Geoff Bell (actor)

Geoff Bell (actor)
Geoff Bell is an English actor. He has appeared in Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), The Long Firm (2004), Making Waves (2004), King Arthur (2004), The Business (2005), Green Street (2005), Stardust (2007), Freebird (2008), RocknRolla (2008), Brighton Rock (2010), War Horse (2011), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), North v South (2015), Suffragette (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), King Arthur (2017), The End of the F***ing World (2017), Tin Star (2017), Once Upon a Time in London (2018), and His Dark Materials (2019).
Early life
Bell was born in Peckham, London, and had a tough upbringing in the working class high rise flats of Lambeth Walk. His first experience of entertainment industry had been at the age of ten, entering caravan holiday talent competitions. Bell married and raised a family, whilst running a cleaning business, until the age of 28, when he and his wife separated. He decided to pursue acting at Morley College in Westminster, later graduating at age 30. He returned to the drama education environment to teach acting at The Flats Film School in Deal in 2012.
Career
Bell has appeared in many films, such as Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Stardust (2007), The Long Firm (2004), Making Waves (2004), The Business (2005), and RocknRolla (2008).
In 2001, he played the captain of England's football team, Gary Wackett, known as Wacko, an extremely violent centre back, a parody of Stuart Pearce, in the film Mike Bassett: England Manager.
In War Horse he starred as Sargent Sam Perkins of the British Army, who looks after the horses Joey and Topthorn at the start of the film. One of his most notable roles was in the film Green Street, where he played a main role as Tommy Hatcher, the rival of the main characters.
In 2008, Bell starred in the UK film Freebird, directed by Jon Ivay. Appearing alongside Gary Stretch and Phil Daniels, the film followed three bikers across a drug fuelled ride in the Welsh countryside.
In 2009, he appeared in the British film Tormented, as the sports teacher, alongside Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson and Calvin Dean. He has appeared in a supporting role in Wild Target as Dixon's assistant, alongside Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy and Martin Freeman.
In spring 2010 Bell appeared in Five Daughters as DC Roy Lambert in the drama about the five prostitutes murdered in Ipswich, Suffolk. In 2011, Bell appeared in Channel 4's four part drama series Top Boy. In 2012, Bell played John Morgan in Comes a Bright Day.
In 2019, Bell played Jack Verhoeven in the television adaptation of the novel series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. In 2020, Bell appeared in the Louis Tomlinson ‘Don’t Let It Break Your Heart’ music video.
Personal life
He lives in Deal, Kent. Bell played for charity in the Premier League All Stars football in 2008, alongside fellow actors Danny Dyer, Leo Gregory, and Tamer Hassan. Bell is a supporter of Millwall F.C.
Filmography
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) - Gary Wackett
Mean Machine (2001) - Officer Ratchett
AKA (2002) - Brian Page
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) - Arnie Ryan
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Paul The Butcher
Oh Marbella! (2003) - Stan
Green Street (2005) - Tommy Hatcher
The Business (2005) - Sammy
Scoop (2006) - Strombel's Co-Workers
Stardust (2007) - Receptionist
Botched (2007) - Boris
The Seeker (2007) - Security Guard #1
Freebird (2008) - Tyg
Love Me Still (2008) - Bobby
Daylight Robbery (2008) - Alex
RocknRolla (2008) - Fred the Head
Night Train (2009) - Detective
Tormented (2009) - Gordon Ramsey
Solomon Kane (2009) - Beard
The Reeds (2010) - Croker
The Heavy (2010) - Frank Marshall
Wild Target (2010) - Fabian
Route Irish (2010) - Alex Walker
Brighton Rock (2010) - Kite
Mercenaries (2011) - Vladko
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)- Geoff
War Horse (2011) - Sgt. Sam Perkins
Top Boy (2012) - Bobby Raikes
Comes A Bright Day (2012) - Mr. Morgan
Treasure Island (2012) - Israel Hands
Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia (2012) - Frank (segment "Man and Boy")
Storage 24 (2012) - Bob
Comedown (2012)- The Tenant
Dementamania (2013) - David Snodgrass
C.O.O.L.I.O Time Travel Gangster (2014) - Chaney
The Great Fire (2014, TV Mini-Series) - Wilson
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) - Dean
North v South (2015) - Bill Vincent
Suffragette (2015)- Norman Taylor
Mine (2016) - Mike's Father
The Level (2016, TV Series) - Duncan Elliot
Rogue One (2016) - 2nd Lieutenant Frobb
The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) - Muller
King Arthur (2017) - Mischief John
The End of the F***ing World (2017, TV Series) - Martin
Tin Star (2017, TV Series) - Malcolm
Once Upon a Time in London (2018) - Darky Mulley
His Dark Materials (2019, TV Series) - Jack Verhoeven
''Don't Let It Break Your Heart by Louis Tomlinson music video
References
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Living people
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
English male film actors
English male television actors
Male actors from London
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Peckham