---
name: "Marcus Garvey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marcus-garvey"
fi1m_id: "marcus-garvey"
imdb_id: "nm2028773"
tmdb_id: 1546529
wikidata_id: "Q102426281"
roles: []
born: "20 January 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T04:09:57.007904+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."
---

# Marcus Garvey

## Identity

Marcus Garvey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marcus-garvey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marcus-garvey
- **IMDb ID:** nm2028773
- **TMDB ID:** 1546529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q102426281
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102426281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2028773/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1546529

Actor. Born 20 January 1976 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Born:** 20 January 1976, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 94 (1), 2020s 63 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 65 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102426281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2028773/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1546529

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Steve*](https://film.one/film/steve.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Marcus Garvey is a British actor. Born in Manchester, he is based in London and trained at Bretton Hall College of Education.

His screen credits include the Marathon Policeman in *Four Lions* (2010), Pete Lawson in *Broadchurch* (2013), the Eurovision Director in *Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga* (2020), David Miller in *Hijack* (2023), Eddie Walker in *Fool Me Once* (2024) and Geoff in *Steve* (2025). He has also appeared in *The Nevers*, *Trying*, *The Suspect* and *Red Dwarf*.

Garvey is the younger brother of Elbow singer Guy Garvey.

*Sources: marcusgarvey.actor, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Steve* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Geoff — [page](https://film.one/film/steve.md)
- *Disclaimer* (2024), Fi1m 56, as Charles — [page](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md)
- *Hijack* (2023), Fi1m 66, as David Miller — [page](https://film.one/tv/hijack.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 94, as Marathon Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Steve* (2025), as Geoff — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/steve.md)
- *Disclaimer* (2024), series, as Charles — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md)
- *Fool Me Once* (2024), series, as Eddie Walker
- *Hijack* (2023), series, as David Miller — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/hijack.md)
- *The Gold* (2023), series, as Potts' Customer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *The Suspect* (2022), series, as Simon
- *Viewpoint* (2021), series, as DC Roly Dalton
- *The Nevers* (2021), series, as Gordy (Reporter)
- *Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga* (2020), as Eurovision Director
- *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (2019), series, as Director
- *Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe* (2016), as Security Bob
- *Horrible Science* (2015), series, as Galileo
- *Remember Me* (2014), series, as Andy Phelps
- *1500 Words* (2014), as Stanley Franks
- *Pat & Cabbage* (2013), series, as Jim
- *Broadchurch* (2013), series, as Pete Lawson — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/broadchurch.md)
- *Asylum Blackout* (2012), as William
- *White Van Man* (2011), series, as Paul
- *Four Lions* (2010), as Marathon Policeman — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Plus One* (2009), series, as Samaritan
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Alan — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Party Crasher — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Chairbot Excalibur — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

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