Geoff Bell is an English actor. He has appeared in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), The Long Firm (2004), Making Waves (2004), The Business (2005), Green Street (2005), Stardust (2007), Freebird (2008), RocknRolla (2008), Brighton Rock (2010), War Horse (2011), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), North v South (2015), Suffragette (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), King Arthur (2017), The End of the F***ing World (2017), Tin Star (2017), Once Upon a Time in London (2018), and His Dark Materials (2019).
Bell was born in Peckham, London, [1] and had a tough upbringing in the working class high rise flats [2] of Lambeth Walk. [3] His first experience of entertainment industry had been at the age of ten, entering caravan holiday talent competitions. [3] Bell married and raised a family, whilst running a cleaning business, until the age of 28, when he and his wife separated. [3] He decided to pursue acting at Morley College in Westminster, later graduating at age 30. [2] He returned to the drama education environment to teach acting at The Flats Film School in Deal in 2012. [2]
Bell has appeared in many films, such as Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), [4] Stardust (2007), [4] The Long Firm (2004), Making Waves (2004), The Business (2005), and RocknRolla (2008). [4]
In 2001, he played the captain of England's football team, Gary Wackett, known as Wacko, an extremely violent centre back, a parody of Stuart Pearce and vinnie Jones, in the film Mike Bassett: England Manager . [4]
In War Horse he starred as Sergeant Sam Perkins of the British Army, who looks after the horses Joey and Topthorn at the start of the film. [4] Another of his most notable roles was in the film Green Street , where he played a main role as Tommy Hatcher, the rival of the main characters. [4]
In 2008, Bell starred in the UK film Freebird , directed by Jon Ivay. [4] Appearing alongside Gary Stretch and Phil Daniels, the film followed three bikers across a drug fuelled ride in the Welsh countryside. [4]
In 2009, he appeared in the British film Tormented , as the sports teacher, alongside Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson and Calvin Dean. [4] He has appeared in a supporting role in Wild Target as Dixon's assistant, alongside Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy and Martin Freeman. [4]
In spring 2010 Bell appeared in Five Daughters as DC Roy Lambert in the drama about the five prostitutes murdered in Ipswich, Suffolk. [4] In 2011, Bell appeared in Channel 4's four part drama series Top Boy . In 2012, Bell played John Morgan in Comes a Bright Day . [4]
In 2019, Bell played Jack Verhoeven in the television adaptation of the novel series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. [4] In 2020, Bell appeared in the Louis Tomlinson music video for "Don't Let It Break Your Heart". [5]
He lives in Deal, Kent. [2] Bell played for charity in the Premier League All Stars football in 2008, alongside fellow actors Danny Dyer, Leo Gregory, and Tamer Hassan. [6] Bell is a supporter of Millwall F.C. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Mike Bassett: England Manager | Gary Wackett | |
Mean Machine | Ratchett | ||
2002 | AKA | Brian Page | |
2003 | Oh Marbella! | Stan | |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Arnie Ryan | ||
Girl with a Pearl Earring | Paul The Butcher | ||
2005 | Green Street | Tommy Hatcher | |
The Business | Sammy | ||
2006 | Scoop | Strombel's Co-Worker | |
2007 | Love Me Still | Bobby | |
Stardust | Receptionist | ||
Botched | Boris | ||
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Security Guard #1 | ||
2008 | Freebird | Tyg | |
Daylight Robbery | Alex | ||
RocknRolla | Fred the Head | ||
2009 | Night Train | Detective | |
Tormented | Games Teacher | ||
Solomon Kane | Beard | ||
2010 | The Heavy | Frank Marshall | |
The Reeds | Croker | ||
Wild Target | Fabian | ||
Route Irish | Alex Walker | ||
Brighton Rock | Kite | ||
2011 | Merenaries | Vladko | |
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Geoff | ||
War Horse | Sgt. Sam Perkins | ||
2012 | Comes a Bright Day | Mr. Morgan | |
Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia | Frank | ||
Storage 24 | Bob | ||
Comedown | The Tenant | ||
2013 | Dementamania | David Snodgrass | |
2014 | C.O.O.L.I.O. Time Travel Gangster | Chaney | |
Kingsman: The Secret Service | Dean | ||
2015 | North v South | Bill Vincent | |
Suffragette | Norman Taylor | ||
2016 | Mine | Mike's Father | |
Rogue One | 2nd Lieutenant Frobb | ||
2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Mischief John | |
The Man with the Iron Heart | Müller | ||
2019 | Once Upton a Time in London | Darky Mulley | |
2020 | The Rhythm Section | Green | |
2022 | Poison Arrows | Rocky Goldfingers | |
2023 | Kindling | Sid's Dad | |
Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance | Jonny Knight | ||
TBA | The Thursday Murder Club | TBA | In production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Tooting Lions | Bouncer | Television film |
1996 | Eastenders | Security Guard | 2 episodes |
London's Burning | Area Rep | Episode #9.8 | |
1996–2002 | The Bill | Joe Nash / Robbie Stafford / Tucker | 3 episodes |
2003 | Secret History | Kenneth Noye | Episode: "Brinks Mat: The Greatest Heist – Part 2" |
2004 | Making Waves | Buffer | Episode #1.1 |
The Long Firm | Jock McClusky | 4 episodes | |
2006 | The Virgin Queen | Dentist | 2 episodes |
Saxondale | Crusty | Episode: "Pigeons" | |
2010 | Five Daughters | Supt Roy Lambert | 2 episodes |
2011 | Top Boy | Bobby Raikes | 4 episodes |
2012 | Treasure Island | Israel Hands | 2 episodes |
Above Suspicion | Harry James | 3 episodes | |
Ripper Street | Joseph Smeaton | Episode: "I Need Light" | |
2013 | Power to the People | Terry | Episode: "Ops Populus" |
Southcliffe | Uncle Alan | 3 episodes | |
Whitechapel | Gerard Watts | 2 episodes | |
2014 | DCI Banks | Jimmy Chivers | 2 episodes |
The Smoke | Maybrick | Episode #1.3 | |
Power to the People | Terry | Television film | |
The Great Fire | Wilson | 4 episodes | |
2015 | Cradle to Grave | Woody | Episode #1.5 |
2016 | The Hollow Crown | Murderer I | Episode: "Richard III" |
The Level | Duncan Elliot | 5 episodes | |
2017 | Tin Star | Malcolm | Episode: "Fortunate Boy" |
The End of the F***ing World | Martin | Episode #1.2 | |
2019 | Hatton Garden | Carl Wood | 3 episodes |
His Dark Materials | Jack Verhoeven | 4 episodes | |
2020 | Silent Witness | Brian Collyer | 2 episodes |
The Great | General Ekberg | Episode: "Meatballs at the Dacha" | |
Absentia | Colin Dawkins | 10 episodes | |
2022 | The Curse | Detective Saunders | 5 episodes |
Whitstable Pearl | Bill Tate | 2 episodes | |
2023 | Death in Paradise | Gerry Stableforth | Episode: "Christmas Special" |
2024 | Mr Bigstuff |
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