Faye Marsay

Faye Marsay

Marsay at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present

Faye Elaine Marsay (born 30 December 1986) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in The White Queen, Amy in Need for Speed, the recurring character Candice in Fresh Meat, Steph in the film Pride, Blue Coulson in the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation", and the Waif in the fifth and sixth seasons of Game of Thrones.

Early life

Marsay was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. She attended Laurence Jackson school in Guisborough, North Yorkshire and 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 school she won the Spotlight Prize 2012. As soon as she graduated, she landed a main role in The White Queen.[1]

Career

In 2008, Marsay played Sue in the comedy drama Is That It?. She rose to prominence in 2013, 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.

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] which highlighted up-and-coming creative professionals.

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.

In May and June 2016, Marsay played the leading role in the BBC's Love, Nina.[10][11]

In 2016, she appeared in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Pride Steph Chambers

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Is That It? Sue
2013 The White Queen Anne Neville 10 episodes
2013 Fresh Meat Candice Pelling 8 episodes
2014 The Bletchley Circle Lizzie Lancaster 4 episodes
2014 Glue Janine Riley 7 episodes
2014 Doctor Who Shona McCullough Episode: "Last Christmas"
2015 My Mad Fat Diary Katie Springer 3 episodes
2015–2016 Game of Thrones The Waif 11 episodes
2016 Vera Christine 1 episode
2016 Love, Nina Nina 5 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Blue Coulson Episode: "Hated in the Nation"

Stage

Year Title Role Company
2008 Hansel and Gretel Woodfolk Northern Stage
2009 Peter Pan Tinker Bell/Tiger Lily Northern Stage
2009 Five Kinds of Silence Susan Live Across Newcastle
2010 The Journey (UK Regional Tour) Owen Taproot Theatre Company
2011 The Cherry Orchard Dunyasha BOVTS
2011 Canopy of Stars Cheryl BOVTS
2011 All's Well That Ends Well Diana BOVTS
2011 Hard Times Sissy Jupe BOVTS
2012 Macbeth First Wyrd Sister BOVTS
2012 Macbeth Fleance BOVTS
2012 Disco Pigs Runt BOVTS
2012 The Good Soul of Szechuan Shen Te BOVTS

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Price of Oil Izzie Episode: "No Two Days"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Need for Speed Amy Voice

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Result
2012 Spotlight Spotlight Prize Won
2015 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow Achievement

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. "'Game of Thrones': Faye Marsay Faces the Waif's Fate". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. "Game of Thrones Season 6 Production Update".
  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. 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.

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