Faye Marsay

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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
OccupationActress
Years active2008–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).

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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 . [1]

Career

In 2013, Marsay landed her first professional role, playing Anne Neville in The White Queen . [2] Next, Marsay played new "fresher" Candice Pelling in the TV series Fresh Meat . [3]

In 2014, Marsay played the role of Lizzie Lancaster in series two of The Bletchley Circle . [1] In September, she had two projects debut, the first being BAFTA nominated film Pride, in which she played the character of Steph. [4] The second was the TV miniseries murder mystery Glue. [5] 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. [6] [7] 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. [8]

In October 2015, a radio drama debuted on BBC Radio 4 called The Price of Oil. [9] 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 . [10] [11] Later that year, she appeared in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror as Blue Colson alongside Kelly Macdonald. [12]

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 [13] 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 , [14] 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. [15] 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. [16]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Is That It?Sue
2014 Pride Steph Chambers
2015NippleJesusSiobhánShort film
2017 Darkest Hour Sybil
2017 You, Me and Him Alex
2018 A Private War Kate Richardson
2019Seconds OutStellaShort film
2022 Lady Chatterley's Lover Hilda

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The White Queen Anne Neville 10 episodes
Fresh Meat Candice Pelling8 episodes
2014 The Bletchley Circle Lizzie Lancaster4 episodes
Glue Janine Riley7 episodes
Doctor Who Shona McCulloughEpisode: "Last Christmas"
2015 My Mad Fat Diary Katie Springer3 episodes
2015–2016 Game of Thrones The Waif 11 episodes
2016 Vera ChristineEpisode: "Dark Road"
Love, Nina NinaMiniseries: 5 episodes
Black Mirror Blue ColsonEpisode: "Hated in the Nation"
2017 Bancroft Katherine Stevens4 episodes
ShamedSarah IvyTV movie [17]
2018 McMafia Katya GodmanMiniseries [18]
2019–2020The Sex ClinicNarrator (2 series)11 episodes
2019Deep WaterJoanne AspinallMiniseries: 6 episodes
2020 Avocado Toast The One7 episodes
2022 Andor Vel Sartha8 episodes Series regular [19]
2023 Ten Pound Poms Annie Roberts6 episodes
TBA† Adolescence DS Misha FrankPost-production

Stage

YearTitleRoleCompany
2008 Hansel and Gretel WoodfolkNorthern Stage
2009 Peter Pan Tinker Bell/Tiger LilyNorthern Stage
2009 Five Kinds of Silence SusanLive Across Newcastle
2010The Journey (UK Regional Tour)OwenTaproot Theatre Company
2011 The Cherry Orchard DunyashaBOVTS
2011Canopy of StarsCherylBOVTS
2011 All's Well That Ends Well DianaBOVTS
2011 Hard Times Sissy JupeBOVTS
2012 Macbeth First Wyrd Sister/FleanceBOVTS
2012 Disco Pigs RuntBOVTS
2012 The Good Soul of Szechuan Shen TeBOVTS
2017 Road Louise/ClareRoyal Court
2019 Europe AdeleDonmar Warehouse

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotesStation
2015The Price of OilIzzieEpisode: "No Two Days"BBC Radio 4 Drama
2019Hello StrangerBethShort StoryBBC Radio 4 Short Works
2021Tess of the D'UrbervillesTess3 EpisodesBBC Radio 4 Drama
2022In Diamond SquareJulietaAudio DramaBBC Radio 4 Drama

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Need for Speed AmyVoice and live-action cutscenes

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardResult
2012 Spotlight Spotlight PrizeWon
2015Screen InternationalStars of TomorrowAchievement
2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (For Game of Thrones)Nominated
2018Lady Filmmakers Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress Feature ( You, Me and Him )Won

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