Acting
17
Man
Jan 1, 1977 (47)
Stockholm, Sweden
Edward Baker-Duly
He was born in Stockholm, Sweden of British and Swedish parents and has lived in the United Kingdom, Ethiopia, and South Africa. His UK television work includes playing no-nonsense sports master Chris Malachay in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 2003–2006. Previously he had played Joe Fisher, the Australian partner of gay builder Jason Kirk, in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale. He completed filming Botched alongside Stephen Dorff in 2006, and more recently played the entrepreneur Hermann Hauser in the BBC comedy drama show Micro Men. In December 2010 he played Joachim von Ribbentrop in the BBC Wales/Masterpiece reprise of Upstairs, Downstairs. In theatre he has appeared in West Side Story directed by Arthur Laurents, South Pacific, directed by Trevor Nunn and originated the role of Ashley Wilkes in Trevor Nunn's West End musical adaptation of Gone With The Wind in 2008. He has also appeared in Rookery Nook at the Menier Chocolate Factory. He created the role of the Tin Man in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of The Wizard of Oz. He also portrays Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's farmhand, Hickory, who is the Tin Man's Kansas counterpart. In 2013 he moved to New York City, where he and his wife Caroline, son Miles, and daughter Iris now reside, and appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher. In 2016, he appeared in the Showtime series Billions first season's final episode "The Conversation". In 2021, he appeared in Hollyoaks as Clarke. In 2019, he played The Grinch in the UK tour of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. In 2023, he played military policeman Calloway in a musical theatre version of The Third Man in London.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Vindicta | Saul Lieben |
| 2024 | Blackwater Lane | Dr. Deakins |
| 2023 | The Boys in the Boat | Benjamin Billings |
| 2023 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Doctor |
| 2022 | La Voix humaine | 'Monsieur' |
| 2019 | Paris, Wine & Romance | Anton |
| 2019 | The Girl with the Instagram | Uncle Béla / Bitter Uncle |
| 2017 | The Circle | Karl Markusson |
| 2017 | Heidi: Queen of the Mountain | Professor Seseman |
| 2016 | Billions | |
| 2014 | Welcome Home | Johnny |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | David Roland |
| 2012 | Elementary | D.I. Davies |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey | Terence Margadale |
| 2009 | Micro Men | Hermann Hauser |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Mr. Malachy |
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Mr. Malachay |