Emun Elliott | |
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| Born | Emun John Mohammadi 28 November 1983 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Emun John Elliott (born 28 November 1983) is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox , Richie in Threesome , John Moray in The Paradise , and Kenny in Guilt .
Elliott was born in 1983 in Edinburgh as Emun John Mohammadi. [1] His father is of Persian descent; his mother is Scottish. [2] He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. [3] Dropping out of university after a year, [4] he went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. [3]
Elliott's television credits include Monarch of the Glen , Feel the Force , Afterlife and Paradox , in which he played the lead role of Dr Christian King. He also played Jay Adams in the BBC Three drama Lip Service , [3] [5] and appeared in an episode of Inspector George Gently , [6] and in the crime drama Vera.
Elliott made his film debut in The Clan (2009). He appeared in Black Death (2010) and Strawberry Fields (2011). [5] He has lent his voice to the radio dramas Places in Between and Black Watch. [7]
On stage, Elliott has appeared in Black Watch as Private Fraser, a role he played for two-and-a-half years with the National Theatre of Scotland. [4] In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of Measure for Measure at the Almeida Theatre. [5]
In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by Screen International . [8]
Elliott starred as Richie, a gay man who gets his friend pregnant, in the Comedy Central sitcom Threesome .[ citation needed ]. He appeared as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the BBC One series The Paradise and played Andrew Brenner in the BBC One drama Trust Me . In 2019, he played Kenny Burns in the BBC Scotland drama Guilt.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Monarch of the Glen | Danny | Episode 7.5 |
| 2006 | Feel the Force | PC MacGregor | |
| Afterlife | Tariq | Roadside Bouquets | |
| 2009 | Paradox | Dr Christian King | |
| 2010 | Lip Service | Jay | |
| Inspector George Gently | Damien Barratt | Peace And Love | |
| 2011 | Vera | James Bennett | Telling Tales (S1, Ep2) |
| Game of Thrones | Marillion | ||
| 2011–2012 | Threesome | Richie | |
| 2012 | Labyrinth | Guilhem Du Mas | |
| The Paradise | John Moray | ||
| Falcón | Basilio Sánchez | ||
| 2013 | Rubenesque | Grant | |
| 2016 | Jonathan Creek | Stephen Belkin | Christmas special: "Daemon's Roost" |
| 2017 | Clique | Alistair McDermid | Series 1 |
| 2017 | Trust Me | Andy Brenner | Series 1 |
| 2019–2023 | Guilt | Kenny Burns | Series 1-3 |
| 2022 | The Rig | Leck Longman | |
| 2023 | The Gold | Tony Brightwell | |
| 2024 | Sexy Beast | Don Logan | Main cast |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Then a Summer Starts | Luke | |
| 2009 | The Clan | Cal McKinley | |
| 2010 | Black Death | Swire | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Chance | |
| Strawberry Fields | Kev | ||
| 2013 | Filth | Peter Inglis | |
| The Ring Cycle | Richard | Short film | |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | ||
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Leon | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Brance | ||
| 2017 | 6 Days | Roy | |
| 2018 | Tell It to the Bees | Robert Weekes | |
| 2021 | Old | Adult Trent Cappa | |
| 2021 | The King's Man | Black Watch Sergeant Major | |
| Year | Play | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge | Marco | Young Vic, London | |
| 2016 | Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet | Pierre LaPorte | Garrick Theatre, London | |
| 2017 | Fatherland | Royal Exchange, Manchester | ||
| 2019 | The Rose Tattoo | Alvaro Mangiacavallo | American Airlines Theater, New York City | |
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