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Eddie Marsan on TV and film industry's obsession with upper-class actors
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November 6, 2025
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3:49Now PlayingOne of Britain's most versatile and acclaimed character actors has said new performers now need to be backed by the "bank of mummy and daddy" to reach the big time.
Eddie Marsan, star of major blockbusters such as the Sherlock Holmes films and Mission: Impossible III, as well as TV series Ray Donovan, and Supacell, said one thing he's come to notice a lot over the years is how few of his cast mates tend to share his working-class roots.
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