Marc Elliott

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1991–present

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EastEnders (2009–2012)
Holby City (2016–2017, 2019)

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Marc Elliott is an English actor. He won a British Soap Award for his role as Syed Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2009–2012). He has since played Isaac Mayfield in the medical drama Holby City (2016–2019).{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/characters/syed-masood.shtml|title=About Marc Elliott|publisher=BBC|accessdate=29 April 2010}} He is also known for his theatre work.

Personal life

Elliott was born to a Scottish father and an Anglo-Indian mother, and grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/the_wrap/galleries/4601/3/#gallery4601|title= EastEnders' Syed Masood |publisher=BBC Asian Network}} He has a twin sister{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/146588-marc-elliott-plans-festive-tv/|title=Marc Elliott plans festive TV|date=24 December 2009|publisher=STV|accessdate=26 May 2010}} and an older sister. Elliott attended Warwick School, an independent boys' school.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a183586/elliott-eastenders-ruined-my-birthday.html|title=Elliott: 'EastEnders' ruined my birthday'|first=Catriona|last=Wightman|work=Digital Spy|date=25 October 2009|accessdate=26 October 2009}}

Career

Before his television and stage debuts, Elliott's career began in radio hosting on various BBC radio stations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.offshoremusicradio.com/marcelliott.php|title=Marc Elliott Radio}}

Elliott has appeared in a number of productions at Stratford-Upon-Avon's Royal Shakespeare Theatre while studying at Warwick School. In 2006, he joined the cast of the acclaimed Royal National Production and following tour of The History Boys. With a mainly theatrical background before joining EastEnders he has appeared in Holby City and The Bill.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/characters_cast/interview/interview_marc_e.shtml#5|title=Interview|publisher=BBC|accessdate=14 April 2009}}

In 2009, Elliott was cast as Syed Masood in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a147354/marc-elliott-cast-as-enders-syed-masood.html|title= Marc Elliott cast as 'Enders Syed Masood|work=Digital Spy|date=20 February 2009|accessdate=29 April 2010}} and he won the 2010 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer for this role. Syed was a gay Muslim struggling with his sexuality, family expectations and religion: his defining storyline was his gay affair with Christian Clarke. In September 2012, he announced he was leaving the soap, and on 15 November 2012 he made his last appearance.{{Cite web|url=https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/dec/01/eastenders-syed-and-christian-leave|title=EastEnders: Syed and Christian finally leave the Square|website=The Guardian|date=1 December 2012|accessdate=2 May 2022}}

After leaving EastEnders, Elliott joined the cast of Tape in the West End.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a408947/eastenders-star-marc-elliott-joins-west-end-play-tape.html|title='EastEnders' star Marc Elliott joins West End play 'Tape'|work= Digital Spy|accessdate=16 November 2012 | location=London | date=16 November 2012}} In November 2013, Elliott appeared with The History Boys at the National Theatre 50 Years on Stage production, broadcast live by BBC Worldwide. In 2014 he appeared in Midsomer Murders: Wild Harvest and in the UK premiere of Urinetown: The Musical at St. James Theatre, as Mr. McQueen. He reprised his role in Urinetown with the West End transfer of the musical to the Apollo Theatre. In June 2016, Elliott made his first appearance as doctor Isaac Mayfield in the BBC medical drama Holby City.{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=David|title=EastEnders star Marc Elliott joins Holby City – see the first-look pictures|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-04-13/eastenders-star-marc-elliott-joins-holby-city---see-the-first-look-pictures|website=Radio Times|accessdate=16 April 2016}} Since leaving Holby City in 2017, Elliot has continued to appear in stage productions across the UK. In 2019, he reprised his role in Holby City for a short stint.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Rebecca-Trehearn-Marc-Elliot-Amy-Ellen-Richardson-and-More-Star-in-Nottingham-Playhouses-SWEET-CHARITY-20180726|title=Rebecca Trehearn, Marc Elliot, Amy Ellen Richardson, and More Star in Nottingham Playhouse's SWEET CHARITY|author=BWW News Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-31}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Marc-Elliot/|title=Marc Elliot Theatre Credits|website=www.broadwayworld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-31}} In 2022 he appeared in the BBC’s Call the Midwife as Anglo Indian train driver Lionel Corbett in a train crash disaster.

Filmography

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2004

| Mile High

| Journalist

| 1 episode

2006

| Lewis

| Hal Bose

| 1 episode

2008

| The Bill

| Robbie Nash

| 1 episode

2008

| The Invisibles

| Lee Ellis

| 1 episode

2008

|M.I. High

|Jerome

|1 episode

2009

| Holby City

| Nick Michaels

| 1 episode

2009

| Diego's Story

| Diego

| Short film

2009–2012

| EastEnders

| Syed Masood

| Series regular

2014

| Midsomer Murders

| Nick Iver

| 1 episode

2016–2017, 2019

| ''Holby City

| Isaac Mayfield

| Series regular

2022

| Call the Midwife

| Lionel Corbett

| 2 episodes

2023

|Juice

|Dan

|1 episode

Stage

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1991–1991 \| Julius Caesar \| Lucius \| rowspan="2" \| Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon / Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1992–1993 \| The Winter's Tale \| Mamillius
1994 \| Macbeth \| Fleance \| Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
1995 \| Lord of the Flies \| Jack \| The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
2005–2007 \| The History Boys \| Akthar \| UK tour / Wyndham's Theatre, London
2012 \| Tape \| Vince \| Trafalgar Studios, London
2014 \| Urinetown: The Musical \| Mr. McQueen \| St. James Theatre / Apollo Theatre, London
2014 \| City of Angels \| Pancho Vargas / Lieutenant Munoz \| Donmar Warehouse, London
2015 \| See What I Wanna See \| Thief / Reporter \| Jermyn Street Theatre, London
2015 \| Into the Woods \| Rapunzel's Prince \| Royal Exchange, Manchester
2018 \| Othello \| Roderigo / Lodovico \| Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
2018 \| Sweet Chariot \| Oscar \| Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
2018–2019 \| Macbeth \| Ross \| Globe Theatre, London
2019 \| The Girl on the Train \| Kamal Abdic \| Duke of York's Theatre, London
2020 \| City of Angels \| Pancho Vargas / Lieutenant Munoz \| Garrick Theatre, London
2021–2022 \| She Loves Me \| Ladislav Sipos \| Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2022–2023 \| The Father and the Assassin \| Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru \| National Theatre, London
2025 \| More Life \| Victor \| Royal Court Theatre, London

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1991–1991

| Julius Caesar

| Lucius

| rowspan="2" | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon / Theatre Royal, Newcastle

1992–1993

| The Winter's Tale

| Mamillius