Emun Elliott

Emun Elliott
Born Edinburgh, Scotland
Years active 2005–present

Emun Elliott is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox, Richie in Threesome and John Moray in The Paradise.

Background

Elliott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland as Emun Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent and his mother is Scottish.[1] 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.[2] He dropped out of university after a year,[3] and went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[2]

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 plays Jay Adams in the BBC Three drama Lip Service,[2] an episode of Inspector George Gently,[4] and the crime drama Vera.[5]

Elliott made his film debut in The Clan (2009), and also appeared in Black Death (2010), opposite Sean Bean. He also appeared in the film Strawberry Fields.[5] He has lent his voice to the radio dramas Places in Between and Black Watch.[6]

On stage, Elliott has appeared in the critically acclaimed Black Watch as Private Fraser, a role he played for two and a half years with the National Theatre of Scotland.[3] In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of Measure for Measure at the Almeida Theatre, alongside Anna Maxwell Martin and Rory Kinnear.[5]

In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by industry magazine Screen International.[7]

One of Elliott's most recent roles was as Richie in the Comedy Central sitcom Threesome, written by Doctor Who scribe Tom MacRae. Richie is a gay man who gets his friend pregnant.

He starred as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the BBC One series The Paradise, alongside Scottish actress Joanna Vanderham.

In August 2017 Emun played Andrew Brenner in The BBC1 drama Trust Me alongside Jodie Whittaker.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Monarch of the Glen Danny Episode 7.5 (2005)
Comedy-Drama
2006 Feel the Force PC MacGregor Sitcom
Afterlife Tariq Roadside Bouquets (2006)
Supernatural Drama
2009 Paradox Dr Christian King Sci-fi Crime Drama
2010 Lip Service Jay Drama
Inspector George Gently Damien Barratt Peace And Love (2010)
Period Crime Drama
2011 Vera James Bennett Telling Tales (S1, Ep2, 2011)
Crime Drama
Game of Thrones Marillion Epic fantasy drama
2011–2012 Threesome Richie Sitcom
2012 Labyrinth Guilhem Du Mas
The Paradise John Moray Period drama
Falcón Basilio Sánchez Police drama
2013 Rubenesque Grant Dramedy
2016 Jonathon Creek Stephen Belkin Christmas Special (2016)
2017 Clique Alistair McDermid Series 1
Drama
2017 Trust Me Andy Brenner Series 1
Drama

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Then a Summer Starts Luke
2009 The Clan Cal McKinley
2010 Black Death Swire
2012 Prometheus Chance Sci-fi
Strawberry Fields Kev Drama
2013 Filth Peter Inglis
The Ring Cycle Richard Short film
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings
2015 The Scottish Mussel Leon Comedy
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Brance
2017 6 Days Roy Biographical action

Theatre

Year Play Role Theatre Notes
2015 Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge Marco Young Vic, London
2016 Lolita Chakrabarti’s Red Velvet Pierre LaPorte The Garrick, London
2017 Fatherland Royal Exchange, Manchester

References

  1. ↑ North London actor Emun Elliott on why Prometheus is a big deal | Angel Magazine
  2. 1 2 3 Dick, Sandra (5 December 2009). "Emun Elliott: Keep an eye on this one to watch!..." The Scotsman. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  3. 1 2 Hendry, Steve (22 November 2009). "Emun Elliot goes from tough squaddie in hit play to scientist in sci-fi drama". Daily Record. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  4. ↑ BBC - Press Office - Inspector George Gently back for two new single dramas on BBC One Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  5. 1 2 3 BBC - Press Office - Lip Service press pack: Emun Elliot plays Jay Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  6. ↑ National Theatre of Scotland - Emun Elliott as Fraz Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  7. ↑ BBC - Press Office - Paradox press pack: Emun Elliot is Dr Christian King Retrieved 2009-12-24.

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