Alfred Enoch
{{Short description|British-born Brazilian actor (born 1988)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Stuttgart 2023 -Comic Con Germany- Alfred Enoch- by-RaBoe 004 kor.jpg
| caption = Enoch in 2023
| name = Alfred Enoch
| birth_name = Alfred Lewis Enoch
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1988|12|2}}
| birth_place = London, England
| citizenship = {{hlist|United Kingdom|Brazil}}
| alma_mater = The Queen's College, Oxford (BA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2001–present
| known_for = Dean Thomas in Harry Potter
Wes Gibbins in How to Get Away with Murder
| height = {{convert|6|ft|4|in|m|sigfig=3}}
| father = William Russell
| awards =
}}
Alfred Lewis EnochIndex of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1984–2005. (born 2 December 1988) is a British and Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing Dean Thomas in the fantasy film series Harry Potter and Wes Gibbins in the legal thriller television series How to Get Away with Murder.
Early life and education
Enoch was born on 2 December 1988 in the Westminster district of London, to actor William Russell (1924-2024) and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis,{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=GQNGdZJSLwhX0nd2Wq2h3Q&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=25 May 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525165438/https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=GQNGdZJSLwhX0nd2Wq2h3Q&scan=1|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/alfred-enoch-es-magazine-interview-a3822041.html|title=What Harry Potter's Alfred Enoch got up to next|work=Evening Standard|location=London|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815150850/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/alfred-enoch-es-magazine-interview-a3822041.html|url-status=live}} a Barbadian Brazilian doctor.{{Cite web |author=EURPublisher01 |date=30 October 2014 |title=From 'Potter' to 'Murder': Brit Alfred Enoch on His Hollywood Ride |website=Lee Bailey's Electronic Urban Report |url=http://www.eurweb.com/2014/10/from-potter-to-murder-brit-alfred-enoch-on-his-hollywood-ride/ |access-date=5 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906040815/http://www.eurweb.com/2014/10/from-potter-to-murder-brit-alfred-enoch-on-his-hollywood-ride/ |archive-date=6 September 2017 |url-status=dead}} He has three half-siblings from his father's previous marriage,{{cite web|url=http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/william-russell.html|title=William Russell|access-date=23 January 2023|archive-date=23 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123231456/http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/william-russell.html|url-status=live}} and holds dual British and Brazilian citizenship.{{cite web|website=exame.abril.com.br|url=https://exame.abril.com.br/estilo-de-vida/alfred-enoch-sera-protagonista-em-filme-de-lazaro-ramos/|title=Alfred Enoch será protagonista em filme de Lázaro Ramos|date=3 April 2019|access-date=17 March 2020|language=pt|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404142048/https://exame.abril.com.br/estilo-de-vida/alfred-enoch-sera-protagonista-em-filme-de-lazaro-ramos/|url-status=dead}} He lived with his parents in southern France when he was two or three. He was educated at Westminster School,{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/how-matthew-lewis-grew-up-at-hogwarts-with-harry-and-the-gang/article4259536/|title=Matthew Lewis grew up at Hogwarts with Harry and the gang|author=Gayle Macdonald|date=14 July 2011|access-date=25 October 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222916/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/how-matthew-lewis-grew-up-at-hogwarts-with-harry-and-the-gang/article4259536/|url-status=live}} a historic public school in Westminster, London.
Enoch is a fluent speaker of English, French,{{Cite web|title=Alfred Enoch Star of Foundation on Apple TV+ Interview|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/alfred-enoch-foundation/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Grazia USA|date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120041804/https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/alfred-enoch-foundation/|url-status=live}} Portuguese,{{cite web|title=Alfred Enoch|url=http://www.scarpotter.com/noticias/assista-entrevista-de-alfred-enoch-ao-humorista-blue-em-portugu-s.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906035558/http://www.scarpotter.com/noticias/assista-entrevista-de-alfred-enoch-ao-humorista-blue-em-portugu-s.html|archive-date=6 September 2017|work=scarpotter.com}} and Spanish, and graduated from the Queen's College, Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages.
Career
In 2001, Enoch made his acting debut as Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. At first, Enoch was reluctant to audition, as he was unable to think of very many black Harry Potter characters. He did, however, and he played the character throughout the entire franchise.{{Cite news |last=Mistlin |first=Sasha |date=2021-09-21 |title=From Hogwarts to inter-galactic space: how Alfred Enoch's career rocketed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/21/hogwarts-space-alfred-enoch-harry-potter-foundation-isaac-asimov-how-to-get-away-with-murder |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} He also voiced the character in several of the Harry Potter video games.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-27 |title=Alfred Enoch Has Landed His First Rom-Com Role & We're Here For It |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/what-is-alfred-enochs-net-worth |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Bustle |language=en}}
After the Harry Potter films, Enoch appeared in a number of plays throughout London including Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, Antigone, and Happy New.{{cite web |title=Coriolanus |url=http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/2013/coriolanus |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112204547/http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/2013/coriolanus |archive-date=12 November 2014 |access-date=13 November 2014 |publisher=Donmar Warehouse}}{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Paul |date=20 July 2012 |title=Timon of Athens: The Power of Money |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jul/20/timon-of-athens-paul-mason |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802171041/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jul/20/timon-of-athens-paul-mason |archive-date=2 August 2017 |access-date=13 November 2014 |work=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |title=Introducing… Alfred Enoch |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/introducing-alfred-enoch-148242/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Official London Theatre |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Alfred Enoch {{!}} Shakespeare's Globe |url=https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/alfred-enoch/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Shakespeare's Globe |language=en-GB}} He made a guest appearance as Stephen Bainbridge, the Bloody Guardsman, in the Sherlock episode, "The Sign of Three".{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2781042/characters/nm0257917 |title="Sherlock" The Sign of Three (TV Episode 2014) - IMDb |access-date=2024-06-21 |via=www.imdb.com}} In 2014, Enoch began starring as Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/abc-picks-up-shonda-rhimes-how-to-get-away-with-murder-anthony-anderson-american-crime-727191/|title=ABC New Series Pickups: 'Selfie', 'Forever', Galavant', 'Whispers', 'How To Get Away With Murder', 'American Crime', 'Black-ish', Jeff Lowell Comedy|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=8 May 2014|access-date=12 May 2014|archive-date=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713050410/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/abc-picks-up-shonda-rhimes-how-to-get-away-with-murder-anthony-anderson-american-crime/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a31716/how-to-get-away-with-murder-alfred-enoch-interview/|title="How to Get Away With Murder" Star Alfred Enoch on Abandoning His British Accent, Emma Watson, and "Legally Blonde" "That should have been my research."|publisher=Hearst Corporation|work=Cosmopolitan|last=Greco|first=Patty|date=2 October 2014|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119105655/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a31716/how-to-get-away-with-murder-alfred-enoch-interview/|url-status=live}}
File:Alfred Enoch 2014 NAACP Image Awards (cropped).jpg in 2015]]
In 2016, Enoch played Edgar/Poor Tom in the well-received Talawa Theatre Company and Manchester Royal Exchange co-production of King Lear, for which he garnered much praise for his characterisation and the physicality he brought to the roles.{{cite web|url=http://www.talawa.com/articles/king-lear-reviewed/|title=King Lear Reviewed|work=talawa.com|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425071452/http://www.talawa.com/articles/king-lear-reviewed/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/don-warringtons-king-lear-is-a-heartbreaking-tour-de-force/|title=Don Warrington's King Lear is a heartbreaking tour de force|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731123853/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/don-warringtons-king-lear-is-a-heartbreaking-tour-de-force/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/king-lear-review-at-the-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester/|title=King Lear review at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester|work=thestage.co.uk|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419104108/https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/king-lear-review-at-the-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/king-lear-royal-exchange-12733|title=Theatre review: King Lear at Royal Exchange Theatre|work=britishtheatreguide.info|date=April 2016 |access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201152524/https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/king-lear-royal-exchange-12733|url-status=live}}
Enoch returned to the West End in the 2018 revival of Red at Wyndham's Theatre, starring alongside Alfred Molina.{{cite web|title=Red review – Alfred Molina's portrait is as layered as a Rothko canvas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/may/15/red-review-rothko-wyndhams-london-michael-grandage-alfred-molina|work=The Guardian|author=Michael Billington|date=15 May 2018|author-link=Michael Billington (critic)|access-date=6 June 2018|archive-date=6 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606004812/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/may/15/red-review-rothko-wyndhams-london-michael-grandage-alfred-molina|url-status=live}} That same year, he played Aeneas, in the BBC ONE & Netflix TV miniseries Troy: Fall of a City.{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Troy: Fall of a City - Aeneas |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/Z40t0S1xC8f7jMHFvNNx7d/aeneas |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} The following year, Enoch took the leading role 'Jamie McCain' in BBC drama Trust Me, series 2.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-15 |title=Exclusive: Trust Me's Alfred Enoch talks taking over from Jodie Whittaker |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a27149184/exclusive-trust-me-alfred-enoch-pressure-taking-over-jodie-whittaker/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}
In 2020, Enoch returned for two episodes of How to Get Away with Murder{{'}}s sixth season but in the separate role of the adult version of Christopher Castillo, Wes' son.{{Cite web |last1=Tsintziras |first1=Aya |last2=Lealos |first2=Shawn S. |date=2023-01-17 |title=How To Get Away With Murder: Why Alfred Enoch's Wes Was Killed In Season 3 |url=https://screenrant.com/htgawm-why-alfred-enoch-wes-season-3-killed/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} That same year, he played Antônio in Executive Order{{Cite news |last=Clarke |first=Cath |date=2022-07-11 |title=Executive Order review – hostile environment hits Brazil in chillingly believable dystopia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/11/executive-order-review-hostile-environment-hits-brazil-in-chillingly-believable-dystopia |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and Ryan in Tigers.{{Cite news |last=Ide |first=Wendy |date=2022-07-03 |title=Tigers review – gripping true-life tale of a troubled Swedish football prodigy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/03/tigers-review-martin-bengtsson-ronnie-sandahl-gripping-true-life-tale-of-a-troubled-swedish-football-prodigy |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}
In 2021, he played Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in London,{{Cite web|title=Romeo & Juliet {{!}} Summer 2021|url=https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-2021/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Shakespeare's Globe|language=en-GB|archive-date=1 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001103329/https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/romeo-and-juliet-2021/|url-status=live}} Raych Seldon in Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation,{{Cite web|title=Foundation's Alfred Enoch on His Character's Role in the Sci-Fi Saga|url=https://gizmodo.com/foundations-alfred-enoch-on-his-characters-complicated-1847684520|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Gizmodo|date=27 September 2021 |language=en-us|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116134011/https://gizmodo.com/foundations-alfred-enoch-on-his-characters-complicated-1847684520|url-status=live}} and Harry Wotton in a 2021 adaption of The Picture of Dorian Gray.{{Citation |last=Harvey |first=Tamara |title=The Picture of Dorian Gray |date=2021-03-16 |type=Drama, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14157114/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |others=Fionn Whitehead, Alfred Enoch, Joanna Lumley |publisher=Lawrence Batley Theatre, New Wolsey Theatre, Oxford Playhouse}}
Enoch returned to the special featuring Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts in 2022.{{Cite web|last=Radulovic|first=Petrana|date=2021-12-20|title=Harry Potter cast members reunite in the first trailer for the 20th anniversary special|url=https://www.polygon.com/22846494/harry-potter-20th-anniversary-trailer-hbo-max|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Polygon|language=en-US|archive-date=1 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101172859/https://www.polygon.com/22846494/harry-potter-20th-anniversary-trailer-hbo-max|url-status=live}} He played the Dramaturg in Shades of Blue at Sadler's Wells in May of that same year.{{Cite web |title=SHADES OF BLUE |url=https://www.matsenaproductions.com/shadesofblue |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Matsena Productions |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309145815/https://www.matsenaproductions.com/shadesofblue |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Productions |first=Matsena |date=2022-03-09 |title=Alfred Enoch on Shades of Blue |url=https://www.matsenaproductions.com/post/creative-flexibility-alfred-enoch-on-shades-of-blue |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Matsena Productions |language=en}} Enoch also played Adam in This is Christmas.{{Citation |last=Foggin |first=Chris |title=This Is Christmas |date=2022-12-09 |type=Comedy, Drama, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22302170/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |others=Alfred Enoch, Kaya Scodelario, Timothy Spall |publisher=Vertigo Films, Media Script Checks, Sky}}
In 2023, Enoch played Pete in the TV series The Couple Next Door{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2023-03-29 |title=Starz & Channel 4 Greenlight Psychological Thriller 'The Couple Next Door' With Eleanor Tomlinson & Sam Heughan |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/starz-channel-4-greenlight-psychological-thriller-the-couple-next-door-with-eleanor-tomlinson-sam-heughan-1235312364/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} and Tom in The Critic.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2023-09-12 |title=The Critic review – a devious Ian McKellen anchors uneven thriller |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/11/the-critic-review-ian-mckellen |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} He played Gabe on the BBC audio drama People Who Knew Me that same year.{{Cite web |title=BBC Sounds - People Who Knew Me - Available Episodes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0fds1bs |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}
In 2025, Enoch portrayed Mr (Doctor) Lidderdale in the four-part BBC historical television series Miss Austen.{{Cite web |last=Szalai |first=Georg |date=2025-02-02 |title=‘Miss Austen’: Did Jane Austen’s Sister Burn the Author’s Letters Out of Cultural Vandalism or Love? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/miss-austen-series-jane-austen-letters-burned-vandalism-love-feminist-1236118375/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Theatre
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | rowspan="7"|Dean Thomas | |
| 2002
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
| 2004
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
| 2005
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
| 2007
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |
| 2009
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |
| 2011
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | |
| rowspan="2"|2020
| Antônio Rodrigues |
| Tigers
| Ryan |
| 2022
| Adam |
| 2023
| Tom Tunner | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Sam Taylor | Episode #1.1 |
| Mount Pleasant
| Alex | Episode #3.7 |
| 2014
| Sherlock | Stephen Bainbridge | Episode: "The Sign of Three" |
| 2014–2017, 2019–2020 | Wesley "Wes" Gibbins | Main role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2018
| Aeneas | Main role |
| 2019
| Trust Me | Jamie McCain | Main role (season 2) |
| 2021–2023
| Raych Seldon | Recurring role; 6 episodes (season 1), 2 episodes (season 2) |
| 2022
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Himself | HBO Max Special |
| 2023
| Pete | Lead role |
| 2025
| Mr (Doctor) Lidderdale | 4 episodes |
Audio
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2007
|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |rowspan="4"|Dean Thomas |rowspan="4"|Credited as Alfie Enoch |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
=Audiobooks=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Author !Notes |
| rowspan="2"|2020
|SJ King |DK Audio |
| How the Beetle Got Its Colours
|Brazilian folktale |
| 2021
|Eddie Robson |
| rowspan="3"|2022
|120th anniversary of The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
| My Sweet Orange Tree
|Audible Studios |
| Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman |
| 2023
|Penguin Audio |
=Audio dramas=
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result |
| 2015
| rowspan="3" |NAACP Image Award | rowspan="3" |Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | rowspan="4" |How to Get Away with Murder |{{nom}} |
| 2016
|{{nom}} |
| 2017
|{{nom}} |
| 2018
|[https://essex-tv.co.uk/meet-2018s-iara-awards-nominees/ IARA AWARDS] |Best Young Actor |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|2021
|Canada Lee Award | rowspan="2" |Executive Order（Medida Provisória） |{{win}} |
| FESTin
|Best Actor Award |{{win}} |
| 2023
|Best Actor |Nominated |
References
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External links
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