Geoff Bell

Geoff Bell (born 24 February 1963) is an English actor. Known for his "hard-man" roles, he has appeared in many films and TV shows including Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), Mean Machine (2001), The Business (2005), Green Street (2005), Stardust (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Brighton Rock (2010), Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011), War Horse (2011), Rogue One (2016), The End of the F***ing World (2017), His Dark Materials (2019), Once Upon a Time in London (2022), Poison Arrows (2022), Kindling (2023), Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (2023), and MobLand (2025).

Bell was born in Peckham, London, and had a tough upbringing in the working class high rise flats of Lambeth Walk. His first experience of entertainment industry had been at the age of ten, entering caravan holiday talent competitions. Bell married and raised a family, whilst running a cleaning business, until the age of 28, when he and his wife separated. He decided to pursue acting at Morley College in Westminster, later graduating at age 30. He returned to the drama education environment to teach acting at The Flats Film School in Deal in 2012.

In 2001, he played the captain of England's football team, Gary Wackett, known as Wacko, an extremely violent centre back, a parody of Stuart Pearce and Vinnie Jones, in the film Mike Bassett: England Manager. he appeared in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Stardust (2007), The Long Firm (2004), Making Waves (2004), The Business (2005), and RocknRolla (2008). Another of his most notable roles was playing Tommy Hatcher, rival of the main characters in the film Green Street (2005).

In 2008, Bell starred in the UK film Freebird, directed by Jon Ivay. Appearing alongside Gary Stretch and Phil Daniels, the film followed three bikers across a drug fuelled ride in the Welsh countryside. In 2009, he appeared in the British film Tormented, as the sports teacher, alongside Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson and Calvin Dean. He has appeared in a supporting role in Wild Target as Dixon's assistant, alongside Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy and Martin Freeman. In spring 2010 Bell appeared in Five Daughters as DC Roy Lambert in the drama about the five prostitutes murdered in Ipswich, Suffolk.

In 2011, he starred as horse keeper Sergeant Sam Perkins of the British Army, In War Horse. The same year, he appeared in Channel 4's four part drama series Top Boy. In 2012, he played John Morgan in Comes a Bright Day.

In 2019, Bell played Jack Verhoeven in the television adaptation of the novel series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. In 2020, Bell appeared in the Louis Tomlinson music video for "Don't Let It Break Your Heart". in 2022, he played the lead role in the darts Mockumentary ''Poison Arrows (2022), alongside former World BDO darts champion Martin Adams, presenter Ray Stubbs, and promoter Barry Hearn.

In 2025, he stars as Richie Stevenson, leader of south London gang 'the Stevensons', a rival to the shows protagonist criminals 'the Harrigans', led by Pierce Brosnan's Conrad Harrigan in the Paramount+ London gangster series MobLand (2025), directed by Guy Ritchie; Part of a cast which also includes Tom Hardy, Dame Helen Mirren, Paddy Considine, and Joanne Froggatt.

He lives in Deal, Kent. Bell played for charity in the Premier League All Stars football in 2008, alongside fellow actors Danny Dyer, Leo Gregory, and Tamer Hassan. Bell is a supporter of Millwall F.C.