David Elliot (actor)

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David Elliot
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Born (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 42)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality Scottish
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

David Elliot (born 27 July 1981) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Mark Wright in the film Kajaki [1] in which he was awarded the best actor accolade at the 2015 British Academy Scotland Awards. [2] [3]

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Filmography

Television

YearTitleCharacterProductionNotes
2011 River City Simon BBC 2 episodes
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of LoveMaitre'd ZDF 1 episode
2012 Lip Service Dan BBC 1 episode
2013 Outlander Army Doctor Starz 1 episode
Emmerdale Dr Adrian Carrington ITV 2 episodes
2016 Still Game Andrew Gillespie BBC 1 episode
2017 Clique DS Tom Gillespie BBC 2 episodes
2018 - 2020 Bulletproof Jonesy Sky One 12 episodes
2018 The Cry Henry McCallum BBC 3 episodes
2020 The Liberator Major General Robert Frederick Netflix 2 episodes
2023 Crime DI Tommy Stark ITV 6 episodes
2023 Vigil Sutherland BBC 6 episodes
2024 FBI:_International Krisztofer Havel CBS 1 episode


Film

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2008Eyes on the StreetDougieBBC Films
2011Last OrderSamShort film
The Ambitious PotatoStevenShort film
EuphoriaDanShort film
2013 The Wee Man John BanksFeature film
EllipseDavidShort Film
The New StartAndyShort film
Still WatersPC DunneFeature film
2014TornChristopher GollopFeature film
BucketCasShort film
Sleeping BeautyWilhelmFeature film
Film: The MovieDetective McDonaldFeature film
Kajaki Mark WrightFeature film
The Romance ClassThomasShort film
2015The ReturnMannyFeature film
2016The Inland RoadWillFeature film
2017Two For JoyCamFeature film
2018 Down a Dark Hall Robert GordonFeature film

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirectorNotes
2006The Life of ChristSimon PeterCutting Edge
Macbeth MacDuffCutting Edge
Death of a Salesman BiffAdam House Theatre
2007The Lass wi the Muckle MouWullieTheatre AlbaCharles Nowosielskiplay by Alexander Reid
2008 Saint Joan DunoisTheatre AlbaCharles Nowosielskiplay by George Bernard Shaw
2009HangoverDanny Edinburgh Fringe
2010Decky Does a BroncoO'Neill Traverse Theatre Ben Harrisonplay by Douglas Maxwell
2011Kicking SnowGraham Young Vic
2012LucretiaCollatinus Theatre 503
2013Blood and HonourJames Arts Theatre

Awards

YearNominated WorkAwardsCategoryResult
2015 Kajaki British Academy Scotland AwardsBest Actor (Film)Won

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References

  1. "Kajaki - dramatic minefield story told by film". BBC News. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. British Academy Scotland Awards Full List of Winners
  3. "Scottish BAFTAs 2015: Newcomer David Elliott's delight as he beats Robert Carlyle and David Tennant to top gong". Daily Record. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.