# Elliot Cowan

Elliot Aidan Cowan (born 9 July 1976) is a British film and television actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in Ultimate Force, Mr Darcy in Lost in Austen, and Ptolemy in the 2004 film Alexander. He also starred as Lorenzo de' Medici in Da Vinci's Demons and Daron-Vex in Krypton. Cowan recently played King Henry VII in Starz's The Spanish Princess and featured in the Hulu miniseries Black Cake.

## Early life and education

Born in London, Cowan was brought up in Colchester, Essex. He is the son of a consultant physician and a charity worker, and has a younger brother and sister.
Cowan boarded at Uppingham School in Rutland. He later obtained a first class degree in drama at the University of Birmingham, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, from which he graduated in July 2001. From 1994 to 1996, Cowan was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. He plays guitar and cello, and has worked with the London Sinfonia.

## Career

Cowan's television credits include Judge John Deed, Ultimate Force, Jonathan Creek, Poirot, Foyle's War, The Ruby in the Smoke, Lost in Austen and the television movie The Project.
Cowan has appeared in the films The Golden Compass, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, Love and Other Disasters, and Howl. His theatre work includes productions of The Revenger's Tragedy, Women Beware Women, Henry V, The Seagull and Camille.
He played Stanley Kowalski in the 2009 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse, and was a lead in Les Blancs at the National Theatre in 2016.
He played Macbeth at the Globe Theatre from 23 April- 27 June 2010 alongside Laura Rogers as Lady Macbeth.
He starred as Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End from 4 November 2010 to 19 February 2011.
As of 2010, he voiced Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye 007 for the Wii console, also providing his likeness.

## Personal life

He lives in Dalston, London. On 7 August 2011, Elliot swam the 16 miles (26 km) long Lake Zurich Swim race, to raise funds for the Neonatal Unit at Guy's and St. Thomas's in memory of Alfie Blacksell.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Alexander | Ptolemy | |
| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters | James Wildstone | |
| 2007 | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | James McDowell | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Commanding Officer | |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Bookshop Assistant | |
| 2010 | Max Schmeling | Alan Walken | |
| 2011 | Gee Gee | Gee Gee | Short film |
| 2011 | The Door | Edward Arlington | Short film |
| 2012 | Leyman's Curse | Hunter | Short film |
| 2013 | Hammer of the Gods | Hakan | |
| 2014 | The Protagonist | Alexander Croxford | Short film |
| 2015 | Howl | Adrian | |
| 2015 | Narcopolis | Frank Grieves | |
| 2015 | The Maltese Fighter | Opponent Boxer | Short film |
| 2015 | We Are Happy | Paul | Short film |
| 2016 | Angel of Decay | Bob | |
| 2017 | Butterfly Kisses | Billy | |
| 2017 | Muse | Samuel Solomon | |
| 2017 | Spitball | Timothy | Short film |
| 2018 | All the Devil's Men | Terry McKnight | |
| 2018 | Sydney | Stefan | Short film |
| 2019 | The Battle of San Pietro | John Huston | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Glen Burroughs | Episode: "Duty of Care" |
| 2001 | Jonathan Creek | Tom | Episode: "Satan's Chimney" |
| 2002 | The Project | Gavin | TV film |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Peter Buckingham | Episode: "A Lesson in Murder" |
| 2002 | Real Crime | Bakery Worker | Episode: "Cracking the Killer's Code" |
| 2002–2003 | Ultimate Force | Corporal Jem Poynton | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Spine Chillers | Dean | Episode: "Goths" |
| 2004 | Dirty Filthy Love | Gareth | TV film |
| 2005 | Egypt | Champollion | 2 episodes: "The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone" and "The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs" |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | David Hunter | Episode: "Taken at the Flood" |
| 2006 | The Ruby in the Smoke | Hendrick Van Eeden | TV film |
| 2007 | The Mark of Cain | Captain Worriss | TV film |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen | Mr. Darcy | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | In Love with Barbara | Alexander "Sacchie" McCorquodale | TV film |
| 2009 | The Fixer | Matthew Symmonds | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Wally Hudd | Episode: "They Do It with Mirrors" |
| 2011 | Marchlands | Mark Ashburn | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Sinbad | Gunnar | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Doors Open | Bruce Cameron | TV film |
| 2013 | Luther | Tom Marwood | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Stephen Pembridge | Episode: "The Rabbit Never Escapes" |
| 2013–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Lorenzo de' Medici | 25 episodes |
| 2014 | Cilla | George Martin | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Sir Bentley Warburton | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Life in Squares | Roger Fry | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Serial Thriller | Bob | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Critical | Tom Farrow | Episode #1.5 |
| 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Abrican | 13 episodes |
| 2018 | Innocent | Tom Wilson | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Krypton | Daron-Vex | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | The Spanish Princess | Henry VII, King of England | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Peaky Blinders | Michael Levitt | Episode: "Black Tuesday" |
| 2020 | Death in Paradise | Aaron McCormack | Episode: "La Murder Le Diablé" |
| 2021 | Foundation | Director Lewis Pirenne | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | The Crown | Norton Knatchbull | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Black Cake | Steve | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Fifteen-Love | Adam Jaffe | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | The Jetty | Russell Knightly | 2 episodes |
| TBA | King and Conqueror | Sweyn | In production |

### Videogames

| Year | Game | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Ser Perth | |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Ser Varal | |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Lothering Templar | |
| 2010 | GoldenEye 007 | Alec Trevelyan | Voice role |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional voices | |
| 2017 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III | Autarch Kyre / Orks (voice) | |
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Vili | Voice role |
| 2021 | Necromunda: Hired Gun | Various voices | |
| 2021 | Bravely Default II | Bernard | |

### Theatre

| Year | Show | Role | Theatre |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | Jim Reston | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2019 | A Doll's House | Tom | Lyric Hammersmith |
| 2021 | 2:22 A Ghost Story | Sam | Gielgud Theatre |
| 2023 | A Little Life | Brother Luke / Dr. Traylor / Caleb | Harold Pinter Theatre |