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Kristopher Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, and Murder City (2006–2008), and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He played DI Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise from 2014 to 2017 and reprised the role in Beyond Paradise in 2023.
Marshall moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Canada. Upon their return to England, he was educated at Wells Cathedral School as a Boarding school. After failing his initial A-levels in his first year of sixth form and being expelled, he worked various jobs and enrolled at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
In 2004, Marshall appeared as DS Luke Stone in the police drama series Murder City. From 2005 to 2011, Marshall appeared on TV and in print for BT Retail adverts, where he played the character Adam; with Esther Hall portraying his character's eventual wife Jane. He also played The Ginger Dave in the BBC comedy series Citizen Khan in 2012 but left after season 1.
Since departing his full-time role in My Family in 2003, Marshall made guest appearances three times appearing in 2 episodes of season five in 2004 and his final appearance in a short Comic Relief special in 2005. He finished working on the film Heist at the end of 2006, which aired in April 2008 on BBC Four. During the summer of 2008, Marshall appeared at Trafalgar Studios in the first UK run of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig. He became a regular cast-member, playing the character of Ethan on the series Traffic Light in 2011.
In April 2013, it was announced that Marshall would be joining the cast of BBC drama Death in Paradise as the island's new lead detective, DI Humphrey Goodman. His character was introduced in the first episode of the third series which aired in 2014, with his first case being to solve the murder of his predecessor, DI Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller). In January 2017 it was leaked that Marshall would be leaving the series citing the pressures it placed upon his family and that he would be replaced by Ardal O'Hanlon who plays DI Jack Mooney.
Marshall starred as Tom Sanger in the 2015 independent British romantic comedy Sparks and Embers.
Marshall reprised the role of DI Humphrey Goodman from Death in Paradise in a BBC spin-off Beyond Paradise, set in South Devon, which first aired in February 2023.
In October 2011, Marshall was charged with failing to provide a Breathalyzer after police stopped his car in the Tesco car park in Wells, Somerset.
Marshall married Hannah Dodkin in 2012 when he was 39. He and Dodkin have a son and daughter. As of December 2019 they were living in Bath.
Career
Marshall made an early career appearance on the police series The Bill but it was in 2000 that his major breakthrough role came as Nick Harper in the BBC situation comedy My Family. In 2003, he appeared in the film Love Actually as Colin Frissell, an English people who goes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to find love.
Personal life
Marshall was hit by a car in Bristol in 2008.
The crash happened in the early hours of 28 April as he enjoyed a night out with friends in Bristol city centre. He was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where a scan revealed Head injury. He made a full recovery and began his performances in the play Fat Pig three weeks later as scheduled. Marshall passionately supports Aston Villa and said that a card from the club helped him through his recovery.
Filmography
Film
2000 Dead Babies Skip The Most Fertile Man in Ireland Éamonn Manley Five Seconds to Spare Martin Je t'aime John Wayne Belmondo Short film 2001 Iris Dr. Gudgeon 2002 Mexicano Jake Morton Short film The Four Feathers Edward Castleton Deathwatch Pvt. Barry Starinski 2003 Love Actually Colin Frissell 2004 The Merchant of Venice Gratiano 2006 Free Jimmy Erik (voice) English version 2007 The Amazing Trousers Henry Short film Death at a Funeral Troy World of Wrestling The Kid Short film 2008 Easy Virtue Furber 2010 Meant to Be Archie 2011 Oka! Amerikee Larry A Few Best Men Tom 2015 Sparks & Embers Tom Sanger 2017 A Few Less Men Tom 2018 Royal Affairs Ambassador Short film 2019 Trick or Treat The Cop 2021 Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break Bronson Promises Louis Father Christmas Is Back Peter Hope
Television
1993 Closing Numbers Fredericks Television film 1996 The Bill Terry Cullen Series 12; episode 71: "Overstepping the Mark" 1998 Trial & Retribution PC Henshaw Series 2; episodes 1 & 2: "Trial & Retribution II: Part One & Part Two" 1999 The Bill Hugh Kane Series 15; episode 48: "Screwdriver" 2000 Metropolis Frank Green Mini-series; episodes 1–5 2000–2005 My Family Nick Harper Series 1–5; 45 episodes 2002 Dead Casual (unknown) Television film Doctor Zhivago Pasha Antipov / Streinkov Mini-series; episodes 1–3 2004 My Life in Film Art Episodes 1–6 2004–2006 Murder City DS Luke Stone Series 1 & 2; 10 episodes 2005 Funland Dudley Sutton Mini-series; episodes 1–11 2007 Catwalk Dogs Michael Purvis Television film Sold Matt Episodes 1–6 Jackanory Junior Himself - Storyteller Episode: "King Arthur and the Mighty Contest" 2008 Heist Dick Puddlecote Television film Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed Himself - Narrator Episodes 1–3 2010 Human Target Doug Slocum Series 1; episode 7: "Salvage & Reclamation" D.O.A. Tom Lassiter Television film 2011 Traffic Light Ethan Episodes 1–13 2012 Radford family Himself - Narrator Television Special Citizen Khan Dave Series 1; episodes 1–6 2013 Radford family Himself - Narrator Television Special Derek Himself Cameo appearance Lightfields Paul Fenner / Paul Willard Mini-series; episodes 1–5 2014–2017 Death in Paradise DI Humphrey Goodman Series 3–6; 30 episodes 2016 Ambulance Himself - Narrator Series 1; episodes 1–3 2017 Borderline Baron of Sandwich Series 2; episode 1: "New Terminal" 2018 Sky Comedy Shorts Max Episode: "Kris Marshall's Whodunnit" Radford family Himself - Narrator Television Special 2019 Better Things Tibor Season 3; episodes 2 & 4: "Holding" & "Monsters in the Moonlight" Radford family Himself - Narrator Television Special 2019–2023 Sanditon Tom Parker Series 1–3; 20 episodes 2020 We Hunt Together Cian Fitzgerald Series 1; episodes 3–5: "103", "104" & "105" 2023–present Beyond Paradise DI Humphrey Goodman Series 1–3; 15 episodes. Also executive producer
Radio
2008 Spending My Inheritance Harry 2011–2013 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys
Theatre
2006 The Hypochondriac Cleante The Revenger's Tragedy Vindici 2007 Treats Dave 2008 Fat Pig Carter 2017 Ugly Lies the Bone Kelvin Glengarry Glen Ross John Williamson 2023 Charlotte and Theodore Theodore
Music video
Awards
External links
Categories: 1973 Births, Living People, Male Actors From Bath, Somerset, People Educated At Wells Cathedral School, British Expatriates In Hong Kong, British Expatriates In Canada, Actors Educated At Redroofs Theatre School, English Male Film Actors, English Male Stage Actors, English Male Television Actors, English Male Shakespearean Actors, 20th-century English Male Actors, 21st-century English Male Actors
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