Elliot Cowan
| Elliot Cowan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Elliot Cowan 9 July 1976 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Elliot Cowan is an English actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen, and Ptolemy in the 2004 film Alexander. He currently stars as Lorenzo de' Medici in Da Vinci's Demons.
Background
Although born in London, Cowan was brought up in Colchester, Essex.[1] He is the son of a consultant physician and a charity worker, and has a younger brother and sister.[1]
Cowan boarded at Uppingham School in Rutland.[1] 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.
He lives in Dalston, London.[2] On 7 August 2011, Elliot swam the 16 miles long Lake Zurich Swim race[3] to raise funds for Guy's and St. Thomas's Neonatal Unit, in memory of Alfie Blacksell.
Career
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. He also appeared in a 2009 commercial for Women's Aid.[4]
Cowan has appeared in the films The Golden Compass, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey and Love and Other Disasters. His theatre work includes productions of The Revenger's Tragedy, Women Beware Women, Henry V, The Seagull and Camille.
He has recently played Stanley Kowalski in a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse, and is attached to star in the movie Heaven and Earth, a biopic of James Miranda Barry.
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.[5]
As of 2010, he voiced Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye 007 for the Wii console, also providing his likeness.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Glen Burroughs | One episode: Duty of Care |
| Jonathan Creek | Tom | One episode: Satan's Chimney | |
| 2002 | The Project | Gavin | Television film |
| Foyle's War | Peter Buckingham | One episode: A Lesson in Murder | |
| Ultimate Force | Corporal Jem Poynton | Eight episodes | |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers | Dean | One episode: Goths |
| 2004 | Dirty Filthy Love | Gareth | Television film |
| 2005 | Egypt | Champollion | Two episodes: The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone, The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | David Hunter | One episode: Taken at the Flood |
| The Ruby in the Smoke | Hendrick Van Eeden | Television film | |
| 2007 | The Mark of Cain | Captain Worriss | Television film |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen | Mr Darcy | TV series |
| In Love with Barbara | Hugh | Television film | |
| 2009 | The Fixer | Matthew Symmonds | |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Wally Hudd | One episode: They Do It with Mirrors | |
| 2010 | Marchlands | Mark Ashburn | TV series |
| 2012 | Sinbad | Gunnar | TV series |
| 2013 | Luther | Tom Marwood | Season 3 - Episodes 3 + 4 |
| 2013 | Da Vinci's Demons | Lorenzo de' Medici | TV series |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Stephen Pembridge | TV series |
| 2014 | Cilla | George Martin | TV series |
Film
| 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 |
| 2013 | Hammer of the Gods | Hakan |
Videogame
| Year | Game | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Ser Perth | |
| Ser Varal | |||
| Lothering Templar | |||
| 2010 | GoldenEye 007 | Alec Trevelyan | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White, Lesley (26 July 2009). "Elliott Cowan plays Stanley Kowalski". London: The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ↑ Williams, Amy (16 October 2008). "Here come the boys". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ↑ "Lake Zurich Swim Results 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ CUT - The Movie - Thanks Women's Aid. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ↑ London Theatre Direct. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
External links
- Elliot Cowan at the Internet Movie Database
- 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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