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Elliot Knight is an English actor. He made his acting debut as the title character on the Sky1 action-adventure series Sinbad (2012). Continuing to work on television, Knight appeared as a series regular on the BBC One crime drama By Any Means (2013), the CBS mystery American Gothic, and The CW comedy-drama Life Sentence (2018), in addition to portraying Merlin on the ABC fantasy Once Upon a Time (2015) and Don Hall / Dove on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero drama Titans (2018; 2021). On film, he appeared in the science fiction horror Color Out of Space (2020). Knight also portrayed Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick in the first-person shooters' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022).

Elliot Knight
Born	West Bromwich, West Midlands, UK
Alma mater	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester School of Theatre
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Sinbad as Sinbad Once Upon a Time as Merlin How to Get Away With Murder as Aiden Walker Life Sentence as Wes Charles Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as Kyle "Gaz" Garrick Color Out of Space as Ward Phillips

Early life and education

Knight was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who are both teachers.[1] His father works at Broadway Secondary School in Perry Barr, Birmingham. He was a pupil at King Edward VI Aston School and studied subsequently at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre,[2] where he graduated with a BA (Hon) degree in 2011.[3][4]

Career

In June 2011, Sky1 announced that Knight had won the lead role in the television drama Sinbad which was his first professional role.[3] The series premiered in July 2012. In 2013, Knight joined the cast of BBC crime drama By Any Means.[5] In 2015, Knight was cast to play Merlin in the fifth season of Once Upon a Time.[6]

In March 2017, Knight was cast as Wes Charles in The CW series Life Sentence.[7] The series was picked up in May for a midseason premiere some time in 2018.[8][9]

In 2020, Knight starred opposite Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson in the sci-fi cosmic horror film Color Out of Space, directed by Richard Stanley.[10]

In 2021, Knight was cast as Officer Chadwick in season 5 of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom.[11]

Personal life

Knight is openly queer.[12]

Filmography

Film and television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Sinbad	Sinbad	Lead role, 12 episodes
2013	Law & Order: UK	Neil Jenkins	1 episode
2013	By Any Means	Charlie O' Brien	Main role, 6 episodes
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Aiden Walker	2 episodes
2015	Once Upon a Time	Merlin	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2016	American Gothic	Brady Ross	Main role
2016	Billionaire Ransom	Marsac	Film
2016	No Tomorrow	Graham	1 episode
2017	400 Boys	B-Big
2018	Life Sentence	Wes Charles	Main role; 13 episodes
2018	Titans	Don Hall / Dove	2 episodes
2020	Color Out of Space	Ward Phillips

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Kyle "Gaz" Garrick	Playable Character. Voice and motion capture performance [13]
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

References

External links

• Elliot Knight at IMDb
• Elliot Knight at Payne Management

На других языках

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[de] Elliot Knight

Elliot Knight (* 10. Juli 1990) ist ein britischer Schauspieler, der durch seine Rolle als Sindbad in der britischen Fernsehserie Sindbad bekannt wurde.

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- [en] Elliot Knight

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[ru] Найт, Эллиот

Э́ллиот Найт (англ. Elliot Knight; род. 10 июля 1990, Бирмингем) — английский актёр. Наиболее известен ролям в телесериалах «Синдбад», «Однажды в сказке», «Американская готика» и «Пожизненный приговор».

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