Edward Akrout

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Edward Akrout
Edward Akrout by Patrik Andersson.jpg
Photographed by Patrik Andersson
Born
Paris, France
Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
Sorbonne University
Occupation(s)Actor, artist
Years active2009–present
SpouseShelby Welinder
Website www.edwardakrout.com

Edward Akrout is a Franco-British artist and actor.

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Early life

Born in Paris, Akrout grew up between France and England. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne before attending Le Cours Florent in Paris for theatre, followed by time at the National Institute in Bucharest. He lives between London, New York and Paris. [1]

Akrout moved to England where he studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Since graduating in 2008, Akrout has been prominent on both the screen and the stage. [2]

He is the grandson of Air Commodore Anthony Norman Davis (1918–1988) a British Royal Air Force officer who was a pilot during the Second World War. [3]

Career

Akrout is best known for his role as The Dauphin in The Hollow Crown . [4] Other notable roles include Yves D'Allegre in The Borgias , [5] Laurent Debienne in Genius: Picasso , Diego in Killing Eve [6] and Edward Steichen in Rodin directed by Jacques Doillon. [1] [7]

Personal life

Akrout is married to journalist Shelby Wilder.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Swinging with the Finkels Andrew
2013 Dead in Tombstone Snake Direct-to-video
2014 Deadly Virtues Aaron
2015 Sword of Vengeance Romain
2017 Rodin Edward Steichen
Bitter Harvest Professor Temchuck
2021 Alia's Birth Tom

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Doctors Louis LyonEpisode: "Chef's Secret"
2011–2012 The Borgias French Captain5 episodes
2012 The Hollow Crown The Dauphin Episode: "Henry V"
2015 Father Brown Gregoire BissetEpisode: "The Truth in the Wine"
Mr Selfridge Pierre Longchamp4 episodes
2016 Midsomer Murders Damien LameratEpisode: "Breaking the Chain"
Houdini & Doyle Henry2 episodes
2017 Gypsy ZalEpisode: "Morgan Stop"
Turn: Washington's Spies Amos Parker3 episodes
2018 Killing Eve DiegoEpisode: "Sorry Baby"
Genius Laurent Debienne2 episodes
Strangers Matteo2 episodes
Dark Heart Paulo5 episodes
2019 The Enemy Within Aslan AksoyEpisode: "Confessions"
2020 Blue Bloods Samson JamesEpisode: "Hide in Plain Sight"
2022 Bull Henri Fray3 episodes

Art

His work has been included in group exhibitions at Metamatic: The Art Foundation (2016), Athens; The Gallery of African Art (2016), London; Le Carreau du Temple (2018), Paris; The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2018), Berlin. [8] [9] [10] [11]

In 2017, Akrout created the art video Quantum Political Feedback in collaboration with artist, Jakob S. Boeskov. [12] Quantum Political Feedback was in the official selection for Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin. The film debuted in Paris (12 April 2018) [13] at Le Carreau du Temple in association with the Pompidou Centre, [14] followed by opening at the festival in Berlin on 21 June 2018 at the venue HKW (Haus der Kulturen der Welt). [15] [16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Closeup Edward Akrout". Fantastics. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Actor and Painter Edward Akrout". Creative Mapping. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 November, 1943". The London Gazette. 12 November 1943. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Shakespeare Magazine 04". Issuu. 9 September 2014. pp. 30–35. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Edward Akrout". Dante mag. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "7 Things You Need to Know Going into BBC America's 'Killing Eve' Finale | BBC America". BBC America. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Film Review: Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey. (2014)". Horrornews.net. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "An Artistic Conversation With Actor Edward Akrout of Mr. Selfridge and Showtime's The Borgias". HuffPost. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Edward Akrout, Actor, Artist". 2-French Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Centre Stage". Issuu. Notting Hill & Park Magazine. November 2015. pp. 24–27.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  11. ↑ "First Impression – An Exhibition By Edward Akrout At Hoxtown Gallery". Candid Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Quantum Political Feedback (2018) , retrieved 15 July 2018
  13. ↑ art-action.org. "| Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin | new cinema and contemporary art |". Art Action. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rencontres Paris/Berlin | Le Carreau du Temple". www.carreaudutemple.eu (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ Welinder, Shelby (3 May 2018). "Quantum Political Feedback". Shelby Welinder. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Quantum Political Feedback". Hoop Doop Magazine. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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