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Faye Marsay
Marsay at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Faye Elaine Marsay (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37) Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Faye Elaine Marsay (born 30 December 1986) is a British actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in The White Queen (2013), the recurring character Candice in Fresh Meat (2013), Steph in the film Pride (2014), Amy in Need for Speed (2015), The Waif in the fifth and sixth seasons of Game of Thrones (2015–2016), Blue Colson in the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation" (2016), and Vel Sartha in Andor (2022).

Early life

Marsay was born in Middlesbrough. She moved to Loftus, North Yorkshire, where she attended the Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough. Marsay went on to Prior Pursglove College, before joining the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she played the roles of Sissy Jupe in Hard Times, First Wyrd Sister and Fleance in Macbeth, Runt in Disco Pigs, and Shen Te in The Good Soul of Szechuan. It was during her time at the Old Vic school that she won the Spotlight Prize of 2012. As soon as she graduated, she landed a main role in The White Queen.

Career

In 2013, Marsay landed her first professional role, playing Anne Neville in The White Queen. Next, Marsay played new "fresher" Candice Pelling in the TV series Fresh Meat.

In 2014, Marsay played the role of Lizzie Lancaster in series two of The Bletchley Circle. In September, she had two projects debut, the first being BAFTA nominated film Pride, in which she played the character of Steph. The second was the TV miniseries murder mystery Glue. Marsay played the character Janine Riley. Marsay also appeared in the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas special "Last Christmas" as Shona McCullough. The character of Shona was intended by showrunner Steven Moffat to become a new, permanent companion, replacing Jenna Coleman who had decided to leave the production. Coleman changed her mind during filming and an additional final scene was added at the last minute, reversing her exit, and leaving Shona to her current life.

2015 began with Marsay appearing in the fifth season of the popular HBO series Game of Thrones as the Waif. In June, Marsay was cast as new character Katie Springer in the TV series My Mad Fat Diary for the final season. At the beginning of October, Marsay was named one of Screen International's 2015 Stars of Tomorrow.

In October 2015, a radio drama debuted on BBC Radio 4 called The Price of Oil. The episode "No Two Days" starred Marsay as Izzie. In November, Marsay appeared as Amy in the video game Need for Speed, donning an American accent. Next, the short film NippleJesus, based on the short story by Nick Hornby, debuted at the Austin Film Festival and premiered in London, though it has not yet been made available to mass audiences. Marsay plays Siobhan.

2016 brought Marsay the role of Christine in the sixth season of ITV's Vera. She then continued her role as the Waif in Game of Thrones later that month. In May and June 2016, Marsay played the leading role of Nina Stibbe in the BBC's Love, Nina. Later that year, she appeared in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror as Blue Colson alongside Kelly Macdonald.

In 2017 Marsay costarred in Daisy Aitkens' debut feature You, Me and Him with Lucy Punch and David Tennant, and appeared in the film Darkest Hour, starring Gary Oldman. She also appeared in a revival of Jim Cartwright's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre In December 2017, Marsay starred in ITV drama Bancroft alongside Sarah Parish. In 2017, she also appeared in Channel 4 drama Shamed.

In 2018, Marsay appeared in the BBC/AMC's McMafia, with James Norton. In November, Marsay appeared in A Private War alongside Rosamund Pike, Stanley Tucci and Jamie Dornan.

In 2019, Marsay played the role of DC Joanne Aspinall in the ITV six-part drama Deep Water, starring Anna Friel, Rosalind Eleazar, and Sinead Keenan. In 2020 she narrated two episodes of the E4 series The Sex Clinic.

In 2022, she premiered in the new Star Wars television series Andor, a prequel to the movie Rogue One, as Vel Sartha. Later, she portrayed Hilda Reid in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre's adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, starring Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell.

2023 saw Marsay star next to Warren Brown and Michelle Keegan as Annie Roberts in Ten Pound Poms about a group of British citizens who leave their home for Australia in search of a better life. The series won Best TV Series and Best Actor for Warren Brown at the 2023 Monte Carlo TV Festival.

Personal life

Marsay is a football fan, watching Premier League matches and also supporting Middlesbrough Football Club.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Radio

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Curtis Brown". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. "In Profile: Faye Marsay – Wonderland Magazine". wonderlandmagazine.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. "Fresh Meat season 3: Faye Marsay introduces new fresher Candice". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. "Pride: Exclusive Interview With Faye Marsay And Ben Schnetzer". www.msn.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
5. "Faye Marsay interview: Glue, Pride and Doctor Who". denofgeek.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
6. "'Game of Thrones': Faye Marsay Faces the Waif's Fate". hollywoodreporter.com. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
7. "Game of Thrones Season 6 Production Update". International Business Times. 10 September 2015.
8. "Faye Marsay, Stars of Tomorrow".
9. "BBC Radio 4 – Drama, The Price of Oil, No Two Days".
10. "Why actress Faye Marsay is stealthily rising to the top". independent.co.uk. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
11. "Interview: Game of Thrones' Faye Marsay on her new BBC drama, Love, Nina". www.scotsman.com. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
12. "Joe Wright To Direct 'Black Mirror' Episode For Netflix; Bryce Dallas Howard & Alice Eve To Star". Deadline. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
13. "Royal Court Theatre announces cast for Jim Cartwright's play Road". British Theatre. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
14. "Jame's Norton's joined by Game of Thrones' star". Digital Spy. 15 November 2016.
15. "Meet the cast of Deep Water". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
16. ANDERTON, ETHAN (2 November 2022). "Andor's Faye Marsay Talks Preparing To Play Vel Sartha, The Real Rebellions That Inspired Her & More [Exclusive Interview]". /Film. Static Media. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
17. "Shamed (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
18. "Further casting announced for epic new BBC One drama McMafia". BBC. 15 November 2016.
19. Saavedra, John (21 September 2022). "Andor Cast: Meet the New Star Wars Characters". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

External links

• Faye Marsay at IMDb 
• Faye Marsay on Twitter

• Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
• Actresses from Middlesbrough
• English television actresses
• English stage actresses
• Living people
• 21st-century English actresses
• English film actresses
• English Shakespearean actresses
• 1986 births