Elliot Knight
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]
Elliot Knight
Actor
2011–present
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
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]