Cosmo Jarvis

Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan-Jarvis{{cite web |title=Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan-Jarvis - personal appointments |website=GOV.UK |date=17 December 2008 |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/qqOCVCqeCEg2dU-chZthFZokQ3E/appointments |access-date=11 June 2025}} was born in {{birth based on age as of date|34|2024|2|23|noage =y}} in New Jersey, U.S., to an Armenian-American mother and British father.{{Cite web |date=23 February 2024 |title='I went for it!': Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis on swords, samurai and working with De Niro |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/23/cosmo-jarvis-interview-samurai-epic-shogun |website=theguardian.com |language=en|quote =34-year-old }} He moved to England with his parents at the age of three months, and moved to Totnes, Devon, as a child, with his mother and younger brother.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/11/cosmo-jarvis-interview |title=Cosmo Jarvis: 'My generation is the worst' |last=Batey |first=Angus |date=11 August 2011 |website=The Guardian |access-date=7 February 2013}} About his nationality, Jarvis has said: "I came here [England] when I was a baby. I've never lived [in America] ... I don't feel a connection to anywhere."{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/23/cosmo-jarvis-interview-samurai-epic-shogun|title= 'I went for it!': Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis on swords, samurai and working with De Niro|language=en|date=23 February 2024|website =theguardian.com}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Max |date=1 December 2021 |title=Cosmo Jarvis: "I just want to live and die quietly" |url=https://squaremile.com/culture/film-tv/cosmo-jarvis-photoshoot-interview/ |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=Square Mile |language=en}}

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Jarvis confirmed his second album's title as Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? on his official Facebook page. The first single released from the album was "Gay Pirates", which was released on 23 January 2011. The single's music video was directed by Jarvis. The song was featured as Record of the Day{{cite web |url=http://www.recordoftheday.com/record-of-the-day/track.php?trackID=5870 |title=Gay Pirates – Cosmo Jarvis |publisher=Record of the Day |date=30 November 2010 |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114141926/http://www.recordoftheday.com/record-of-the-day/track.php?trackID=5870 |archive-date=14 January 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}} and AOL's Spinner video of the day.{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.com/video/gay-pirates/cosmo-jarvis/bc:742221592001 |title=Gay Pirates Video by Cosmo Jarvis – AOL Music |publisher=Music.aol.com |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929083915/http://music.aol.com/video/gay-pirates/cosmo-jarvis/bc:742221592001 |url-status=dead}}{{Failed verification|date=July 2017}} "Gay Pirates" was voted number 85 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011, which aired on Australia Day in 2012. The album itself was given an 8.5/10 rating from Soundblab album reviews.{{cite web|url=http://soundblab.com/content/content/view/id/4178 |title=Cosmo Jarvis – Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? – Review |publisher=Soundblab |access-date=31 December 2011}} He announced in an interview with TNC that he had begun work on his first feature film, called The Naughty Room.{{cite web|author=Interviews|url=http://www.thenewcurrent.com/2010/12/16/tnc-interview-cosmo-jarvis-part-2|title=TNC Interview: Cosmo Jarvis, Part 2|publisher=The New Current|access-date=31 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311203647/http://www.thenewcurrent.com/2010/12/16/tnc-interview-cosmo-jarvis-part-2/|archive-date=11 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

The film premiered on BBC Four on 20 August 2012, shortly after the release of Jarvis' third studio album, titled Think Bigger, the film includes multiple songs/variations of songs from the album in the soundtrack.{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2957/interview-cosmo-jarvis-on-the-naughty-room |title=Cosmo Jarvis Interview – The Naughty Room |work=TimeOut London |access-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914233532/http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2957/interview-cosmo-jarvis-on-the-naughty-room |archive-date=14 September 2012 |url-status=dead}} He toured the UK in late 2012 supporting Mad Dog Mcrea, for whom he penned the song "Waiting on the Hill". The comedy film Hawk(e): The Movie (2013) features several songs by Jarvis.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkethemovie.com|title=hawkethemovie.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516191528/http://hawkethemovie.com/|archive-date=16 May 2013|df=dmy-all}} In January 2013, "Love This" came in at number 59 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.{{cite web |title=60-41 {{!}} Hottest 100 – 2012 {{!}} triple j |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/12/countdown/60-41.htm |publisher=ABC.net.au |date=25 January 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013}} On 20 November 2020, Jarvis re-released his 2012 album Think Bigger as Think Bigger - (2020 Deluxe Edition), as the 2012 album was never fully released globally. The Think Bigger reissue contains all of its 11 original recordings remastered for 2020, plus a further nine bonus tracks from that same writing period, including five never before heard songs and four acoustic live 'bedroom' versions of key Think Bigger tracks.{{cite web|date=21 October 2020|title=Cosmo Jarvis' 'Think Bigger' Set For Deluxe Edition Reissue|url=http://wearecult.rocks/cosmo-jarvis-think-bigger-set-for-deluxe-edition-reissue|access-date=26 January 2021|website=We Are Cult|language=en-GB}}

Jarvis confirmed in 2025 that he is no longer active as a musician.{{Cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-03-17 |title=The dutiful method of Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/cosmo-jarvis-hype-interview-2025 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}

In 2015, Jarvis auditioned and was cast to portray the character of Sebastian in William Oldroyd's debut feature film Lady Macbeth.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/florence-pugh-cosmo-jarvis-cast-in-lady-macbeth/5094435.article|title=Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis cast in Lady Macbeth|publisher=Screendaily.com|date=22 September 2015}} Jarvis has starred in two stage plays directed by Richard Jones, the 2017 production of The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill at Park Avenue Armory in New York and The Twilight Zone at the Almeida Theatre in London.{{cite web|url=https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/cosmo-jarvis/|title=Cosmo Jarvis - The Artist Partnership}}

In 2019, his portrayal of Arm in the independent film Calm with Horses earned him a nomination as Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards 2020 and London Film Critics' Circle. Adapted from the short story of the same name from the collection Young Skins by Colin Barrett, Calm with Horses was received positively, with critics praising both Nick Rowland's work as a debut director and Jarvis' performance as Douglas Armstrong.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/15/calm-with-horses-review-irish-crime-clan-cosmo-jarvis-nick-rowland|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 March 2020 |title=Calm with Horses review – fear and loathing in Ireland's wild west |last=Kermode |first=Mark}} The film was released in the United States under the title The Shadow of Violence.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/movies/the-shadow-of-violence-review.html|work=The New York Times|date=20 July 2020 |title='The Shadow of Violence' Review: Behold, the Bad Man (Again) |last=Dargis |first=Manohla}} In 2020, Jarvis was a guest star on the fifth season of Peaky Blinders, as the character Barney.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45912599|title=Peaky Blinders: Hunger Games star Sam Claflin joins cast|publisher=BBC News|date=19 October 2018}} Following Peaky Blinders, Jarvis appeared in Nocturnal, Funny Face, The Evening Hour and Raised by Wolves.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4008605/|title= Cosmo Jarvis - IMDB|publisher=IMDb}}

In 2021, Jarvis was announced to star opposite Dakota Johnson in Netflix's adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/dakota-johnson-netflix-henry-golding-persuasion-cosmo-jarvis-suki-waterhouse-richard-e-grant-nikki-amuka-bird-1234754639/|title='Persuasion': Cosmo Jarvis To Star Opposite Dakota Johnson In Netflix & MRC Jane Austen Movie; Richard E. Grant, Suki Waterhouse, Nikki Amuka-Bird & More Join|work=Variety|date=17 May 2021}} He was also cast as John Blackthorne, a leading role opposite Hiroyuki Sanada in FX's 2024 limited-series Shōgun, the second TV adaptation of James Clavell's best-selling novel of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/shogun-fx-series-hiroyuki-sanada-cosmo-jarvis-1234980183/|title='Shogun' Series at FX Casts Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis in Lead Roles|work=Variety|date=24 May 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2 November 2023 |title='Shōgun' Trailer: Hiroyuki Sanada Headlines FX's Feudal Japan Epic, Which Brings James Clavell's Novel to Ambitious Life |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/shogun-trailer-hiroyuki-sanada-fx-hulu-1235776974/ |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} In 2022, Jarvis was nominated for Best Lead Performance in the British Independent Film Awards' new gender-neutral category for his performance in It Is In Us All. He was also nominated for Best International Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/aftersun-blue-jean-the-wonder-lead-bifa-2022-nominations/5176187.article|title='Aftersun', 'Blue Jean', 'The Wonder' lead Bifa 2022 nominations|publisher=Screen International|date=4 November 2022}}

{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/global/ifta-nominations-2023-list-1235544167/|title=Irish Film, TV Nominations 2023: 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' 'Bad Sisters' Lead With Most Nods|work=Variety|date=6 March 2023}}

FX's Shōgun premiered in February 2024, receiving critical acclaim worldwide.{{Cite web |title=SHOGUN 将軍 特集: レビュー・感想・解説／"2024年を代表する作品" 極大スケールが問答無用で面白い |url=https://eiga.com/special/shogun/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=映画.com |language=ja}} Jarvis' performance as John Blackthorne was described as a "force to be reckoned with" by IGN{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Samantha |date=2024-02-26 |title=Shōgun Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/shogun-review-fx-hulu |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=IGN |language=en}} and The Washington Post wrote that he "brilliantly channels" his role as the marooned English pilot in the historical drama.{{Cite news |last=Loofbourow |first=Lili |date=2024-02-27 |title=Review {{!}} FX's 'Shogun' is what thrillers wish they were |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/02/27/shogun-tv-review-fx/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} Empire described Jarvis as "compelling" and "magnetic". In his review, Nick Clark wrote for the Evening Standard, "Jarvis is one of those actors who is not just chameleonic – anyone who has seen him in Calm with Horses and then Persuasion can attest to his powers of transformation – but always brings so much more to a role than just speaking the words in order. It's the eyes; there's a whole lot going on behind them, and it means he's never less than compelling."{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Nick |date=2024-02-23 |title=Shogun on Disney+: prestige drama writ large |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/shogun-on-disney-review-cosmo-jarvis-anna-sawai-james-clavell-b1137500.html |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}

In 2025, Jarvis starred in the Australian prison drama Inside,{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2023-12-17 |title=Guy Pearce in Prison Drama 'Inside,' From Palme d'Or Winner Charles Williams (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/guy-pearce-inside-charles-williams-1235840636/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The Alto Knights, starring alongside Robert De Niro and directed by Barry Levinson,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cosmo-jarvis-wise-guys-de-niro-casting-1235307052/|title=Cosmo Jarvis to Star Alongside Robert De Niro in Barry Levinson's Gangster Drama 'Wise Guys' (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/film/robert-de-niro-to-star-opposite-himself-in-gangster-drama-wise-guys-3292522|title=Robert De Niro to star opposite himself in gangster drama 'Wise Guys'|work=NME|date=17 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/wise-guys-release-date-cast-plot/|title='Wise Guys': Cast, Release Date, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far About Robert De Niro's Next Mob Movie|publisher=Collider|date=18 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/aquaman-2-robert-de-niro-mobster-movie-release-dates-1235585303/|title='Aquaman 2' Keeps Jumping Around; Robert De Niro Mobster Pic Moves Later In 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=27 October 2023|access-date=27 October 2023}} and Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland's Warfare.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-03-28 |title=Kit Connor, Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter & Finn Bennett Round Out Lead Cast Of Ray Mendoza And Alex Garland's 'Warfare' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/warfare-kit-connor-cosmo-jarvis-will-poulter-finn-bennett-1235870690/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Jarvis' performance in Warfare as Navy SEAL veteran Elliot Miller was widely acclaimed by critics, with Aiden Kelly writing "Every actor does a fantastic job, particularly Cosmo Jarvis in a part that once again shows the rising newcomer’s incredible range." for Collider.{{Cite web |title=Warfare First Reviews: A Relentless Sensory Blitz That Will Shake You to Your Core |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/warfare-first-reviews/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=editorial.rottentomatoes.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Aidan |date=2025-03-28 |title='Warfare' Review: Alex Garland Ratchets Up the Real-Time Tension for One of His Best |url=https://collider.com/warfare-movie-review-a24/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Collider |language=en}}

In January 2025, Jarvis joined the cast of Guy Ritchie's Wife & Dog.{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2025-01-21 |title=‘Shogun’ Star Cosmo Jarvis Joins Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wife & Dog’ (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/cosmo-jarvis-wife-dog-guy-ritchie-shogun-1236278783/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} In March 2025, Jarvis joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.{{Cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |last2=Kroll |first2=Justin |date=March 4, 2025 |title='Shōgun' Star Cosmo Jarvis Joins Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' With Filming Underway In Morocco |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/shogun-star-cosmo-jarvis-joins-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-with-filming-underway-in-morocco-1236310317/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304165634/https://deadline.com/2025/03/shogun-star-cosmo-jarvis-joins-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-with-filming-underway-in-morocco-1236310317/ |archive-date=March 4, 2025 |access-date=March 4, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In April 2025, Jarvis was officially confirmed to return as John Blackthorne for the second season of Shōgun alongside Hiroyuki Sanada.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2025-04-30 |title=‘Shōgun’ Season 2: Cosmo Jarvis Rejoins Hiroyuki Sanada, Time Jump & More Details Revealed, Production Start Set |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/shogun-season-2-cosmo-jarvis-time-jump-detailsproduction-1236380765/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} In May 2025, Jarvis was announced to star as future Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in Young Stalin, a film based on the biography of the same name by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2025-05-15 |title=‘Shōgun’ Star Cosmo Jarvis to Lead ‘Young Stalin’ Biopic From ‘Zone of Interest’ Producer Access Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/cosmo-jarvis-joseph-stalin-biopic-young-stalin-1236398702/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Jarvis is married and has one child.{{Cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-03-17 |title=The dutiful method of Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/cosmo-jarvis-hype-interview-2025 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}

He has type 1 diabetes. He has been sober for 6 years as of 2025.{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=2020-03-07 |title=Cosmo Jarvis: ‘With acting, you come in, you blow everything you’ve got’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/07/cosmo-jarvis-interview-calm-with-horses |access-date=2025-05-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-03-17 |title=The dutiful method of Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/cosmo-jarvis-hype-interview-2025 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}

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