Elliot Cowan
Elliot Cowan | |
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.jpg) Cowan in 2017 | |
| Born | Elliot Aidan Cowan[1] 9 July 1976 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Elliot Aidan Cowan (born 9 July 1976) is a British film and television actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen, and Ptolemy in the 2004 film Alexander. He also starred as Lorenzo de' Medici in Da Vinci's Demons and Daron-Vex in Krypton. Cowan most recently is known for playing King Henry VII in part 1 of the series The Spanish Princess and the 2023 Hulu miniseries Black Cake.
Early life and education[edit]
Born in London, Cowan was brought up in Colchester, Essex.[2] He is the son of a consultant physician and a charity worker, and has a younger brother and sister.[2]
Cowan boarded at Uppingham School in Rutland.[2] He later obtained a first class degree in drama at the University of Birmingham, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, from which he graduated in July 2001. From 1994 to 1996, Cowan was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. He plays guitar and cello, and has worked with the London Sinfonia.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Cowan's television credits include Judge John Deed, Ultimate Force, Jonathan Creek, Poirot, Foyle's War, The Ruby in the Smoke, Lost in Austen and the television movie The Project.
Cowan has appeared in the films The Golden Compass, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, Love and Other Disasters, and Howl. His theatre work includes productions of The Revenger's Tragedy, Women Beware Women, Henry V, The Seagull and Camille.
He played Stanley Kowalski in the 2009 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse, and was a lead in Les Blancs at the National Theatre in 2016.
He played Macbeth at the Globe Theatre from 23 April- 27 June 2010 alongside Laura Rogers as Lady Macbeth.
He starred as Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End from 4 November 2010 to 19 February 2011.[3]
As of 2010, he voiced Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye 007 for the Wii console, also providing his likeness.
Personal life[edit]
He lives in Dalston, London.[citation needed] On 7 August 2011, Elliot swam the 16 miles (26 km) long Lake Zurich Swim race,[4] to raise funds for the Neonatal Unit at Guy's and St. Thomas's in memory of Alfie Blacksell.
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Alexander | Ptolemy | |
| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters | James Wildstone | |
| 2007 | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | James McDowell | |
| The Golden Compass | Commanding Officer | ||
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Bookshop Assistant | |
| 2009 | Heaven and Earth | Captain Hatch | Attached |
| 2012 | Doors Open | Bruce Cameron | |
| 2013 | Hammer of the Gods | Hakan | |
| 2015 | Howl | Adrian | |
| Narcopolis | Frank Grieves | ||
| 2017 | Muse | Samuel Solomon | |
| 2018 | All the Devil's Men | Terry McKnight |
Videogame[edit]
| Year | Game | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Ser Perth | |
| Ser Varal | |||
| Lothering Templar | |||
| 2010 | GoldenEye 007 | Alec Trevelyan |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Show | Role | Theatre | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | Jim Reston | Donmar Warehouse | [5] |
| 2019 | A Doll's House | Tom | Lyric Hammersmith | |
| 2021 | 2:22 A Ghost Story | Sam | Gielgud Theatre | |
| 2023 | A Little Life | Brother Luke / Dr. Traylor / Caleb | Harold Pinter Theatre |
References[edit]
- ^ "Elliot Aidan COWAN - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b c White, Lesley (26 July 2009). "Elliott Cowan plays Stanley Kowalski". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ [1]London Theatre Direct. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Lake Zurich Swim Results 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Reston Jr., James (January 2009). "Frost, Nixon and Me". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Elliot Cowan at Wikimedia Commons- Elliot Cowan at IMDb
- Official ITV 'Lost in Austen' website
- Swim for Alfie
- Zurich for Alfie
- 2011 Lake Zurich Swim – Guy's and St. Thomas's Neonatal – Alfie Blacksell
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- 1976 births
- English male television actors
- English male stage actors
- English male film actors
- English male voice actors
- English male radio actors
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Alumni of RADA
- People educated at Uppingham School
- English male Shakespearean actors
- Living people
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
- 21st-century English male actors
- People from Dalston
- Male actors from London
- Male actors from Colchester
- Actors from the London Borough of Hackney