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Kris Marshall

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  • Producer
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Kris Marshall
True love barges into life like a steamroller. After putting behind his difficult childhood, Alexander has finally found a balance thanks to his wife and daughter. Laura is an art dealer who is about to get married. They meet at a party and it doesn't take more than an instant to know there's no way out of this. Unfortunately, life has different plans for them. A mocking fate and choices that are too hard to make will forever mark their existence, tormented by a devouring sentiment. After all, a love that is never lived can never die.
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Promises (2021)
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Kristopher Marshall is an English actor, starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). Marshall portrays DI Humphrey Goodman across four seasons of Death In Paradise (2014-2017) and the spin-off Beyond Paradise (2023).
BornApril 1, 1973
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BornApril 1, 1973
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000270
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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David Denman, Kris Marshall, and Nelson Franklin in Traffic Light (2011)
Kris Marshall in Death in Paradise (2011)
Kris Marshall, Paul Scheer, and Nelson Franklin in Traffic Light (2011)
David Denman, Liza Lapira, Kris Marshall, Alexandra Breckenridge, and Nelson Franklin
Kris Marshall and Sara Martins in Death in Paradise (2011)
Kris Marshall in Death in Paradise (2011)
Kris Marshall and Adil Ray in Citizen Khan (2012)
Kris Marshall, Sara Martins, and Don Warrington in Death in Paradise (2011)
Kris Marshall in Death in Paradise (2011)
Kris Marshall and Sara Martins in Death in Paradise (2011)
David Denman, Kris Marshall, and Nelson Franklin in Traffic Light (2011)
David Denman and Kris Marshall in Traffic Light (2011)

Known for:

Love Actually (2003)
Love Actually
7.6
  • Colin Frissell
  • 2003
Peter Dinklage and Alan Tudyk in Death at a Funeral (2007)
Death at a Funeral
7.3
  • Troy
  • 2007
Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins in The Merchant of Venice (2004)
The Merchant of Venice
7.0
  • Gratiano
  • 2004
Kate Hudson and Heath Ledger in The Four Feathers (2002)
The Four Feathers
6.5
  • Edward Castleton
  • 2002

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Actor

  • Beyond Paradise
    • DI Humphrey Goodman
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Sally Bretton, Kris Marshall, Felicity Montagu, Zahra Ahmadi, and Dylan Llewellyn in Beyond Paradise (2023)
    Beyond Paradise
    • DI Humphrey Goodman
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Sanditon (2019)
    Sanditon
    • Tom Parker
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2023
  • John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley, Kelsey Grammer, Caroline Quentin, Talulah Riley, and April Bowlby in Father Christmas Is Back (2021)
    Father Christmas Is Back
    • Peter Hope
    • 2021
  • Promises (2021)
    Promises
    • Louis
    • 2021
  • Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break (2021)
    Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break
    • Bronson
    • 2021
  • Eve Myles, Babou Ceesay, Hermione Corfield, and Dipo Ola in We Hunt Together (2020)
    We Hunt Together
    • Cian Fitzgerald
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jason Flemyng, Frances Barber, Craig Kelly, Dean Lennox Kelly, Kris Marshall, Shaun Parkes, and Jamie Sives in Trick or Treat (2019)
    Trick or Treat
    • The Cop
    • 2019
  • Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
    Better Things
    • Tibor
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Sky Comedy Shorts (2018)
    Sky Comedy Shorts
    • Max
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Royal Affairs (2018)
    Royal Affairs
    • Ambassador
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Jackie Clune, Jamie Michie, David Avery, David Elms, and Liz Kingsman in Borderline (2016)
    Borderline
    • Baron
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Kate Fleetwood in National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone (2017)
    National Theatre Live: Ugly Lies the Bone
    • Kelvin
    • 2017
  • Kris Marshall, Xavier Samuel, Shane Jacobson, James Helm, and Dacre Montgomery in A Few Less Men (2017)
    A Few Less Men
    • Tom
    • 2017
  • Ben Miller in Death in Paradise (2011)
    Death in Paradise
    • DI Humphrey Goodman
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • Sparks and Embers (2015)
    Sparks and Embers
    • Tom Sanger
    • 2015

Producer

  • Sally Bretton, Kris Marshall, Felicity Montagu, Zahra Ahmadi, and Dylan Llewellyn in Beyond Paradise (2023)
    Beyond Paradise
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023

Videos13

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U.S. Version
Trailer 2:09
U.S. Version
Sparks & Embers
Trailer 1:50
Sparks & Embers
A Few Less Men
Trailer 1:06
A Few Less Men
Love Actually
Trailer 1:01
Love Actually
Sanditon: Charlotte & Colbourne: Happily Every After
Trailer 2:33
Sanditon: Charlotte & Colbourne: Happily Every After
Sanditon: Season 2
Trailer 0:31
Sanditon: Season 2
Traffic Light: Pilot
Trailer 0:43
Traffic Light: Pilot
The Amazing Trousers
Trailer 1:06
The Amazing Trousers

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kristopher Marshall
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • April 1, 1973
    • Bath, Somerset, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Hannah DodkinsFebruary 4, 2012 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Child
  • Parents
    • Glyn Marshal
  • Other works
    TV commercial (with Esther Hall): BT Broadband (October 2005).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Rumored to become the 13th Doctor Who after leaving Death In Paradise.
  • Quotes
    I can't stand Jeremy Kyle. The whole set-up is an utter disgrace. It's playing-by-numbers TV for the underclass and I can't abide it.

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