Kris Marshall is best known for his starring role on the BBC’s hit drama Beyond Paradise, which he landed after his portrayal on Death in Paradise. The actor has previously spoken about the sacrifices he made to film the murder mystery and how they affected his young family.
In fact, before his debut in the spin-off, Marshall stepped down from his lead role in the original series to spend more time with his family, as the show is filmed in Guadeloupe . Although Beyond Paradise is much closer to home and takes place in Looe, Cornwall, the actor shared that he still lives a long distance away from his family. He highlighted the challenge of his 182-mile commute and revealed: “My kids are at an age where they have their own lives, and so they don't want to be moved wherever I'm filming.”
Marshall added: “They want to stick with their mates and so I still have that thing where I live away from home during the week, but it's closer to home [than Guadeloupe].”
The Humphrey Goodman star also admitted that he is often out of the loop of his family’s life due to being away from home with a hectic filming schedule.
“When I'm away from home for a long period of time, I'm not doing the more mundane facets of parenting, school runs and washing the clothes and trying to get them to bed at a decent time."
He continued: “When I'm away filming, I stop doing those things for a good long while, and when I come back, I'm out of touch.”
Marshall admitted: “I'm out of touch with the tricks and the management of the whole situation, and the way you work with your kids to make the whole thing work.”
The actor is keen on preserving a normal life for his family, away from social media and the glare of public scrutiny.
He married Hannah Dodkin in 2012 and has since settled down in Bath with their children, Elsie, 11, and Thomas, eight.
Speaking on his Death in Paradise exit, Marshall has previously attributed it largely to his desire to raise his young family and shared with Lorraine Kelly on her show: "I realised I had to get my son to school."
