Eddie Marsan Discusses All the Devils are Here, Ray Donovan Memories, & Clayface Teasers
Although there’s been a lack of gangster films releasing this film, All the Devils are Here presents itself as a complex thriller of experimental character dynamics. The film follows a group of criminals who find themselves stuck in an isolated house as they await word that they’re freed. However, not everything is as it seems as some lies and secrets remain untold.
I got to speak with one of the film’s stars, Eddie Marsan, about what makes All the Devils are Here special, working with musician Suki Waterhouse, his time on Showtime’s Ray Donovan, and much more. Marsan first recalled the idea behind the film that made him want to join the cast in the first place.
“I think we’ve lost our way in the UK, maybe the US as well in that modern gangster movies are kind of wish fulfillment genres, really,” Marsan began. “Gangsters are who we want to be and we have a great tradition in the UK of movies like The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa, where in a sense, the characters are more vulnerable, the more nuanced and more complex, like Bob Hoskins or Michael Caine.”
Marsan also went into which characters inspired his own performance. “What I loved about this movie was it was like an old fashioned gangster movie with a very nuanced and vulnerable central character of Ronnie, which interestingly, I was inspired by Bob Hoskins to play. Really, it was kind of an homage to Bob Hoskins,” Marsan described.
Eddie Marsan is best known for playing Terry on Ray Donovan, an Emmy-winning crime drama starring Liev Schreiber that ran until 2020. Marsan reflected on portraying Terry, Ray’s older brother who deeply cares for him, and its influence on the character Ronnie. “It’s very interesting because Terry in Ray Donovan is influenced a lot by me, really. I did that show for nine years, seven seasons and the movie,” Marsan recalled. “The writers would come down and write Terry based on my personality.”
Marsan also reminisced on how both characters came from his own life. “There’s a lot of Terry and Ronnie that’s in me, I think. I left school at 15 with no academic qualifications. I’ve always been kind of catching up with people academically. I’ve always been the most uneducated person in the rehearsal room throughout my career.”
“I find there’s a similarity to Ronnie in that, but there’s also a curiosity, which I have. So there’s a lot in that, in those two characters that’s inherent in me,” Marsan said.
Marsan is also joined by the likes of Suki Waterhouse, best known in Daisy Jones & the Six. Marsan described what it was like working with Waterhouse, who plays a mysterious character. “She’s about the same age as my daughter, so there was a kind of similar chemistry there,” Marsan stated. “I felt very paternal towards her, which is right because of what Ronnie feels towards her [character].”
“She did a great job! She plays a character that’s kind of enigmatic, like an angel in many ways, and she did that so well,” Marsan praised.
Ronnie also gets into some pretty physical moments throughout All the Devils are Here, which Marsan went into detail about how he pulled them off. “They were very physically hard for me to do, because I’m about 20 years older than [Sam Claflin]. I had a lot of painkillers afterwards because I was getting thrown about quite a bit. I’m not as young as I used to be.”
“They were great, the violence is very good in the film because it’s earned violence,” Marsan explained. “It’s almost like an orchestration, the certain notes building up to it and it’s a crescendo. I always felt that it wasn’t gratuitous, that it was character driven. The worst thing about violence in a movie is when the character stops and you just have a fight, then it’s boring.”
“When the fight is infused with character, then it’s just another form of communication. That’s when it works.”
Marsan will also be making his debut in James Gunn’s DCU with Clayface, which is set to release on September 11, 2026. While it’s clear that the film is a body horror story, Marsan’s role remains under wraps. However, Marsan did present a little tease about his experiences there.
“The director, [James Watkins], is a great director, and [Tom Rhys Harries], the actor playing Clayface, is going to give a brilliant performance. He’s wonderful to work with. That’s all I can say at the moment!”
Watch the full conversation with Eddie Marsan below.
All the Devils are Here is now playing in select U.S. theaters and available on digital.
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Christopher Gallardo is a freelance entertainment writer and critic. While not running The Reel Roller, Chris can be found writing reviews and breakdowns on all things films and TV. Outside of entertainment writing, he’s currently taking classes for a Bachelor’s of Science with a minor in Digital Media & Journalism. Plus, he loves Percy Jackson, animated films and shows, and Fallout! Follow Christopher on Instagram & X.