Emun Elliott

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| birth_name = Emun John Mohammadi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

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| alma_mater = Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2005–present

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Emun Elliott (born 28 November 1983) is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox, Richie in Threesome, John Moray in The Paradise, Kenny in Guilt, and Tony Brightwell in The Gold.

Background

Elliott was born in 1983 in Edinburgh as Emun John Mohammadi.{{Cite web|first=Susan|last=Swarbrick|url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/15455604.blood-walls-emun-elliott-new-bbc-drama-trust/ | title="There was blood up the walls ..." Emun Elliott on new BBC drama Trust Me |work=heraldscotland.com|date=5 August 2017}} His father is of Persian descent; his mother is Scottish.{{Cite web |url= http://angel.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/north-london-actor-emun-elliott-on-why-prometheus-is-a-big-deal-41004/ |title=North London actor Emun Elliott on why Prometheus is a big deal {{!}} Angel Magazine |access-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121111222953/http://angel.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/north-london-actor-emun-elliott-on-why-prometheus-is-a-big-deal-41004/ |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead}} He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen.{{cite news |title=Emun Elliott: Keep an eye on this one to watch!...

|url= http://living.scotsman.com/tvradio/Emun-Elliott-Keep-an-eye.5887231.jp |author=Dick, Sandra |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=5 December 2009 |access-date=24 December 2009}} Dropping out of university after a year,{{cite news |title=Emun Elliot goes from tough squaddie in hit play to scientist in sci-fi drama

|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2009/11/22/emun-elliot-goes-from-tough-squaddie-in-hit-play-to-scientist-in-sci-fi-drama-86908-21841269/|author=Hendry, Steve |newspaper=Daily Record |date=22 November 2009 |access-date=24 December 2009}} he went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career

Elliott's television credits include Monarch of the Glen, Feel the Force, Afterlife and Paradox, in which he played the lead role of Dr Christian King. He also played Jay Adams in the BBC Three drama Lip Service,[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/09_september/17/lip_service5.shtml BBC - Press Office - Lip Service press pack: Emun Elliot plays Jay] Retrieved 17 September 2010. and appeared in an episode of Inspector George Gently,[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/09/gently.shtml BBC - Press Office - Inspector George Gently back for two new single dramas on BBC One] Retrieved 9 March 2010. and in the crime drama Vera.

Elliott made his film debut in The Clan (2009). He appeared in Black Death (2010) and Strawberry Fields (2011). He has lent his voice to the radio dramas Places in Between and Black Watch.[http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=s173_4 National Theatre of Scotland - Emun Elliott as Fraz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920021821/https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=s173_4 |date=20 September 2016 }} Retrieved 24 December 2009.

On stage, Elliott has appeared in Black Watch as Private Fraser, a role he played for two and a half years with the National Theatre of Scotland. In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of Measure for Measure at the Almeida Theatre.

In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by Screen International.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/16/paradox4.shtml BBC - Press Office - Paradox press pack: Emun Elliot is Dr Christian King] Retrieved 24 December 2009.

Elliott starred as Richie, a gay man who gets his friend pregnant, in the Comedy Central sitcom Threesome.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}. He appeared as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the BBC One series The Paradise and played Andrew Brenner in the BBC One drama Trust Me. In 2019, he played Kenny Burns in the BBC Scotland drama Guilt.

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2005

|Monarch of the Glen

| Danny

| Episode 7.5

rowspan="2"| 2006

| Feel the Force

| PC MacGregor

Afterlife

| Tariq

| Roadside Bouquets

2009

| Paradox

| Dr Christian King

rowspan="2"| 2010

| Lip Service

| Jay

Inspector George Gently

| Damien Barratt

| Peace And Love

rowspan="2"| 2011

| Vera

| James Bennett

| Telling Tales (S1, Ep2)

Game of Thrones

| Marillion

2011–2012

| Threesome

| Richie

rowspan="3"| 2012

| Labyrinth

| Guilhem Du Mas

The Paradise

| John Moray

Falcón

| Basilio Sánchez

2013

| Rubenesque

| Grant

2016

| Jonathan Creek

| Stephen Belkin

| Christmas special: "Daemon's Roost"

2017

| Clique

| Alistair McDermid

| Series 1

2017

| Trust Me

| Andy Brenner

| Series 1

2019–2023

| Guilt

| Kenny Burns

| Series 1-3

2022

| The Rig

| Leck Longman

2023

| The Gold

| Tony Brightwell

2024

| Sexy Beast

| Don Logan

| Main cast

=Film=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"
Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="1" \| 2007 \| Then a Summer Starts \| Luke \|
rowspan="1"\| 2009 \| The Clan \| Cal McKinley \|
rowspan="1"\| 2010 \| Black Death \| Swire \|
rowspan="2"\| 2012 \| Prometheus \| Chance \|
Strawberry Fields \| Kev \|
rowspan="2"\| 2013 \| Filth \| Peter Inglis \|
The Ring Cycle \| Richard \| Short film
rowspan="1"\| 2014 \| Exodus: Gods and Kings \| \|
rowspan="2"\| 2015 \| Scottish Mussel \| Leon \|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens \| Brance \|
rowspan="1"\| 2017 \| 6 Days \| Roy \|
2018 \| Tell It to the Bees \| Robert Weekes \|
2021 \| Old \| Adult Trent Cappa \|
2021 \| The King's Man \| Black Watch Sergeant Major \|

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"

Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="1" | 2007

| Then a Summer Starts

| Luke

rowspan="1"| 2009

| The Clan

| Cal McKinley

rowspan="1"| 2010

| Black Death

| Swire

rowspan="2"| 2012

| Prometheus

| Chance

Strawberry Fields

| Kev

rowspan="2"| 2013

| Filth

| Peter Inglis

The Ring Cycle

| Richard

| Short film

rowspan="1"| 2014

| Exodus: Gods and Kings

rowspan="2"| 2015

| Scottish Mussel

| Leon

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

| Brance

rowspan="1"| 2017

| 6 Days

| Roy

2018

| Tell It to the Bees

| Robert Weekes

2021

| Old

| Adult Trent Cappa

2021

| The King's Man

| Black Watch Sergeant Major

Theatre

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"
Year ! Play ! Role ! Theatre ! Notes
rowspan="1" \| 2015 \| Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge \| Marco \|Young Vic, London \|
rowspan= “1” \| 2016 \| Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet \| Pierre LaPorte \|Garrick Theatre, London \|
rowspan="1" \| 2017 \| Fatherland \| \|Royal Exchange, Manchester \|
rowspan="1" \| 2019 \|The Rose Tattoo \| Alvaro Mangiacavallo \|American Airlines Theater, New York City \|

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;"

Year

! Play

! Role

! Theatre

! Notes

rowspan="1" | 2015

| Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge

| Marco

|Young Vic, London

rowspan= “1” | 2016

| Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet