Elliot Knight

Elliot Knight
Elliot Knight
Born	West Bromwich, West Midlands, UK
Alma mater	Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester School of Theatre;
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Notable work	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;

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), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022). and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023). Knight also (as of July 3 of 2023) host a podcast about "Real conversations with diverse artists opening up about their experiences behind-the-scenes of the entertainment industry".^[1]

Early life and education

Knight was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who are both teachers.^[2] 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,^[3] where he graduated with a BA (Hon) degree in 2011.^[4]^[5]

Career

In June 2011, Sky1 announced that Knight had won the lead role in the television drama Sinbad which was his first professional role.^[4] The series premiered in July 2012. In 2013, Knight joined the cast of BBC crime drama By Any Means.^[6] In 2015, Knight was cast to play Merlin in the fifth season of Once Upon a Time.^[7]

In March 2017, Knight was cast as Wes Charles in The CW series Life Sentence.^[8] The series was picked up in May for a midseason premiere some time in 2018.^[9]^[10]

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.^[11]

In 2021, Knight was cast as Officer Chadwick in season 5 of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom.^[12]

In 2024, Knight showed up in the 4th season of The Boys on Amazon Prime as Colin, Frenchie's love interest.

Personal life

Elliot Knight is openly queer.^[13]

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
2019	Color Out of Space	Ward Phillips
2023	Your Lucky Day	Abraham
2024	The Boys	Colin Hauser	Recurring role, 4 episodes

Video Games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Kyle "Gaz" Garrick	Playable Character. Voice and motion capture performance ^[14]
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2023	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III		Voice and motion capture performance