Edward Patrick Holcroft is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the Kingsman film franchise and in the television series Wolf Hall (2015), London Spy (2015), and Alias Grace (2017).
Holcroft is the second of three sons born to Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, a soldier and Kathleen "Annie" Holcroft (née Roberts), a former publisher at Condé Nast. His elder brother, Oliver Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire.
He initially wanted to become a professional drummer, having attended music school, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Drama Centre London of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012.
Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall; and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC. Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse. Edward Holcroft(1987년생, London, England) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, 혈육, Hill of Vision가 있으며, 그 외에도 디 에이전시, 인더스트리, 킹스맨: 시크릿 에이전트, 킹스맨: 골든 서클, 울프 홀, 언디클리어드 워, 그레이스, 채털리 부인의 연인, 런던 스파이, Gunpowder, 뱀파이어 아카데미, 예감은 틀리지 않는다 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 The Witch Farm에서 Max Hardiman 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Vilko gomurys에 출연했다. 2024년 디 에이전시에서 Dr Charlie Remy 역을 맡았다.