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name: "Faye Marsay"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/faye-marsay"
fi1m_id: "faye-marsay"
imdb_id: "nm3849670"
tmdb_id: 1204956
wikidata_id: "Q16231429"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 December 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T16:32:39.000710+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Faye Marsay

## Identity

Faye Marsay

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/faye-marsay
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** faye-marsay
- **IMDb ID:** nm3849670
- **TMDB ID:** 1204956
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16231429
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Marsay, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16231429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3849670/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1204956

Actor. Born 30 December 1986 in Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 December 1986, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** フェイ・マーセイ, فی مارسای, 费伊·马赛
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 79 (6), 2020s 85 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Comedy 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Action & Adventure 2, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $168m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Marsay, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16231429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3849670/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1204956

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Andor*](https://film.one/tv/andor.md) (86)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Fresh Meat*](https://film.one/tv/fresh-meat.md) (74)

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## Fi1m on Faye Marsay

> Faye Marsay is good at playing people who have feelings to keep under control. Her quiet authority makes her a valuable ensemble actor; *Andor* gives us the clearest reason to seek her out.

Faye Marsay’s Vel Sartha keeps her feelings under control in *Andor* (2022). Marsay gives her a quiet authority, with enough strain beneath it to make the restraint matter. We were moved by how much she suggests Vel has to keep to herself. Tony Gilroy’s writing suits that approach: this is a series that takes time over ordinary lives and lets its performers reward the attention. The opening is slow to find its shape, but we recommend staying with it for work as controlled as hers.

She arrived in period drama as Anne Neville in *The White Queen* (2013), her first major screen role, then reached a wider audience as the Waif in *Game of Thrones* (2015–2016). *Pride* (2014) came between them, giving her comedy as well as drama within a large cast. Across these early parts, a useful habit emerges: Marsay can establish a character without making the whole scene about her. Historical and genre settings recur in the work, while *Adolescence* (2025), in which she plays DS Misha Frank, continues her place in ensembles.

Matthew Warchus’s *Pride* makes particularly good use of that willingness to belong to a group. As Steph, Marsay handles the comedy and the serious passages with an assurance that helps the film earn its warmth. We find the account of solidarity a little too tidy, but the cast gives us people worth caring about. Marsay’s contribution fits that balance, allowing humour without making the character seem slight. It is a good place to see why an actor need not be the principal attraction to be worth following.

We would like a role that keeps her at the centre for longer and makes greater demands on the comic assurance evident in *Pride*. Being dependable can become a narrow job description, and casting Marsay only for restraint would overlook the humour. Those supporting parts already give us good reasons to seek her out. Start with *Andor*, and allow for the slow opening.

## Biography

Faye Marsay is an English actress. She was born on 30 December 1986 in Middlesbrough and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she won the Spotlight Prize in 2012.

Her television roles include Anne Neville in *The White Queen* (2013), Candice in *Fresh Meat* (2013), the Waif in *Game of Thrones* (2015–2016), Blue Colson in the *Black Mirror* episode "Hated in the Nation" (2016), Vel Sartha in *Andor* (2022–2025), DS Misha Frank in *Adolescence* (2025) and Lizzie Davis in *Ted Lasso* (2026). Film credits include Steph in *Pride* (2014), Sybil in *Darkest Hour* (2017) and Hilda in *Lady Chatterley's Lover* (2022). She is married to Heidi Lynch.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, starwars.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Adolescence* (2025), Fi1m 84, as DS Misha Frank — [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)
- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Vel Sartha — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Darkest Hour* (2017), Fi1m 66, as Sybil — [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md)
- *Pride* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Steph — [page](https://film.one/film/pride.md)
- *My Mad Fat Diary* (2013), Fi1m 88, as Katie Springer — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-mad-fat-diary.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Blue Colson — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Fresh Meat* (2011), Fi1m 74, as Candice Pelling — [page](https://film.one/tv/fresh-meat.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as The Waif — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Adolescence* (2025), series, as DS Misha Frank — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)
- *Ten Pound Poms* (2023), series, as Annie Roberts
- *Lady Chatterley's Lover* (2022), as Hilda
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Vel Sartha — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look* (2022), as Vel Sartha (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, as Lizzie Davis — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Avocado Toast* (2020), series, as The One
- *Deep Water* (2019), series, as Joanne Aspinall
- *Seconds Out* (2019), as Stella
- *A Private War* (2018), as Kate Richardson
- *You, Me and Him* (2018), as Alex
- *McMafia* (2018), series, as Katya Godman
- *Shamed* (2017), as Sarah Ivy
- *Bancroft* (2017), series, as Katherine Stevens
- *Darkest Hour* (2017), as Sybil — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md)
- *Love, Nina* (2016), series, as Nina
- *Nipplejesus* (2015), as Siobhan (the artist)
- *Doctor Who: Last Christmas* (2014), as Shona
- *Glue* (2014), series, as Janine Riley
- *Pride* (2014), as Steph — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pride.md)
- *The White Queen* (2013), series, as Anne Neville
- *My Mad Fat Diary* (2013), series, as Katie Springer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-mad-fat-diary.md)
- *The Bletchley Circle* (2012), series, as Lizzie
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Blue Colson — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Fresh Meat* (2011), series, as Candice Pelling — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/fresh-meat.md)
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Christine — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as The Waif — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Is That It?* (2008), as Sue

## Gallery

- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-872b5eedc06e.jpg) Faye Marsay — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Faye_Marsay_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Faye_Marsay_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-6e382a3779cd.jpg) Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Faye_Marsay_%2827963657063%29.jpg/1280px-Faye_Marsay_%2827963657063%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-f4c9aca86ea1.jpg) Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Faye_Marsay_%2828294894100%29.jpg/1280px-Faye_Marsay_%2828294894100%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-43e8d98afd32.jpg) Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Faye_Marsay_%2828294902710%29.jpg/1280px-Faye_Marsay_%2828294902710%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-a0c540cc6715.jpg) Faye Marsay — Image via TMDB
- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-ace5c694ec88.jpg) Faye Marsay — Image via TMDB
- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-94829eb5b478.jpg) Faye Marsay — Image via TMDB
- ![Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-0d65e3723280.jpg) Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Faye_Marsay_%2828472705522%29.jpg/1280px-Faye_Marsay_%2828472705522%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-aa4ef0c48940.jpg) Faye Marsay speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Faye_Marsay_%2828501066711%29.jpg/1280px-Faye_Marsay_%2828501066711%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-813d2d441d24.jpg) Faye Marsay — Image via TMDB
- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-4c35b8230083.jpg) Faye Marsay — Image via TMDB
- ![Faye Marsay](https://film.one/media/person/46560/gallery-cd560fcd973f.jpg) Faye Marsay — Image via TMDB

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