Elliot Brown (born Elliot James Brown, 12 December 1991) is an

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

from Welwyn,

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Biography

Brown was born in

Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London. It was the second garden city in England (founded 1920) and one of the first new towns (designated 1948). It is unique in being both a garden city and a new town and ...

. Son of, Peter and Allison, he grew up with his sister Lydia and brother Myles in Welwyn,

. His Mother was once a singer with the band, ''Opus One'' whilst his Father is a freelance Dubbing Mixer. Brown is a nephew of actress and TV presenter,

Finola Hughes Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is an English actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas ''General Hospital'' and ''All My Children'', and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'', the sequel ...

who originated the role of Victoria the White Cat in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical,

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. Brown went to St Mary's Primary School before attending

Monk's Walk School Monk's Walk School is a secondary school with academy status located on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. It opened in 1964 and became an Academy in 2012. The school's motto is: "Excellence for All". The school's annu ...

; also attended by singer and presenter,

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded in ...

and golfer, Tom Lewis. In 2011, Brown got a scholarship for the acting course at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, in North London.

Career

Brown made his professional début in October 2010 appearing as ''Gallarius'' in Alban the Opera composed by

Tom Wiggall Tom Wiggall is a British composer who writes music for film and for the stage. He has taught composition in the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Conservatoire and Birkbeck, University of London, the Royal College of Music, North London Colleg ...

and libretto by John Mole at St Alban the Martyr Church,

Holborn Holborn ( or ) is a district in central London, which covers the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part ( St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London. The area has its roots ...

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directed by Beckie Mills. In March 2012 Brown workshopped, ''In 20 Years Time, When He Sees This...'' a new-play by BAFTA &

EMMY The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

award-winning writer, Richard Vincent with former

Sheffield Crucible The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971. Although it hosts regular theatrical performances, it is best known for hosting professional snooker's m ...

& Salisbury Playhouse artistic director, Deborah Paige.

The Barn Theatre presents...

In June 2011, Brown created the series ''The Barn Theatre presents...'' to raise money for The

Barn Theatre The Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, United States is one of the oldest summer stock theatres in the United States and the oldest one in Michigan. It also houses The Barn Theatre School. The barn theatre is just off the Sta ...

's Studio Project. 2011 Olivier Award winning actor,

Adrian Scarborough Adrian Philip Scarborough (born 10 May 1968) is an English actor. He has appeared in films including ''The Madness of King George'' (1994), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), ''The History Boys'' (2006), ''The King's Speech'' (2010 ...

was Brown's first guest on 19 June 2011 whilst on 24 July 2011,

joined Brown.

The Bush Theatre

In October 2010, Brown joined

The Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. The Bush Theatre strives to create a spa ...

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as a Young Producer for Josie Rourke's last schools season working on the outreach-programme ''What Do You Want?''. The season consisted of two school-themed plays, The Knowledge by John Donnelly and Little Platoons by Steve Waters starring

Joanne Froggatt Joanne Froggatt (born 23 August 1980) is a British actress. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series ''Downton Abbey''. For this role, she received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...

Tourettes: I Swear I Can Sing

Brown appeared on a BBC Documentary, ''Tourettes: I Swear I Can Sing'' which followed the life of Ruth Ojadi who has Tourette syndrome (TS) Brown attended a Tourettes Action meeting to talk to individuals with TS whilst preparing for a role at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with Richard Vincent. The documentary aired on BBC Three on 12 December 2011The documentary aired
on BBC Three on 12 December 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Elliot 1991 births Living people English male actors People from Welwyn