Edward George Skrein (/skraɪn/; born 29 March 1983) is a British actor, film director, screenwriter and rapper. He gained experience as an actor in independent films or television series. In the years that followed, he became known for portraying Daario Naharis in the third season of the television series Game of Thrones. Skrein later rose to greater recognition portraying the villain Francis Freeman/Ajax in the superhero-comedy film Deadpool (2016). Skrein went on to replace Jason Statham in the action film The Transporter: Refueled (2015) and portrayed the cocky bounty-hunting cyborg Zapan in Alita: Battle Angel (2019). He later starred as Lt. Dick Best in the war film Midway (2019).

Skrein made his directorial debut with the short film Little River Run (2020), which he released on his Instagram.

Early life
Skrein was born in Camden, London, England, and was raised there and in other London boroughs, Haringey and Islington. He is of English and Austrian Jewish descent. Skrein attended Fortismere School. He graduated from Byam Shaw School of Art, a public tertiary art school, with a BA Hons degree in fine art painting.