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Edward Holcroft

Edward Holcroft

Actor · Born June 23, 1987 (39) · London, England

Edward Patrick Holcroft is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the Kingsman film franchise and in the television series Wolf Hall (2015), London Spy (2015), and Alias Grace (2017). Holcroft is the second of three sons born to Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, a soldier and Kathleen "Annie" Holcroft (née Roberts), a former publisher at Condé Nast. His elder brother, Oliver Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire. He initially wanted to become a professional drummer, having attended music school, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Drama Centre London of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012. Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall; and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC. Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 23, 1987 (39)
From
London, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 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 3% in 30 days

What are Edward Holcroft's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
30%
Power
16%
Self
15%
Bonds
13%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Memory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Edward Holcroft's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Holcroft'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vilko gomurys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • A Wolf's Palate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Agency(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr Charlie Remy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Undeclared War(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as James Cox

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Hill of Vision(2022)

    as Edward Ramberg

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sebastian Stefanowicz

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Kindred(2020)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The English Game(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Arthur Kinnaird

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Gunpowder(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Thomas Wintour

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Alias Grace(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Simon Jordan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Kingsman: The Golden Circle(2017)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Sense of an Ending(2017)

    as Jack Ford

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Le Chevalier Danceny

  • London Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alex

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover(2015)

    as Duncan Forbes

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service(2014)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Hall(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as George Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Vampire Academy(2014)

    as Aaron Drozdov

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2014 to 2025; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

$414M worldwide

Highest rated

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

20142025

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

2010s10 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Edward Holcroft's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Vampire Academy (2014)

67th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. 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 Edward Holcroft's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles47–92 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles23–54 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian 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 Edward Holcroft work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Holcroft's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Vaughn shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers