Edward Ashley (English actor)
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Edward Ashley is an English, Manchester raised actor.[1]
Ashley made his acting debut in the BBC One television series Last Tango in Halifax, appearing in the series before departing after the second season.[2] In 2015, Ashley appeared in a support role in Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea, an inspiration for the novel Moby Dick.[3] He next starred alongside Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson in The Lost City of Z,[4] and would appear in a supporting role in the AMC horror anthology series The Terror.[5]
Ashley made his stage debut in a production of The Lady from the Sea that ran at Coronet Theatre, London from February to March 2019.[6][7] His performance as Lyngstrand saw positive reviews from critics.[8][9] Later in the year he would star alongside Timothée Chalamet in The King.[7]
In 2024, he appeared in the Apple TV+ war drama miniseries Masters of the Air as Lt. Col. John B. Kidd, reuniting with his Last Tango in Halifax co-stars Josh Bolt and Louis Greatorex.[10] Later that year, he was cast as Ser Steffon Fossoway in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, another instalment in the Game of Thrones franchise.[11]