Faye Marsay
Biography
Faye Marsay is an English actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she won the Spotlight Prize in 2012. Born in Middlesbrough and later moving to Loftus, she landed her first professional role as Anne Neville in The White Queen in 2013, then played Candice in Fresh Meat. Film and television work followed: Steph in the BAFTA nominated Pride (2014), a part in the Doctor Who Christmas special Last Christmas (2014), and the Waif across two seasons of Game of Thrones. She appeared in Black Mirror's Hated in the Nation, in You, Me and Him (2017), A Private War (2018) and Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), and played Vel Sartha in Star Wars: Andor. Other credits include Love, Nina, McMafia, Deep Water, Ten Pound Poms and Adolescence, plus stage work at the Royal Court in Road.
39years old
Turns 40 on December 30in 88 days
- Born Middlesbrough
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Faye Elaine Marsay
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 8 years2014 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Lady Chatterley's LoverIMDb rating 6.6
- 2018A Private WarIMDb rating 6.7
- 2017You, Me and HimIMDb rating 5.9
- 2014Doctor Who: Last ChristmasIMDb rating 8.1
- 2014PrideIMDb rating 7.8
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Early training
While training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Marsay won the Spotlight Prize of 2012. Right after graduating, she got a main part in The White Queen.
A role that slipped away
Marsay's character Shona in the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas special was meant to become a permanent companion, but Jenna Coleman changed her mind during filming and a last-minute scene reversed her exit.
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Worked with
Faye Marsay made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Matthew WarchusDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Matthew Warchus
All films by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Matthew HeinemanDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Matthew Heineman
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