Edward George Skrein is an English actor, filmmaker, and rapper. He rose to recognition as the villain Francis Freeman / Ajax in the superhero comedy film Deadpool (2016). He also starred in the films The Transporter: Refueled (2015), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Midway (2019), Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024).
Edward George Skrein was born on 29 March 1983 in the Camden borough of London, and grew up there and in other London boroughs such as Haringey and Islington.
His paternal grandparents were Austrian Jewish refugees, from Vienna, who moved to England in the 1930s to escape the Nazis; his grandmother came over on the Kindertransport.
He attended Fortismere School, then graduated from the Byam Shaw School of Art with a BA in fine art painting.
| Date of Birth | 29th March 1983 |
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| Age | 41 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | London Borough of Camden |
| Birth Place | London Borough of Camden |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Aliases | Ed Skrein |
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| Education |
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| Fortismere School |
| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | actor, singer, film actor, musician, rapper, television actor |
| Career Start | 2004 (20 years ago) |
