Early life and education

Skrein was born in Camden, London, England, and was raised there and in other London boroughs, Haringey and Islington. He is of Jewish Austrian and English descent. Skrein graduated from Central Saint Martins, a public tertiary art school, with a BA Hons degree.

Career

Music

In 2004, Skrein released a three track EP under the record label Dented Records. In 2007, he released his first album, The Eat Up. He has collaborated with a variety of artists including Foreign Beggars, Asian Dub Foundation, Plan B, Dubbledge and Doc Brown. Later that year, Skrein released a collaborative EP, Pre-Emptive Nostalgia, with the group A State of Mind.

Acting

Skrein made his acting debut in Plan B's short film Michelle. Skrein got his first lead role in Plan B's Ill Manors. Skrein portrayed Daario Naharis in the third season of the television series Game of Thrones. However, in the fourth season of the series, he had been replaced by Dutch actor Michiel Huisman. Skrein states that "behind the scenes politics" had forced him to leave the show. In 2014, Skrein was cast in The Transporter: Refueled, replacing Jason Statham as the lead. Though the film was critically panned, his performance was praised. In 2016, Skrein played the lead villain, Francis, in the blockbuster action film Deadpool.

On October 23, 2015, Skrein was cast in sci-fi thriller, Gateway 6, alongside Rhys Ifans, with Tanel Toom making his directorial debut. Filming will commence in Estonia in the spring of 2016. On October 29, 2015, Skrein was cast in psychological revenge thriller, In Darkness, alongside Natalie Dormer and Stacy Martin; principal photography will begin early 2016.

Personal life

Skrein lives in London with his son. Since he was 15 years old, Skrein has been a swimming coach for the local community.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
The Eat Up	Released: 2007 Label: Dented Records Formats: CD, Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
Mind Out/Once Upon a Skrein	Released: 2004 Label: Dented Records Formats: CD, Digital download
Pre-Emptive Nostalgia	Released: 2007 Label: Dented Records Formats: CD, Digital download

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Michelle		Short film
2012	Piggy	Jamie
2012	Ill Manors	Edward "Ed" Richardson
2012	The Sweeney	David
2013	Goldfish	Vincent	Short film
2014	Screaming Soul: Poverty		Short film
2014	Northmen: A Viking Saga	Hjorr
2015	Sword of Vengeance	Treden
2015	Tiger House	Callum
2015	The Transporter: Refueled	Frank Martin
2015	Kill Your Friends	Rent
2016	Deadpool	Francis Freeman / Ajax	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
2016	The Model	Shane White

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Tunnel	Anthony Walsh	3 episodes
2013	Game of Thrones	Daario Naharis	3 episodes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]