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Kris Marshall

English actor (born 1973)

Summary

English actor (born 1973)

Field	Value
image	Kris Marshall 2.jpg
caption	Marshall in January 2012
birth_name	Kristopher Marshall
birth_date
birth_place	Bath, Somerset, England
occupation
years_active	1993–present
spouse
children	2

Kristopher Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, DS Luke Stone in Murder City (2004–2006), and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He played DI Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise from 2014 to 2017 and reprised the role in Beyond Paradise in 2023. He also played Tom Parker in the historical drama Sanditon from 2019 to 2023.

Early life and education

Kristopher Marshall was born in 1973 in Bath, Somerset. His father was a Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, whose career included a posting to the Queen's Flight, eventually becoming a squadron leader. His parents divorced when he was 12.

Marshall moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Canada. Upon their return to England, he was educated at Wells Cathedral School as a boarding pupil. After failing his initial A-levels in his first year of sixth form and being expelled, he worked various jobs and enrolled at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Career

Marshall made an early career appearance on the police series The Bill but it was in 2000 that his major breakthrough role came as Nick Harper in the BBC sitcom My Family. In 2003, he appeared in the film Love Actually as Colin Frissell, an Englishman who goes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to find love.

In 2004, Marshall appeared as DS Luke Stone in the police drama series Murder City. From 2005 to 2011, Marshall appeared on TV and in print for BT Retail adverts, where he played the character Adam; with Esther Hall portraying his character's eventual wife Jane. He also played The Ginger Dave in the BBC comedy series Citizen Khan in 2012 but left after season 1.

Since departing his full-time role in My Family in 2003, Marshall made guest appearances three times appearing in 2 episodes of season five in 2004 and his final appearance in a short Comic Relief special in 2005. He finished working on the film Heist at the end of 2006, which aired in April 2008 on BBC Four. During the summer of 2008, Marshall appeared at Trafalgar Studios in the first UK run of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig. He became a regular cast-member, playing the character of Ethan on the series Traffic Light in 2011.

In April 2013, it was announced that Marshall would be joining the cast of BBC drama Death in Paradise as the island's new lead detective, DI Humphrey Goodman. His character was introduced in the first episode of the third series which aired in 2014, with his first case being to solve the murder of his predecessor, DI Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller). In January 2017 it was leaked that Marshall would be leaving the series citing the pressures it placed upon his family and that he would be replaced by Ardal O'Hanlon who plays DI Jack Mooney.

Marshall starred as Tom Sanger in the 2015 independent British romantic comedy Sparks and Embers.

Marshall reprised the role of DI Humphrey Goodman from Death in Paradise in a BBC spin-off Beyond Paradise, set in South Devon, which first aired in February 2023.

Personal life

Marshall was hit by a car in Bristol in 2008.

In October 2011, Marshall was charged with failing to provide a breath test after police stopped his car in the Tesco car park in Wells, Somerset.

Marshall married Hannah Dodkin in 2012 when he was 39. He and Dodkin have a son and daughter. As of December 2019 they were living in Bath.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Dead Babies	Skip
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland	Éamonn Manley
Five Seconds to Spare	Martin
Je t'aime John Wayne	Belmondo	Short film
2001	Iris	Dr. Gudgeon
2002	Mexicano	Jake Morton	Short film
The Four Feathers	Edward Castleton
Deathwatch	Pvt. Barry Starinski
2003	Love Actually	Colin Frissell
2004	The Merchant of Venice	Gratiano
2006	Free Jimmy	Erik (voice)	English version
2007	The Amazing Trousers	Henry	Short film
Death at a Funeral	Troy
World of Wrestling	The Kid	Short film
2008	Easy Virtue	Furber
2010	Meant to Be	Archie
2011	Oka! Amerikee	Larry
A Few Best Men	Tom
2015	Sparks & Embers	Tom Sanger
2017	A Few Less Men	Tom
2018	Royal Affairs	Ambassador	Short film
2019	Trick or Treat	The Cop
2021	Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break	Bronson
Promises	Louis
Father Christmas Is Back	Peter Hope

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Closing Numbers	Fredericks	Television film
1996	The Bill	Terry Cullen	Series 12; episode 71: "Overstepping the Mark"
1998	Trial & Retribution	PC Henshaw	Series 2; episodes 1 & 2: "Trial & Retribution II: Part One & Part Two"
1999	The Bill	Hugh Kane	Series 15; episode 48: "Screwdriver"
2000	Metropolis	Frank Green	Mini-series; episodes 1–5
2000–2005	My Family	Nick Harper	Series 1–5; 45 episodes
2002	Dead Casual	(unknown)	Television film
Doctor Zhivago	Pasha Antipov / Streinkov	Mini-series; episodes 1–3
2004	My Life in Film	Art	Episodes 1–6
2004–2006	Murder City	DS Luke Stone	Series 1 & 2; 10 episodes
2005	Funland	Dudley Sutton	Mini-series; episodes 1–11
2007	Catwalk Dogs	Michael Purvis	Television film
Sold	Matt	Episodes 1–6
Jackanory Junior	Himself - Storyteller	Episode: "King Arthur and the Mighty Contest"
2008	Heist	Dick Puddlecote	Television film
Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed	Himself - Narrator	Episodes 1–3
2010	Human Target	Doug Slocum	Series 1; episode 7: "Salvage & Reclamation"
D.O.A.	Tom Lassiter	Television film
2011	Traffic Light	Ethan	Episodes 1–13
2012	15 Kids and Counting	Himself - Narrator	Television Special
Citizen Khan	Dave	Series 1; episodes 1–6
2013	16 Kids and Counting	Himself - Narrator	Television Special
Derek	Himself	Cameo appearance
Lightfields	Paul Fenner / Paul Willard	Mini-series; episodes 1–5
2014–2017	Death in Paradise	DI Humphrey Goodman	Series 3–6; 30 episodes
2016	Ambulance	Himself - Narrator	Series 1; episodes 1–3
2017	Borderline	Baron of Sandwich	Series 2; episode 1: "New Terminal"
2018	Sky Comedy Shorts	Max	Episode: "Kris Marshall's Whodunnit"
20 Kids and Counting	Himself - Narrator	Television Special
2019	Better Things	Tibor	Season 3; episodes 2 & 4: "Holding" & "Monsters in the Moonlight"
21 Kids and Counting	Himself - Narrator	Television Special
2019–2023	Sanditon	Tom Parker	Series 1–3; 20 episodes
2020	We Hunt Together	Cian Fitzgerald	Series 1; episodes 3–5: "103", "104" & "105"
2023–present	Beyond Paradise	DI Humphrey Goodman	Series 1–3; 20 episodes. Also executive producer

Radio

Year	Title	Role
2008	Spending My Inheritance	Harry
2011–2013	The Diary of Samuel Pepys	Samuel Pepys

Theatre

Year	Title	Role
2006	The Hypochondriac	Cleante
The Revenger's Tragedy	Vindici
2007	Treats	Dave
2008	Fat Pig	Carter
2017	Ugly Lies the Bone	Kelvin
Glengarry Glen Ross	John Williamson
2023	Charlotte and Theodore	Theodore

Music video

Chicane - "No More I Sleep"

Awards

2002 – British Comedy Awards – Best Newcomer

References

"Kris Marshall". BookMyShow.
Hemelryk, Simon. "Kris Marshall "I Remember"". Reader's Digest.
Clarke, Hayley. (2021-06-22). "Death in Paradise's Kris Marshall - From failing A-levels to a Hollywood film".
(29 March 2025). "Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall looks back: 'I was once fired from Iceland for wearing blue sunglasses on the till'".
Tim Guest. (16 January 2012). "Meet the new Flat 6 flatmates". BT.
"BBC - Kris Marshall joins BBC One's Death In Paradise - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk.
(2 November 2023). "BBC One Sets Premiere Date For 'Death In Paradise' Season 3 - TVWise". TVWise.
"Death In Paradise : Series 3, Episode 1". [[BBC One]].
White, Adam. (3 February 2017). "'My wife had sleepless nights': Kris Marshall elaborates on Death in Paradise exit". Telegraph Media Group Limited.
"IMDb Sparks & Embers". IMDb.
Craine, Debra. "Kris Marshall on Beyond Paradise: 'What happens after happily ever after?'". [[The Times]].
Singh, Anita. (2008-04-28). "Kris Marshall 'in stable condition' after accident". Daily Telegraph.
Smith, Neil. (17 May 2008). "Star returns to stage after crash". [[BBC News Online]].
Mercury. (2008-10-11). "Aston Villa helped save my life says BT commercial actor - Birmingham Mail". Sundaymercury.net.
(6 October 2011). "My Family star breath test charge". BBC.
(10 November 2011). "My Family actor Kris Marshall banned from driving". BBC News.
(10 March 2023). "Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall's glam bride recycled fur-covered gown for snowy wedding". [[Hello! (magazine).
(28 March 2025). "Beyond Paradise star Kris Marshall's children 'not interested' in his career". [[Yahoo News]].
Lockyer, Daphne. (28 December 2014). "Whatever happened to Kris Marshall?". Daily Telegraph.
Mills, Richard. (3 December 2019). "Love Actually star Kris Marshall officially unveils Yurt at Twerton Infant School in Bath". [[Somerset Live]].
"Okaamerikee.com". Okaamerikee.com.
Munn, Patrick. (2013-04-09). "Ben Miller Exits BBC One's 'Death In Paradise', Kris Marshall Cast As New Detective". TVWise.

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