Rick Cosnett

{{short description|Australian actor (born 1983)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Rick Cosnett

| image = Rick Cosnett at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg

| caption = Cosnett in 2015

| birth_name = Richard James Cosnett

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|4|6}}

| birth_place = Chegutu, Zimbabwe

| alma_mater =

| occupation = Actor, producer

| years_active = 2004–present

| parents =

| relatives = Hugh Grant (third cousin){{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Greg|title=Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!|url=http://greginhollywood.com/wednesday-morning-man-rick-cosnett-95691|publisher=greginhollywood.com|date=29 June 2014|access-date=2014-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205170607/http://greginhollywood.com/wednesday-morning-man-rick-cosnett-95691|archive-date=5 December 2014|url-status=live}}

}}

Richard James Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer.{{cite web|last=Cosnett|first=Rick|title=Hi Reddit! I'm Rick Cosnett, Zimbabwean/Australian actor playing Dr. Wes Maxfield on The Vampire Diaries. Nice to meet ya! Let loose!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1o8dlh/|publisher=Reddit|date=11 October 2013|access-date=2014-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327054455/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1o8dlh/|archive-date=27 March 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Oebel|first=Nicole|title=Exclusive interview with Rick Cosnett|url=http://www.myfanbase.de/vampire-diaries/interviews/?pid=18993|publisher=myFanbase|date=28 May 2014|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008005522/http://www.myfanbase.de/vampire-diaries/interviews/?pid=18993|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=live}} He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in The Vampire Diaries, Elias Harper in Quantico, and Eddie Thawne in The Flash.{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainment-focus.com/gay-focus-section/gay-focus-news/think-love-flash-star-rick-cosnett/|title=We think we're in love with The Flash star Rick Cosnett|access-date=1 December 2014|first=Pip|last=Ellwood|date=27 November 2014|work=Entertainment Focus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206051718/http://www.entertainment-focus.com/gay-focus-section/gay-focus-news/think-love-flash-star-rick-cosnett/|archive-date=6 December 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/vampire-diaries/articles/2014-05-28-rick-cosnett-ignorant-dr-wes|title=Rick Cosnett Dishes About Playing "Ignorant" Dr. Wes on The Vampire Diaries|access-date=1 December 2014|first=Carson|last=Blackwelder|date=28 May 2014|work=Wetpaint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050746/http://www.wetpaint.com/vampire-diaries/articles/2014-05-28-rick-cosnett-ignorant-dr-wes|archive-date=5 December 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2014/02/vampire-diaries-q-and-a-rick-cosnett-on-next-step-for-wes-desper/|title=Vampire Diaries Q&A: Rick Cosnett on Next Step For Wes, "Desperate Measures" to Come|access-date=1 December 2014|first=Jim|last=Halterman|date=6 February 2014|work=TV Fanatic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309122353/http://www.tvfanatic.com/2014/02/vampire-diaries-q-and-a-rick-cosnett-on-next-step-for-wes-desper/|archive-date=9 March 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://nukethefridge.com/2014/11/03/flash-exclusive-rick-cosnett-time-travel-professor-zoom/|title=THE FLASH Exclusive: Rick Cosnett on Time Travel and Professor Zoom|access-date=1 December 2014|first=Fred|last=Topel|date=3 November 2014|work=Nuke The Fridge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108022813/http://nukethefridge.com/2014/11/03/flash-exclusive-rick-cosnett-time-travel-professor-zoom/|archive-date=8 November 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/flashs-rick-cosnett-eddie-thawne-742121|title='The Flash's' Rick Cosnett on the Mystery of Eddie Thawne: Things Unravel Fast|access-date=1 December 2014|first=Philiana|last=Ng|date=21 October 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201004956/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/flashs-rick-cosnett-eddie-thawne-742121|archive-date=1 December 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Natalie|title='Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker To Co-Star In CW Pilot 'The Flash'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/flash-casting-rick-cosnett-danielle-panabaker-cw-671117/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=14 January 2014|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126115958/http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/flash-casting-rick-cosnett-danielle-panabaker-cw/|archive-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live}}