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My Take
Kris Marshall is woven into a very specific kind of British comfort viewing. Most of the world knows him as Colin, the lovable optimist who flies to America to find romance in Love Actually, but in Britain he is equally Nick from My Family and, for a long run, the genial detective Humphrey in Death in Paradise, which he later revived in Beyond Paradise. There is a warmth and slight goofiness to him that makes him perfect for the cozy mystery, sunshine-and-murder format. He is not chasing prestige roles, and honestly I respect that; he knows exactly the kind of easy charm he delivers, and he delivers it reliably.
Overview
Kristopher Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, DS Luke Stone in Murder City (2004–2006), and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He played DI Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise from 2014 to 2017 and reprised the role in Beyond Paradise in 2023.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kris Marshall
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・マーシャル
- Reading
- くりす・まーしゃる
- Born
- April 1, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Bath, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.