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Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Actor · Born March 29, 1983 (43) · Camden, London, England, UK

Edward George Skrein (born March 29, 1983) is an English actor, filmmaker, and rapper. Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle. He got his first lead role in Plan B's Ill Manors. Skrein portrayed Daario Naharis in the third season of the television series Game of Thrones. However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman. Skrein states that "behind the scenes politics" had forced him to leave the show. In 2014, Skrein was cast in The Transporter: Refueled, replacing Jason Statham as the lead. Though the film was critically panned, his performance was praised. In 2016, Skrein played the lead villain, Ajax, in the blockbuster action film Deadpool.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1983 (43)
From
Camden, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Ed Skrein's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Morality
23%
Self
23%
Bonds
19%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 9 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
9 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
8
Dread
5
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
8
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ed Skrein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ed Skrein's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ride or Die(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Billy Donovan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Jurassic World: Rebirth(2025)

    as Bobby Atwater

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver(2024)

    as Atticus Noble

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire(2023)

    as Atticus Noble

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • All the Light We Cannot See(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Herr Seidler

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon(2021)

    as Fuzz

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • I Used to Be Famous(2022)

    as Vince

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Naked Singularity(2021)

    as Craig Bayonne

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Love Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jimmy

  • Midway(2019)

    as Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil(2019)

    as Borra

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Alita's World: What it Means to be a Cyborg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Zapan

  • Born a King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Philby

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Alita: Battle Angel(2019)

    as Zapan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

    as Officer Bell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Patrick the Pug(2018)

    as Oliver

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tau(2018)

    as Alex Upton

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Little River Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • In Darkness(2018)

    as Marc

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Model(2016)

    as Shane White

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool(2016)

    as Ajax

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kill Your Friends(2015)

    as Rent

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Transporter Refueled(2015)

    as Frank Martin Jr.

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tiger House(2015)

    as Callum

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sword of Vengeance(2015)

    as Treden

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Northmen: A Viking Saga(2014)

    as Hjorr

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Sweeney(2012)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ill Manors(2012)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Piggy(2012)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Daario Naharis

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Michelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Fortitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dudley Clarke

  • God of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · as Baldur

  • The Patience of Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 32 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Deadpool (2016)

$783M worldwide

Highest rated

Deadpool (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

20082026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 35: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thDirecting1 of 35: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 13% of 23 roles
121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ed Skrein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

57th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ed Skrein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles35–74 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles12–74 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles27–72 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles5–56 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles25–64 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ed Skrein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ed Skrein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Holkenborg shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers