Morgan
*''
Treasure Island
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'' (2012) - Israel Hands
*''Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia'' (2012) - Frank (segment "Man and Boy")
*''
Storage 24'' (2012) - Bob
*''
Comedown'' (2012)- The Tenant
*''
Dementamania
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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
*''
North v South
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'' (2015) - Bill Vincent
*''
Suffragette
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'' (2015)
- Norman Taylor
*''
Mine
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Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
'' (2016) - Mike's Father
*''
The Level'' (2016, TV Series) - Duncan Elliot
*''
Rogue One
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'' (2016) - 2nd Lieutenant Frobb
*''
The Man with the Iron Heart'' (2017) - Muller
*''
King Arthur
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
'' (2017) - Mischief John
*''
The End of the F***ing World
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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, Ter ...
'' (2018) - Darky Mulley
*''
His Dark Materials
''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), ''The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and ''The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follows ...
'' (2019, TV Series) - Jack Verhoeven
*''
Don't Let It Break Your Heart
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by
Louis Tomlinson music video
References
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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