Edward Holcroft

Edward Holcroft (born 23 June 1987) is an English film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the British film Kingsman: The Secret Service, as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. Holcroft initially wanted to become a musician, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Central Saint Martins' Drama Centre, graduating in 2012. Holcroft acted with Sir Mark Rylance in Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theatre and with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.