Edward Ashley (English actor)

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.{{cite web |last1=Wolanin |first1=Andrea |title=Meet The Cast Of The BBC's "Last Tango In Halifax" |url=https://www.wgbh.org/programs/2020/05/20/meet-the-cast-of-the-bbcs-last-tango-in-halifax |website=WGBH Educational Foundation |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=May 20, 2020}} 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.{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Todd |title=In the Heart of the Sea: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/heart-sea-film-review-845005/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=December 2, 2015}} He next starred alongside Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson in The Lost City of Z,{{cite web |last1=Sneider |first1=Jeff |title=In the Heart of the Sea Actor Edward Ashley Joins Charlie Hunnam in Lost City of Z (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-actor-edward-ashley-joins-charlie-hunnam-in-lost-city-of-z-exclusive/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=September 2, 2015}} and would appear in a supporting role in the AMC horror anthology series The Terror.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=The Terror: Edward Ashley, Liam Garrigan & Ronan Raftery Join AMC Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/the-terror-ed-ashley-liam-garrigan-ronan-raftery-amc-anthology-series-scott-free-1201856344/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=November 17, 2016}}

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.{{cite web |title=The Lady from the Sea |url=https://www.thecoronettheatre.com/whats-on/the-lady-from-the-sea/ |website=The Coronet Theatre |access-date=22 May 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Mark |title=At home with the Ibsens: the play unfolding at the writer's Oslo address |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/feb/06/ibsen-oslo-home-the-lady-from-the-sea-rehearsals |website=The Guardian |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=February 6, 2019}} His performance as Lyngstrand saw positive reviews from critics.{{cite web |last1=Hollander |first1=Dave |title=The Lady from the Sea |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-lady-from-the-sea-review-at-print-room-london--a-mesmeric-performance |website=The Stage |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=February 14, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Ludmon |first1=Mark |title=The Lady from the Sea |url=https://britishtheatre.com/review-the-lady-from-the-sea-print-room-at-the-coronet/ |website=British Theatre.com |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=February 15, 2019}} Later in the year he would star alongside Timothée Chalamet in The King.

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.{{cite web |title=Edward Ashley |url=https://anthearepresents.com/artist/edward-ashley |website=Anthea Represents |access-date=22 May 2023}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel Adds 7 To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-game-of-thrones-prequel-adds-cast-1236034665/|work=Deadline|date=8 August 2024}}

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• [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5361352/ Edward Ashley] at the Internet Movie Database

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