Meet Marcus Edge from The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself

The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself is on Netflix now and the series was inspired by the book Half Bad by Sally Green. The show follows Nathan Byrn (played by Jay Lycurgo), who is on a mission to find out his true identity and discover more about his infamous father. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about his dad, Marcus Edge (David Gyasi).The series opens with Nathan going to live with his grandmother following the untimely death of his mother when he was just a baby.Watched over by the Fairborn Council, there was a fear he would become a Blood Witch and follow the same path as his estranged father.Throughout the show, Marcus is only referred to by name as horror stories are told about his rise to power.Taking the form of a wolf, he would rip the hearts out of other witches and eat them in order to take their magic.Although his initial power was shapeshifting, he has since gained plenty of other skills including being able to change the weather and read people’s minds.READ MORE: All you need to know about The Watcher actress Isabel Gravitt’s age The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself: Nathan is Marcus’s son (Image: NETFLIX) The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself: David Gyasi (Image: GETTY) The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself: Nathan wants to find out about his father (Image: NETFLIX)The reason why he is feared so much is that he is a threat to every witch in the world, as he is able to harness their power as his own.Some of the skills he has taken from witches he has murdered include invisibility, healing, potion-making, telekinesis and premonition.Before the events of the series, he fell in love with Cora, Nathan’s mother, shortly after meeting her.However, as their relationship was frowned-upon, they realised they could never really be together and tried their best to lead separate lives.Marcus would visit Cora once a year, and it was during one of these visits that Nathan was conceived.DON’T MISS… Barbarians season 2 introduces a new antagonist as cast list announced [INSIGHT] All we know about who wrote the letters in The Watcher [EXPLAINER] Derek and Maria Broaddus speak out about how The Watcher changed lives [INSIGHT]  The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself: Marcus Edge is played by David Gyasi (Image: GETTY)Marcus is played by David Gyasi, a 42-year-old British actor who is married to dancer and artist, Emma.He may be recognised for playing the lead role of Lex Carnahan in The CW miniseries Containment.His other credits include Cloud Atlas and Interstellar, and his most recent TV roles include the grey cat in The Sandman’s bonus episode and Ben in The A Word.As for his film roles, he recently played Captain Hook in Come Away, and Percival in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself is on Netflix now.