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Elliot Cowan

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Elliot Cowan
Cowan in 2017
Born
Elliot Aidan Cowan[1]

(1976-07-09) 9 July 1976 (age 48)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Elliot Aidan Cowan (born 9 July 1976) is a British film and television actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen, and Ptolemy in the 2004 film Alexander. He also starred as Lorenzo de' Medici in Da Vinci's Demons and Daron-Vex in Krypton. Cowan recently played King Henry VII in Starz's The Spanish Princess and featured in the Hulu miniseries Black Cake.

Early life and education

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Born in London, Cowan was brought up in Colchester, Essex.[2] He is the son of a consultant physician and a charity worker, and has a younger brother and sister.[2]

Cowan boarded at Uppingham School in Rutland.[2] He later obtained a first class degree in drama at the University of Birmingham, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, from which he graduated in July 2001. From 1994 to 1996, Cowan was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. He plays guitar and cello, and has worked with the London Sinfonia.[citation needed]

Career

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Cowan's television credits include Judge John Deed, Ultimate Force, Jonathan Creek, Poirot, Foyle's War, The Ruby in the Smoke, Lost in Austen and the television movie The Project.

Cowan has appeared in the films The Golden Compass, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, Love and Other Disasters, and Howl. His theatre work includes productions of The Revenger's Tragedy, Women Beware Women, Henry V, The Seagull and Camille.

He played Stanley Kowalski in the 2009 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse, and was a lead in Les Blancs at the National Theatre in 2016.

He played Macbeth at the Globe Theatre from 23 April- 27 June 2010 alongside Laura Rogers as Lady Macbeth.

He starred as Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End from 4 November 2010 to 19 February 2011.[3]

As of 2010, he voiced Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye 007 for the Wii console, also providing his likeness.

Personal life

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He lives in Dalston, London.[citation needed] On 7 August 2011, Elliot swam the 16 miles (26 km) long Lake Zurich Swim race,[4] to raise funds for the Neonatal Unit at Guy's and St. Thomas's in memory of Alfie Blacksell.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2004 Alexander Ptolemy
2006 Love and Other Disasters James Wildstone
2007 The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey James McDowell
The Golden Compass Commanding Officer
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Bookshop Assistant
2010 Max Schmeling Alan Walken
2011 Gee Gee Gee Gee Short film
The Door Edward Arlington Short film
2012 Leyman's Curse Hunter Short film
2013 Hammer of the Gods Hakan
2014 The Protagonist Alexander Croxford Short film
2015 Howl Adrian
Narcopolis Frank Grieves
The Maltese Fighter Opponent Boxer Short film
We Are Happy Paul Short film
2016 Angel of Decay Bob
2017 Butterfly Kisses Billy
Muse Samuel Solomon
Spitball Timothy Short film
2018 All the Devil's Men Terry McKnight
Sydney Stefan Short film
2019 The Battle of San Pietro John Huston Short film

Television

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Year Show Role Notes
2001 Judge John Deed Glen Burroughs Episode: "Duty of Care"
Jonathan Creek Tom Episode: "Satan's Chimney"
2002 The Project Gavin TV film
Foyle's War Peter Buckingham Episode: "A Lesson in Murder"
Real Crime Bakery Worker Episode: "Cracking the Killer's Code"
2002–2003 Ultimate Force Corporal Jem Poynton 8 episodes
2003 Spine Chillers Dean Episode: "Goths"
2004 Dirty Filthy Love Gareth TV film
2005 Egypt Champollion 2 episodes: "The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone"
and "The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs"
2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot David Hunter Episode: "Taken at the Flood"
The Ruby in the Smoke Hendrick Van Eeden TV film
2007 The Mark of Cain Captain Worriss TV film
2008 Lost in Austen Mr. Darcy 4 episodes
In Love with Barbara Alexander "Sacchie" McCorquodale TV film
2009 The Fixer Matthew Symmonds 6 episodes
Agatha Christie's Marple Wally Hudd Episode: "They Do It with Mirrors"
2011 Marchlands Mark Ashburn 5 episodes
2012 Sinbad Gunnar 12 episodes
Doors Open Bruce Cameron TV film
2013 Luther Tom Marwood 2 episodes
Ambassadors Stephen Pembridge Episode: "The Rabbit Never Escapes"
2013–2015 Da Vinci's Demons Lorenzo de' Medici 25 episodes
2014 Cilla George Martin 2 episodes
2015 The Frankenstein Chronicles Sir Bentley Warburton 6 episodes
Life in Squares Roger Fry 2 episodes
Serial Thriller Bob 3 episodes
Critical Tom Farrow Episode #1.5
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Abrican 13 episodes
2018 Innocent Tom Wilson 4 episodes
2018–2019 Krypton Daron-Vex 10 episodes
2019 The Spanish Princess Henry VII, King of England 8 episodes
Peaky Blinders Michael Levitt Episode: "Black Tuesday"
2020 Death in Paradise Aaron McCormack Episode: "La Murder Le Diablé"
2021 Foundation Director Lewis Pirenne 8 episodes
2022 The Crown Norton Knatchbull 2 episodes
2023 Black Cake Steve 4 episodes
Fifteen-Love Adam Jaffe 4 episodes
2024 The Jetty Russell Knightly 2 episodes
TBA King and Conqueror Sweyn In production

Videogames

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Year Game Role Notes
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Ser Perth
Ser Varal
Lothering Templar
2010 GoldenEye 007 Alec Trevelyan Voice role
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional voices
2017 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Autarch Kyre / Orks (voice)
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Vili Voice role
2021 Necromunda: Hired Gun Various voices
Bravely Default II Bernard

Theatre

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Year Show Role Theatre Other notes
2008 Frost/Nixon Jim Reston Donmar Warehouse [5]
2019 A Doll's House Tom Lyric Hammersmith
2021 2:22 A Ghost Story Sam Gielgud Theatre
2023 A Little Life Brother Luke / Dr. Traylor / Caleb Harold Pinter Theatre

References

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  1. ^ "Elliot Aidan COWAN - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c White, Lesley (26 July 2009). "Elliott Cowan plays Stanley Kowalski". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 30 July 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ [1]London Theatre Direct. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
  4. ^ "Lake Zurich Swim Results 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ Reston Jr., James (January 2009). "Frost, Nixon and Me". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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