Rick Cosnett

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Rick Cosnett
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Cosnett in 2015
Born
Richard James Cosnett

(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 42)
Chegutu, Zimbabwe [1]
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active2004–present
Relatives Hugh Grant (third cousin) [2]

Richard James Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer. [3] [4] He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in The Vampire Diaries , Elias Harper in Quantico , and Eddie Thawne in The Flash . [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Early life and education

Cosnett was born on 6 April 1983 and was raised on a farm in Chegutu, Zimbabwe. [1] His family took part in community musical theater there, which made him interested in acting from an early age. [11] When he was seventeen, his family decided to move to Queensland, Australia, in large part due to land reforms in Zimbabwe. [3]

Cosnett attended the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.[ citation needed ] He originally received a scholarship to study music but graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Acting. [3]

Personal life

Cosnett is a third cousin of Hugh Grant. [12] [13] On 13 February 2020, Cosnett publicly came out as gay on his Instagram account. [14] [15]

Filmography

Key
‡Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Bet Mike Voss
2008The TerroristDaveshort
2009The Neighbourshort
2010The Elephant in the RoomCurtisshort
2012The Timing of LoveSimon
2013Continuing FredBrian
2017Zim HighHawk
2017Happily Never AfterJoshTV movie
2017SkyboundMatt
2018El MiradorRyan
2019 I Miss You Chase
2019The Wrong HusbandDerrick / AlexTV movie
2019SofterCharlieshort
2021The BorderVinceshort
2022 Master Gardener Stephen Collins
2022To Go to the MoonThomasshort
2023Shoulder DanceRoger
2023TV in BedTy Kirby
2024The Holiday ExchangeOliver WhitlockTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Forensic Investigators Mal Henshall3 episodes
2005 headLand Brad Partridge3 episodes
2007 East West 101 Greg SmallEpisode: Death at the Station
2008 The Trojan Horse Will Tullman2 episodes
2008–2009 The New Inventors The Inventor5 episodes
2013–2014 The Vampire Diaries Dr. Wesley "Wes" MaxfieldRecurring role (season 5)
2014–2017, 2022–2023 The Flash Eddie Thawne / "Malcolm Gilmore" / Cobalt Blue Main cast (season 1)
Special guest star (seasons 2–3, 8–9)
2015–2016 Quantico Elias HarperRecurring role (season 1)
2016 Castle Victor CrowneEpisode: "Hell to Pay"
2018 NCIS Sean ParksEpisode: "Fallout"
2024 Palm Royale Sergeant Tom Sanka5 episodes
2024 9-1-1 Julian EnesRecurring role (season 7)
2024–2025 Doctor Odyssey Corey7 episodes

Video game

YearTitleRoleNotes
2025 Doom: The Dark Ages Prince Ahzrak

As producer

YearTitleCastLanguageNotes
2016The Letter CarrierCandus Churchill, Julia Harnett, Tyler Layton-OlsonEnglish

References

  1. 1 2 "Rick Cosnett : From Chegutu to the States". PaZimbabwe. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!". greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Cosnett, Rick (11 October 2013). "Hi Reddit! I'm Rick Cosnett, Zimbabwean/Australian actor playing Dr. Wes Maxfield on The Vampire Diaries. Nice to meet ya! Let loose!". Reddit. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Oebel, Nicole (28 May 2014). "Exclusive interview with Rick Cosnett". myFanbase. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Ellwood, Pip (27 November 2014). "We think we're in love with The Flash star Rick Cosnett". Entertainment Focus. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Blackwelder, Carson (28 May 2014). "Rick Cosnett Dishes About Playing "Ignorant" Dr. Wes on The Vampire Diaries". Wetpaint . Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Halterman, Jim (6 February 2014). "Vampire Diaries Q&A: Rick Cosnett on Next Step For Wes, "Desperate Measures" to Come". TV Fanatic. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Topel, Fred (3 November 2014). "THE FLASH Exclusive: Rick Cosnett on Time Travel and Professor Zoom". Nuke The Fridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Ng, Philiana (21 October 2014). "'The Flash's' Rick Cosnett on the Mystery of Eddie Thawne: Things Unravel Fast". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Natalie (14 January 2014). "'Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker To Co-Star In CW Pilot 'The Flash'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Rick Cosnett, 21 September 2016, retrieved 21 November 2019
  12. ↑ "Rick Cosnett on Eddie Thawne's legacy and Tu Me Manques - Exclusive Interview". 8 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!". greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rick Cosnett on Instagram: "Hello"". Instagram. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  15. ↑ France, Lisa Respers (14 February 2020). "Rick Cosnett reveals he is gay". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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