Kris Marshall

He also played Tom Parker in the historical drama Sanditon from 2019 to 2023.

• Birth Name — Kristopher Marshall • Born — 1 April 1973 • Birthplace — Bath, Somerset, England • Occupation — * Actor • comedian • Years Active — 1993–present • Children — 2

Kristopher Marshall was born in 1973 in Bath, Somerset. His father was a Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, whose career included a posting to the Queen's Flight, eventually becoming a squadron leader. His parents divorced when he was 12. 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 pupil. 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.

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 sitcom My Family. In 2003, he appeared in the film Love Actually as Colin Frissell, an Englishman who goes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to find love. 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.

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 injuries. 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. In October 2011, Marshall was charged with failing to provide a breath test 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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 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 — 15 Kids and Counting — Himself - Narrator — Television Special • Citizen Khan — Dave — Series 1; episodes 1–6 • 2013 — 16 Kids and Counting — 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" • 20 Kids and Counting — Himself - Narrator — Television Special • 2019 — Better Things — Tibor — Season 3; episodes 2 & 4: "Holding" & "Monsters in the Moonlight" • 21 Kids and Counting — 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 1–4; 27 episodes. Also executive producer

• Year — Title — Role • 2008 — Spending My Inheritance — Harry • 2011–2013 — The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Samuel Pepys

• Year — Title — Role • 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

• Chicane - "No More I Sleep"

Kris Marshall is recorded as actor.