Marcus Oliver Johnston Mumford, as in Marcus Mumford, is an English lead singer of the Mercury Prize- and- Grammy-nominated band, Mumford and Sons. He also plays the guitar, drums, and mandolin with the band.
Marcus helped his band earn six Grammy Awards nominations between 2011 and 2012. He and Adele were both on the 2012 Forbes 30 under 30 lists for musicians.
Who Is Marcus Mumford Married To?
Marcus Mumford is married to the British actress Carey Mulligan since 2012.
Their romance reads like the ultimate rom-com script. They first met when they were around the age of 12 while attending the same church camp. The duo kept up their friendship and nurtured it through hand-written notes.
Despite being apart, the lovebirds were connected by sending letters to each other through their churches when they were kids. But eventually, the letter exchanges shortened, and they began to walk their desired path in life.
However, with a beautiful grace upon themselves, their own path helped them to reconnect again. A night before performing at a house party in Nashville in February 2011, Mumford met with Carey’s then rumored boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal, at a local restaurant.
And then they reconnected at the very house party they were performing. Jake seemed amazed at how the two couple hit off, so he acted as a third party for their reunion.
After their reunion, they again had to be apart from each other for their own work. But now there was nothing to as they still had a secret weapon: letters. That very thing that kept them connected at a young age allowed them to remain connected as adults, even when physically apart.
Marcus Mumford with his wife, Carey Mulligan (©:Hello! Magazine)
Soon after this series of events, they started dating in 2011 and got engaged five months later. And they got married the following year in 2012.
They wedded in the heart of the Somerset countryside. The wedding ceremony was joined by guests including Livia and Colin Firth, Sienna Miller, and Jake Gyllenhaal, which was held on a farm. The vicar, who conducted their wedding, is none other than Mumfard’s father himself. It was also rumored that Vogue cover girl Adele performed at the reception and that Colin Firth delivered a touching speech.
The couple became parents with the birth of their first child, Evelyn Grace, in September 2015. In 2017 they welcomed their second child, Wilfred Mumford.
Previously Marcus dated Laura Marling till late 21010. They started their career together and toured together around the mid-2000s. Laura is a British folk singer-songwriter and musician from Eversley, Hampshire.
What Is The Net Worth Of Marcus Mumford? Career
As of 2021, the net worth of Marcus Mumford is $10 million. And to add up, his wife is a British actress with a total net worth of $16 million.
Marcus Mumford chose to drop out from the university he was attending to focus on his music career. In Edinburgh, he began writing music and refining his work while touring as the drummer for Laura Marling. In 2007, he founded the band Mumford and Sons, made up of many of the musicians he worked with while on tour.
Then Mumford wrote “White Blank Page,” one of the big tracks on the first Mumford and Sons studio album, Sigh No More (2009).
In 2012, Mumford and Sons released an album ‘Babel’ which hit a big-time and got the band many awards and honors; Grammy Award for Album of the Year; Juno Award for International Album of the Year; Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album; Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group.
In the same year, Mumford was included in the Forbes 30 under 30 lists, including Adele, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna, of music stars for his achievements with Mumford and Sons. Mumford sang a cover of “Dink’s Song” with Oscar Isaac for the 2013 Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. He voiced the protagonist’s musical partner, Mike, in the film.
In 2014, he was featured alongside artists like Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jims James, Jay Bellerose, and T Bone Burnett for a collaborative album Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes.
Many of the songs from Mumford and Sons have been featured as soundtracks in famous movies like Brave, Still Mine, and Wuthering Heights and TV series like One Tree Hill, The Boss, and Grey’s Anatomy, among others.
He’s also on Taylor Swift’s most recent Evermore (2020) album.
Who Is Marcus Mumford? Family
Marcus Mumford was born on 31 January 1987 in Orange County, California, USA. His father, John Mumford, and mother, Eleanor Mumford, both are the Vineyard Church's National leaders in the UK and Ireland. He also has a sibling named James Mumford. His family also consists of his maternal grandparents, James Johnstone Weir Breen and Mary Barrow-Williams.
Marcus studied at the King’s College School in Wimbledon. He attended the 1st year of study at the University of Edinburgh, but he left it to focus on his music career. He has an average physical build with a height of 6 feet.