# #27 - EDDIE MARSAN

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Podcast: [Half the Picture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166)
Published: 2026-03-27T19:23:00+00:00
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Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Eddie Marsan, the brilliant actor known for his standout performances in Hancock, Happy-Go-Lucky The World’s End and Ray Donovan, among many others. Eddie joined Billy on the pod to chat about his latest film No Ordinary Heist, as well as the essential importance of nurturing working-class artists, his experiences working with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Mike Leigh and Edgar Wright and his belief that an actor should strive to have “an ordinary life and an extraordinary career.” Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96 ‘EDDIE MARSAN talks No Ordinary Heist, Hancock, The World's End & Championing Working Class Artists' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.

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