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Neil Maskell

Biography

Neil Maskell is an English performer who acts, writes and directs, best known from British crime and horror movies and from the television series Utopia, where he played Arby. He grew up in London, born there in 1976, and began acting classes at the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington at 11, later studying at the Miskin Theatre in Dartford. His first film part came in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth (1997), which earned a Palme d'Or nomination at Cannes. Crime and horror roles followed, including The Football Factory (2004), Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) and Doghouse (2009). Critics praised his lead turn in the thriller Kill List (2011), which brought Best Actor nominations, among them at the British Independent Film Awards. He also appeared in Wild Bill (2011) and starred in Bull (2021). On television he began with The Bill in 1991 and was later a regular in Humans, with roles in Peaky Blinders and Litvinenko.

50years old

Turns 51 on January 1in 91 days

  • Born London
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
24 years1997 to 2021

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  1. Early training

    Maskell studied at the Miskin Theatre in Dartford, at North West Kent College, starting in 1992. He went on to serve as a director at that same Miskin Theatre.

  2. First role

    Maskell began his film career in 1997, appearing as Schmuddie in Nil by Mouth, Gary Oldman's directorial debut. The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Neil Maskell movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Kill List2011 Crime, Horror, Thrilleras Jay

    IMDb rating 6.351K votes

  2. The Mummy2017 Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thrilleras Dr. Whemple

    IMDb rating 5.4225K votes

  3. The Football Factory2004as Rod

    IMDb rating 6.735K votes

  4. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017as Back Lack

    IMDb rating 6.7250K votes

  5. It's All Gone Pete Tong2004as Jack Stoddart

    IMDb rating 7.221K votes

  6. Bull2021as Bull

    IMDb rating 6.511K votes

  7. Open Windows2014as Chord

    IMDb rating 5.116K votes

  8. Rise of the Footsoldier2007as Darren Nicholls

    IMDb rating 6.723K votes

Most often with

Gerard Johnson directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Neil Maskell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$600 million

11 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 11 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 9 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 9Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Mummy2017as Dr. Whemple
    $409M68.2% of the total
  2. 2
    $149M24.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Basic Instinct 22006as Detective Ferguson
    $39M6.4% of the total
  4. 4
    $1.2M0.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Kill List2011as Jay
    $450K0.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Rise of the Footsoldier2007as Darren Nicholls
    $355K0.1% of the total
  7. 7
    In Darkness2018as Mills
    $217K0.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Pusher2012as Marlon
    $198K0.0% of the total
Will (2011), $124,104It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), $120,620Open Windows (2014), $100,000

$344,724from the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total