Elliot Knight is an English actor. He made his acting debut as the

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on the

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action-adventure series '' Sinbad'' (2012). Continuing to work on television, Knight appeared as a series regular on the

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crime drama '' By Any Means'' (2013), the CBS mystery ''

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'', and

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comedy-drama ''

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'' (2018), in addition to portraying

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on the ABC fantasy '' Once Upon a Time'' (2015) and Don Hall / Dove on the

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'' (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), and '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II'' (2022).

Early life and education

Knight was born in

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to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who are both teachers. His father works at Broadway Secondary School in

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, Birmingham. He was a pupil at King Edward VI Aston School and studied subsequently at the

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, where he graduated with a BA (Hon) degree in 2011.

Career

In June 2011,

announced that Knight had won the lead role in the television drama '' Sinbad'' which was his first professional role. The series premiered in July 2012. In 2013, Knight joined the cast of BBC crime drama '' By Any Means''. In 2015, Knight was cast to play Merlin in the fifth season of '' Once Upon a Time''. In March 2017, Knight was cast as Wes Charles in The CW series ''

''. The series was picked up in May for a midseason premiere some time in 2018. In 2020, Knight starred opposite

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and

Joely Richardson Joely Kim Richardson (born 9 January 1965) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Julia McNamara in the FX drama series '' Nip/Tuck'' (2003–10) and Katherine Parr in the Showtime series ''The Tudors'' (2010). She has also appear ...

in the sci-fi cosmic horror film '' Color Out of Space'', directed by Richard Stanley. In 2021, Knight was cast as Officer Chadwick in season 5 of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom.

Personal life

Knight is openly queer.

Filmography

References

External links

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