Elliot Cowan
Bold, intelligent & strong with great depth and balance. Assured yet relaxed.
Seasoned stage and screen actor with impressive credits under his belt. Known for his television roles in The Spanish Princess, Beowolf and Da Vinci's Demons.
Won the Best Actor MEN Award in 2007 for his portrayal of Henry in Henry V.
Credits
- Death in Paradise (TV, 2020) Aaron McCormack. BBC
- Krypton (TV Film, 2019-17) Daron-Vax. DC Entertainment
- Peaky Blinders (TV, 2019) Michael Levitt. BBC
- The Spanish Princess (TV, 2018) King Henry Tudor. All3 Media.
- All The Devil's Men (Feature Film, 2018) McKnight.
- Sydney (Short Film, 2018 ) Stefan. Pimlico Films.
- Muse (Feature Film, 2017) Actor. Castelao Pictures
- Julius Caesar (Theatre, 2017) Mark Antony. The Sheffield Crucible.
- Butterfly Kisses (Feature Film, 2017) Billy. Blue Shadow Films
- Innocent (Feature Film, 2017) Tom Wilson. TXTV
- Beowulf (TV, 2016) Abrecan. ITV.
- Angel of Decay (TV, 2016) Bob. October Films.
- Critical (TV, 2015) Tom Farrow. Sky 1.
- Howl (Feature Film, 2015) Adrian. Starchild Pictures.
- The Frankenstein Chronicles (TV, 2015) Bentley Warburton. ITV.
- Life in Squares (TV, 2014) Roger Fry. BBC.
- Spitball (Short Film, 2014 ) Timothy. Blueshadows films.
- Cilla (TV, 2014) George Martin. ITV.
- The Protagonist (Short Film, 2014) Alexander Croxford. Beg Steal & Borrow.
- Narcopolis (Feature Film, 2014) Frank Grieves. T Squared Films.
- Da Vinci's Demons (TV, 2013-14) Lorenzo Medici. BBC.
- Ambassadors (TV, 2013) Stephen Pembridge. BBC2.
- Luther (TV, 2013) Tom Marwood. BBC.
- Sinbad (TV, 2012) Gunnar. Impossible Pictures.
- Gee Gee (Feature Film, 2011) Gee Gee. Lead.
- An Ideal Husband (Theatre, West End, 2010-11) Lord Goring. Vaudeville Theatre.
- Marchlands (TV, 2010-11) Mark Ashburn. ITV.
- Heaven and Earth (Feature Film, 2010) Captain Hatch. Filming started but project pulled.
- Macbeth (Theatre, 2010) Title role. The Globe.
- Goldeneye 007 (Video Game, 2010) Alec Trevelyan. Activision.
- Blood & Oil (TV, 2010)
- The Fixer (TV, 2009) Matthew Symmonds. ITV1.
- Streetcar Named Desire (Theatre, West End, 2009) Stanley. The Donmar Warehouse.
- Edmond (Theatre, 2009) Edmond & director. Wilton's Music Hall.
- Dragon Age: Origins (Video Game, 2009) Ser Perth/Ser Varal/Lothering Templar.
- Revenger's Tragedy (Theatre, West End, 2008) Lussurioso.
- Internationalist (Theatre, 2008) The Gate Theate.
- Lost in Austen (TV, 2008) Darcy. ITV.
- Happy Go Lucky (Feature Film, 2008) Bookseller. Mike Leigh film.
- In Love With Barbara (Feature Film, 2008) Hugh.
- The Mark of Cain (Feature Film, 2007) Capt. Craig Morris.
- The Golden Compass (Feature Film, 2007) Commanding Officer. New Line Cinema.
- Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (Feature Film, 2007) James McDowell.
- Henry (Theatre, 2007) Henry V. Manchester Royal Exchange.
- Frost/Nixon (Theatre, West End, 2006-7) Jim Reston. Universal Pictures.
- Women Beware Women (Theatre, 2006) Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Ruby in The Smoke (TV, 2006) Van Eeden. BBC.
- Poirot: Taken at the Flood (TV, 2006) David Hunter.
- Egypt (TV, 2005) Champollion.
- Don Carlos (Theatre, West End, 2004) Sheffield Crucible & Geilgud Theatre. Michael Grandage.
- Dirty Filthy Love (TV, 2004) Gareth.
- Alexander (Feature Film, 2003) Ptolemy. Oliver Stone film.
- Ultimate Force (TV, 2002-03) Cpl. Jem Poynton.
- Arcadia (Theatre, 2002) Septimus. Northampton.
Worked With
- Kieran Bew
- Hugh Bonneville
- Andrew Brooke
- Andrew Buchan
- Gregg Chillin
- Morven Christie
- Shelley Conn
- Don Gilet
- Matthew Gravelle
- John Heffernan
- Mathew Horne
- Georgia King
- Rory Kinnear
- Elliot Knight
- Denis Lawson
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes
- Richard Lumsden
- Bruce Mackinnon
- Gina McKee
- Alan McKenna
- Tobias Menzies
- David Mitchell
- Chiké Okonkwo
- Miranda Raison
- Ryan Sampson
- David Schofield
- Pauline Turner
- Robert Webb
- Perdita Weeks
- Ruth Wilson
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