Emun Elliott
Introduction '''Emun John Elliott''' (born 28 November 1983) is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in ''Paradox'', Richie in ''Threesome'', John Moray in ''The Paradise'', and Kenny in ''Guilt''.
Background Elliott was born in 1983 in Edinburgh as Emun John Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent; his mother is Scottish. He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. Dropping out of university after a year, he went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Career Elliott's television credits include ''Monarch of the Glen'', ''Feel the Force'', ''Afterlife'' and ''Paradox'', in which he played the lead role of Dr Christian King. He also played Jay Adams in the BBC Three drama ''Lip Service'', and appeared in an episode of ''Inspector George Gently'', and in the crime drama ''Vera''.Elliott made his film debut in ''The Clan'' (2009). He appeared in ''Black Death'' (2010) and ''Strawberry Fields'' (2011). He has lent his voice to the radio dramas ''Places in Between'' and ''Black Watch''.On stage, Elliott has appeared in ''Black Watch'' as Private Fraser, a role he played for two-and-a-half years with the National Theatre of Scotland. In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of ''Measure for Measure'' at the Almeida Theatre.In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by ''Screen International''.Elliott starred as Richie, a gay man who gets his friend pregnant, in the Comedy Central sitcom ''Threesome''.. He appeared as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the BBC One series ''The Paradise'' and played Andrew Brenner in the BBC One drama ''Trust Me''. In 2019, he played Kenny Burns in the BBC Scotland drama ''Guilt''.
Filmography ===Television=== Year Title Role Notes2005''Monarch of the Glen'' Danny ''Episode 7.5'' Comedy-drama 2006 ''Feel the Force'' PC MacGregor Sitcom ''Afterlife'' Tariq ''Roadside Bouquets'' Supernatural drama 2009 ''Paradox'' Dr Christian King Sci-fi crime drama 2010 ''Lip Service'' Jay Drama ''Inspector George Gently'' Damien Barratt ''Peace And Love'' Period crime drama 2011 ''Vera'' James Bennett ''Telling Tales'' (S1, Ep2)  Crime drama ''Game of Thrones'' Marillion Epic fantasy drama 2011–2012 ''Threesome'' RichieSitcom 2012 ''Labyrinth'' Guilhem Du Mas  ''The Paradise'' John Moray Period drama ''Falcón'' Basilio Sánchez Police drama 2013 ''Rubenesque'' Grant Dramedy2016 ''Jonathan Creek'' Stephen Belkin  Christmas special 2017 ''Clique'' Alistair McDermid Series 1  Drama 2017 ''Trust Me'' Andy Brenner Series 1  Drama 2019–2023 ''Guilt'' Kenny Burns Series 1-3  Black comedy-drama 2022 ''The Rig'' Leck Longman Drama series 2023 ''The Gold'' Tony Brightwell Six-part drama-thriller 2024 ''Sexy Beast'' Don Logan Main cast===Film=== Year Film Role Notes 2007 ''Then a Summer Starts'' Luke 2009 ''The Clan'' Cal McKinley 2010 ''Black Death'' Swire  2012 ''Prometheus'' Chance Sci-fi ''Strawberry Fields'' Kev Drama 2013 ''Filth'' Peter Inglis ''The Ring Cycle'' Richard Short film 2014 ''Exodus: Gods and Kings'' 2015 ''Scottish Mussel'' Leon Comedy ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' Brance 2017 ''6 Days'' Roy Biographical action2018 ''Tell It to the Bees''Robert WeekesDrama Romance 2021 ''Old'' Adult Trent Cappa2021''The King's Man''Black Watch Sergeant Major
Theatre  Year Play Role Theatre Notes 2015 Arthur Miller's '' A View from the Bridge'' MarcoYoung Vic, London 2016 Lolita Chakrabarti's '' Red Velvet'' Pierre LaPorteGarrick Theatre, London 2017'' Fatherland''Royal Exchange, Manchester 2019''The Rose Tattoo'' Alvaro MangiacavalloAmerican Airlines Theater, New York City
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