Carey Mulligan is married to Marcus Mumford.
Carey Mulligan is an English actress who is best known for portraying a wide range of complex characters in various movies. Born on 28 May 1985, Mulligan initially began working in theater plays. She made her professional acting debut on stage in Kevin Elyot’s play Forty Winks in 2004. Building on her acting skills, Mulligan then got the chance to make her film debut in the year 2005 with a supporting role in Joe Wright's romantic drama Pride & Prejudice.
Over the years Mulligan has been applauded for her notable work in projects such as Drive, Shame, Never Let Me Go, She Said, Wildlife, Skylight, Crowd, Mudbound, and many more.
Carey Mulligan’s husband
Carey Mulligan is married to American-British singer and songwriter, Marcus Mumford. According to the records, Mulligan and Mumford’s relationship goes back to childhood. While the two have kept details of their early friendship and relationship private, reportedly, the actor and singer met each other first at a Christian youth camp in the late 1990s and became pen pals. Carey Mulligan was 12 at the time of their first meet.
After being pen pals for years, the two began dating. In February 2011, Carey Mulligan was first linked to the American singer. Reports claim that the two reunited at a Mumford & Sons concert in Nashville in early February and that they were spotted kissing in public. This happened just a few months after the Maestro actress split from her then-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf.
Five months after their first linking, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford got engaged in August 2011. While Mulligan and Mumford do not open much on their relationship, on December 18, 2023, Mulligan revealed that her now husband was not ‘boyfriend material’ when they were kids.
During an interview on the SmartLess podcast, Mulligan revealed that she documented her first meet with Mumford in her diary which she still possesses. Disclosing details she wrote about her first meeting in her diary, Mulligan said, “I wrote in my diary that he was the nicest, the kindest person I'd ever met, and I gave him 9 1/2 out of 10.”
She also added, "I also wrote that he definitely wasn't boyfriend material. Not that I'd ever had a boyfriend at that time! But I decided that he was not it."
When did Carey Mulligan marry Marcus Mumford?
Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford got married on April 21, 2012. The pair got married on a farm in Somerset, England. Records suggest that famous stars such as Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal and Colin Firth attended their wedding.
Speaking about their kids, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford have three kids. Four years after their marriage in 2012, Mulligan and Mumford welcomed their daughter Evelyn Grace, on September 15, 2015.
In 2017, the singer and the actress welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Wilfred in August 2017. Recently on October 10, 2023, the pair welcomed their third baby, a daughter.
FAQs on Carey Mulligan’s husband
A. Yes, Carey Mulligan dated actor Shia Labeouf. The two reportedly dated for almost a year.
A. Yes, Carey Mulligan is still married to Marcus Mumford as of 2024. The two got married in 2012.
A. No, Carey Mulligan never underwent formal acting training at a drama school.
A. Mulligan's pivotal performance in "An Education" earned her the BAFTA award.
A. As of 2024, Carey Mulligan have 3 children with her husband, Marcus Mumford.