Kris Marshall

Kristopher Marshall (born 11 April 1973) is an English actor, starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He played DI Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise from 2014 to 2017.

Kristopher Marshall was born on 11 April 1973[3] in Bath, Somerset. His father was a Royal Air Force navigator, whose career included a posting to the Queen’s Flight, eventually becoming a squadron leader.[4][5] Marshall moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Canada. Upon their return to England, he was educated at Wells Cathedral School as a boarding pupil. After failing his initial A-levels in his first year of sixth form,[6] he enrolled at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire.