Elliot Knight

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Elliot Knight
Born
West Bromwich, West Midlands, UK
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Notable work

Elliot Knight is an English actor. He made his acting debut as the title character on the Sky1 action-adventure series Sinbad (2012). Continuing to work on television, Knight appeared as a series regular on the BBC One crime drama By Any Means (2013), the CBS mystery American Gothic , and The CW comedy-drama Life Sentence (2018), in addition to portraying Merlin on the ABC fantasy Once Upon a Time (2015) and Don Hall / Dove on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero drama Titans (2018; 2021). On film, he appeared in the science fiction horror Color Out of Space (2020). Knight also portrayed Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick in the first-person shooters' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022). and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023). Knight also (as of July 3 of 2023) host a podcast about "Real conversations with diverse artists opening up about their experiences behind-the-scenes of the entertainment industry". [1]

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Early life and education

Knight was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who were both teachers. [2] His father worked at Broadway Secondary School in Perry Barr, Birmingham. He was a pupil at King Edward VI Aston School and studied subsequently at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre, [3] where he graduated with a BA (Hon) degree in 2011. [4] [5]

Career

In June 2011, Sky1 announced that Knight had won the lead role in the television drama Sinbad which was his first professional role. [4] The series premiered in July 2012. In 2013, Knight joined the cast of BBC crime drama By Any Means . [6] In 2015, Knight was cast to play Merlin in the fifth season of Once Upon a Time . [7]

In March 2017, Knight was cast as Wes Charles in The CW series Life Sentence . [8] The series was picked up in May for a midseason premiere some time in 2018. [9] [10]

In 2020, Knight starred opposite Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson in the sci-fi cosmic horror film Color Out of Space , directed by Richard Stanley. [11]

In 2021, Knight was cast as Officer Chadwick in season 5 of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom. [12]

In 2024, Knight showed up in the 4th season of The Boys on Amazon Prime as Colin, Frenchie's love interest.

Personal life

Elliot Knight is openly queer. [13]

Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Sinbad SinbadLead role, 12 episodes
2013 Law & Order: UK Neil Jenkins1 episode
2013 By Any Means Charlie O' BrienMain role, 6 episodes
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Aiden Walker2 episodes
2015 Once Upon a Time Merlin Recurring role, 6 episodes
2016 American Gothic Brady RossMain role
2016 Billionaire Ransom MarsacFilm
2016 No Tomorrow Graham1 episode
2017400 BoysB-Big
2018 Life Sentence Wes CharlesMain role; 13 episodes
2018 Titans Don Hall / Dove 2 episodes
2019 Color Out of Space Ward Phillips
2023 Your Lucky Day Abraham
2024 The Boys Colin HauserRecurring role, 4 episodes
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Kyle "Gaz" GarrickPlayable Character. Voice and motion capture performance [14]
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Voice and motion capture performance

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References

  1. ↑ the open up podcast on instagram [@theopenuppod] "video of a section of the podcast alongside photo of the podcast' template" hosted by Elliot Knight 26 june 2022
  2. ↑ Roz Loz (8 July 2012). "Brummie actor Elliot Knight sets sail for fame as Sinbad". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Elliot's Sinbad breaks hearts and records". Manchester School of Theatre . 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 Catriona Wightman (17 June 2011). "'Sinbad' cast unveiled by Sky1". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "MMU - Manchester School of Theatre - Elliot Knight". Faculty of Art and Design.
  6. ↑ "Warren Brown, Gina McKee, Elliot Knight to star in BBC1 drama By Any Means". Radio Times . 26 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Patrick Hipes (10 July 2015). "'Once Upon A Time' Castings: Camelot Finds Its Merlin & Guinevere". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (1 March 2017). "Elliot Knight Joins The CW's 'Life Sentence'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Petski, Denise (10 May 2017). "'Black Lightning' & Lucy Hale's 'Life Sentence' Picked Up To Series By The CW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Petski, Denise (18 May 2017). "The CW Fall 2017 Schedule: 'Arrow' Moves To Thursday, 'Jane the Virgin' To Friday". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Benardello, Karen (23 January 2020). "Interview: Elliot Knight Talks Color Out of Space (Exclusive)". Shock Ya!. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. ↑ ""Animal Kingdom" Red Handed (TV Episode 2021) - IMDb". IMDb .
  13. ↑ "Elliot Knight on Instagram: "Last night at @glsen LA was amazing. Hearing the strength and clarity of the voices of 2019 queer youth is SO INSPIRING. Bring the change that you know is right and believe in, you are right and you have ALL the power. Lead the world forward! I've been so fortunate to work with incredible queer voices in this industry and to be one myself, one thing is very clear & important to me: We are better & stronger together - all seen, all heard and all included! #GLSEN"".
  14. ↑ "Twitter".
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