A biography for Kris Marshallhasn’t been written yet.
“I always hoped I'd end up playing a lot cooler roles. I do end up playing quite a lot of idiot savants, and I've actually started to revel in that slightly.”
“You have an ideal of masculinity to live up to, and then there's everything else on top. You have to be a perfect husband. You have to be in shape. Apart from alcohol and exercise, there are very few outlets for men.”
“I lived in Canada when I was younger and my parents bought a 1970s caravan. My earliest holiday memory is driving it down the East Coast of the United States to Florida, where we went to Walt Disney World.”
“But now that I'm approaching my mid-forties and have a child, I realise more than ever that I need to look after myself. I like to keep fit and enjoy swimming and cycling.”
“As brilliant as those dark Scandi noir dramas are, not everything has to be shot down a Danish alleyway.”
“You'll see a lot of actors doing adverts. There's a reason why. I could probably buy a castle if it were in somewhere like Lithuania. Not this country.”
“I spent about eight months of my year on 'Death in Paradise', so it doesn't leave a massive amount of time to do other stuff.”
“So I've never made a conscious decision to cajole people into thinking I'm not that slacker guy from 'My Family' anymore.”
“Literally every single job I've had for ages has been jetting off to far-flung places.”
“Especially in these times of austerity and the world feels like it's falling apart, it's good for people to have a laugh.”
“So even though 'Sanditon' was filmed in Gloucestershire on the coast, which was gorgeous, it meant I could finish work, get home, and do a few bedtime stories.”
“I'm actually really bad at puzzles.”
“Try backpacking in Indonesia and taking boats between the islands, or catching a bus from Marrakech to Essaouira in the middle of the night, with an eight-foot board. It's just impossible!”