Ed is also a well-known stage actor and director in London. He directed Een Hond Begraven which won a Time Out award for best play on the London fringe, and also Happy Yet, a medley of short plays by George Feydeau. He has often appeared in plays at the Battersea Arts Centre, most recently impersonating the footballer Jackie Charlton in the Christmas pantomime World Cup 66 (despite being a keen skateboarder as a child, he also loves football!). He trained in mime at the famous LeCoq School in Paris, and worked with the world-renowned Complicite and Improbable Theatre. He often wears his crew top from Master & Commander in theater rehearsals.