Age: 59
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Marc Warren is an English actor, known for his roles in British television series such as Band of Brothers, Hustle, The Vice, State of Play, Mad Dogs, The Musketeers, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Van Der Valk. He was born in Northampton, England, in 1967. He studied acting at the East 15 Acting School in Essex. Warren made his professional acting debut in 1986 in the play Stags and Hens at the Northampton Theatre Royal. He has since appeared in numerous stage productions, including Kes, Kingdom of Earth, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Warren's breakthrough television role came in 2001, when he played Albert Blithe in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He has since starred in a number of other successful television series, including Hustle, The Vice, State of Play, Mad Dogs, The Musketeers, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Van Der Valk. Warren has also appeared in a number of films, including Love Actually, The Other Boleyn Girl, and The Woman in Black. In 2013, Warren was awarded the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Hyde Park on Hudson. Warren is married to actress Polly Walker and they have two children.
People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.
