Elliot Levey (born 6 December 1973) is an English Olivier award winning actor.[1]
Elliot Levey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1973 Leeds, England. |
| Spouse | Emma Loach |
| Children | 3 |
Career
Olivier award winner for the role of Herr Shultz in Cabaret. Known for his work in British Theatre, he has performed at the Donmar Warehouse, Almeida and National Theatres.[1]
His work has included the 2004 revival of the National Theatre production of His Dark Materials, the 2013 Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus playing the tribune Brutus alongside Mark Gatiss and Tom Hiddleston and the premieres of the musical Take Flight (2007, Menier Theatre) and the Bennett play The Habit of Art (2010, National Theatre),[2] along with Robespierre in Danton's Death alongside Toby Stephens (2010, National Theatre) and Don John in a 2011 production of Much Ado About Nothing alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate.[3] In 2014 he played an American journalist in Ripper Street. In 2019 he played Judge Jeffreys in the ghost story Martin's Close for the BBC. In 2020, he portrayed David Briggs in the mini series Quiz.[4] In 2021, he played in the movies The Amazing Mr Blunden[5] and Smudged Smile.[6] In 2023, He appeared in the movie National Theatre Live: Good.[7]
Private life
Levey was educated at Clifton College before reading philosophy at Oxford University, where he met Emma Loach (daughter of director Ken Loach), whom he later married and with whom he has three sons.[8] He is Jewish.[9][10][11][12]