Editing Marc Warren (section)

== Career ==

=== Theatre ===
Warren made his professional debut in May 1986, when he appeared at [[Royal & Derngate|The Northampton Theatre Royal]] in ''[[Stags and Hens]]''.<ref name="inews"/> He was a member of the [[National Youth Theatre]],<ref name="inews"/> and he played Billy Casper in ''Kes'' at the [[Birmingham Rep]] studio, and UK tour, directed by John Herriman for the Snap Theatre Company.<ref name="tap">{{Cite web|title= Marc Warren Television, Film, Theatre |url= https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/marc-warren/ |work= TAP|access-date= June 13, 2023}}</ref> In 1991, he played the role of 'Lot' in a production of ''Kingdom of Earth'' at the [[Redgrave Theatre, Farnham|Redgrave Theatre]] in [[Farnham]], Hampshire.<ref name="theatre">{{Cite web|title= Marc Warren Past Productions |url= https://theatricalia.com/person/169y/marc-warren |work= theatricalia.com |access-date= June 13, 2023}}</ref> In November 1991, he played Jem, in [[To Kill a Mockingbird]], at the [[York Theatre Royal]].<ref name="theatre"/>

He starred in a revival of [[Martin McDonagh]]'s ''[[The Pillowman]]'' at Leicester's [[Curve Theatre]] in 2009, playing Katurian, for which he was nominated for a [[TMA award]] for 'Best performance in a Play'.<ref name="tma">{{Cite web|title= TMA Announces 2009 Regional Theatre Nominees |url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/tma-announces-2009-regional-theatre-nominees_15697.html/ |work= whatsonstage.com|date= October 1, 2009}}</ref> The same year, he starred as Ray Say in a West End revival of ''[[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice]]'' alongside [[Diana Vickers]] and [[Lesley Sharp]].<ref name="tap"/> To promote the play, he wrote a series of articles for ''[[The Guardian]]'', titled "Marc Warren's Little Voice diary",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/series/marc-warren-little-voice-diary |title=Marc Warren's Little Voice diary |date=September–October 2009 |access-date=25 June 2023 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> and appeared on ''[[The One Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/oct/06/marc-warren-little-voice |title=Marc Warren's Little Voice diary: Meeting the press |date=7 October 2009 |access-date=25 June 2023 |work=The Guardian |last=Warren |first=Marc}}</ref>

Warren returned to the theatre in September 2011, playing the charismatic rebel protagonist in [[Emma Reeves]]' new adaptation of [[Donn Pearce]]'s novel ''[[Cool Hand Luke (novel)|Cool Hand Luke]]'', at London's [[Aldwych Theatre]].<ref name="stage">{{cite news|last=Woolman|first=Natalie|title=Marc Warren to star in West End Cool Hand Luke|url= http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/32499/marc-warren-to-star-in-west-end-cool-hand|work=thestage.co.uk|date=10 June 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121012092708/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2011/06/marc-warren-to-star-in-west-end-cool-hand-luke/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref>

=== Film and television ===
Warren's first major film breakthrough was the 1992 [[BBC]] film ''[[An Ungentlemanly Act]]'', in which he played [[Rex Hunt (governor)|Tony Hunt]], alongside [[Ian Richardson]].<ref name="tap"/> He appeared in ''[[Grange Hill (series 15)|Grange Hill]]'' in the early 1990s as schoolboy Thomas Rankin.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/itv-van-der-valk-marc-24755577 |title=ITV Van Der Valk: Marc Warren's forgotten Grange Hill role, net worth and famous ex-girlfriend |last=Quinn |first=Angie |website=[[MyLondon]] |date=14 August 2022 |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref> He starred in the 1995 British drama film ''[[Boston Kickout]]'',<ref name="tap"/> and played [[Immortal (Highlander)|immortal]] Morgan D'Estaing in the season four ''[[Highlander: The Series|Highlander]]'' episode "[[Episodes of Highlander (season 4)#Double Jeopardy|Double Jeopardy]]" in 1996.<ref name="tv"/> He played Police Constable Dougie Raymond in the British television series ''[[The Vice (TV series)|The Vice]]'',<ref name="tv">{{Cite web|title= Marc Warren credits|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/marc-warren/credits/3000177882/ |work= tvguide.com|access-date= June 14, 2023}}</ref> and [[Albert Blithe]] in [[HBO]]'s 2001 miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''.<ref name="tv"/>

In 2000, he was presented with a [[Royal Television Society]] award for his role as [[Monks (Oliver Twist)|Monks]] in the [[Oliver Twist (1999 miniseries)|ITV production of ''Oliver Twist'']]. He appeared in the 2001 television drama ''Men Only'' as Mac, the husband of Katie ([[Esther Hall]]). In 2002, he played Dr. Ivo Steadman in ''[[No Night Is Too Long]]'', a British film adapted from the [[No Night Is Too Long (novel)|novel of the same name]]. He played key supporting character Dominic Foy in the 2003 BBC serial ''[[State of Play (TV series)|State of Play]]''. Between 2004 and 2007, he played Danny Blue (a main character) in the BBC TV series ''[[Hustle (TV series)|Hustle]]'' (series 1 to 4).<ref name="tap"/>

In June 2006, Warren played the character Elton Pope in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Love & Monsters (Doctor Who)|Love & Monsters]]".<ref name="tap"/> In December of that year, he appeared as the crazed assassin [[Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild#Mr. Teatime|Mr. Teatime]] in [[Sky One]]'s adaptation of ''[[Terry Pratchett's Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]]. The same month, he played [[Count Dracula]] in a new adaptation of [[Bram Stoker]]'s classic novel, produced by [[ITV Productions]] for [[BBC Wales]]. The TV film, which aired in December, received viewing figures of 5.23&nbsp;million.<ref>[http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&requesttimeout=500 Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712091241/http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&RequestTimeout=500 |date=12 July 2008 }}, BARB.co.uk; accessed 30 November 2015.</ref>

In February 2007, he appeared as casino-operating villain Tony Crane in the second series of BBC drama ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/02_february/01/mars_guest.shtml |title=Life On Mars: The guest cast |work=BBC Press Office |type=press pack |date=1 February 2007 |access-date=24 June 2023}}</ref> In December of the same year, he played Mr. John Simpson in the BBC production of ''[[Ballet Shoes (film)|Ballet Shoes]]'' with [[Emilia Fox]] and [[Emma Watson]]. In January 2008, he starred in the Messiah series ''[[Messiah (British TV series)|Messiah V: The Rapture]]'', taking over the main role from [[Ken Stott]]. He played the Repairman, a member of The Fraternity, in the 2008 film ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]''.<ref name="tap"/>

He won 'Overall Best Actor' at the 2009 Rome Fiction Festival, for his performance as Philip Crowley in ''[[Burn Up (TV series)|Burn Up]]'' (2008).<ref name="rome"/>

In May 2010, Warren played [[Steve Strange]] in ''[[Worried About the Boy]]'', a BBC production about the life of [[Boy George]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/02_february/05/boy.shtml |work=BBC Press Office |type=press release |title=Worried About The Boy, new drama about Boy George, commissioned as part of BBC Two's Eighties season |date=5 February 2010}}</ref> The following year, he initiated and starred in a new Sky One production, ''[[Mad Dogs (British TV series)|Mad Dogs]]'' (alongside [[Max Beesley]], [[Philip Glenister]] and [[John Simm]]), which eventually ran to fourteen episodes over four series.<ref name="mad">{{Cite news|title=John Simm and Philip Glenister to star in Sky1's Mad Dogs |last=Deans |first=Jason |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/may/05/john-simm-philip-glenister-mad-dogs |work=The Guardian |date=5 May 2010}}</ref>

He reprised his role of Danny Blue for the final episode of ''Hustle'' (series 8) in 2012. That same year, he joined the cast of the American drama ''[[The Good Wife]]'' in the recurring role of Kalinda Sharma's estranged husband.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news|last=Hale|first=Mike|url= https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9F05EEDA153BF937A35753C1A9649D8B63.html |title= 'The Good Wife' Multitasks| publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|website=archive.nytimes.com |date= 4 October 2012}}</ref><ref name =hampshire/> He played [[Comte de Rochefort|Rochefort]] in the BBC drama ''[[The Musketeers]]'', and appeared as The Gentleman in the BBC's ''[[Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (miniseries)|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]'' alongside [[Eddie Marsan]].<ref name="inews"/><ref name =hampshire/> 

From 2020, Warren starred as the title character in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] reboot of the '70s detective series ''[[Van der Valk (2020 TV series)|Van der Valk]]''.<ref name="inews"/> The fourth series went to air in August 2024.<ref name="h633">{{cite web | last=Knox | first=David | title=Returning: Van Der Valk | website=TV Tonight | date=28 August 2024 | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/08/returning-van-der-valk-2.html | access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Van Der Valk–Stylish mystery series returns for fourth season | website=borg | date=27 July 2024 | url=https://borg.com/2024/07/27/van-der-valk-stylish-mystery-series-returns-for-fourth-season/ | access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Advertising ===
In 2009, Warren voiced "Orange" in a UK advertising campaign for [[Zurich Insurance Group]] alongside [[Alexander Armstrong]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Branwell |date=June 30, 2009 |title=Zürich Connect unveils début campaign |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/zurich-connect-unveils-debut-campaign/ |website=[[Marketing Week]]}}</ref>

In 2011, Warren fronted an ad campaign for [[Virgin Media]]'s [[TiVo]] set-top boxes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2011 |title=Virgin Media 'TiVo' by DDB UK |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/virgin-media-tivo-ddb-uk/1079077 |website=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]]}}</ref>