Marc Gilbert F Elliott (born 19 October 1979) is an English actor from

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-we ...

, England, who is known for his role as

Syed Masood Syed Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Marc Elliott, and first appeared on screen on 21 April 2009. Syed is a British Pakistani and is the eldest son of Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and Zainab Mas ...

in the BBC television soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

''.

Personal life

Elliott was born on 19 October 1979 to a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

father and an Anglo-Indian mother, and was educated at Warwick School, an independent boys' school. He has a twin sister called Sophie and an older sister called Melissa.

Career

Before his television and stage debuts, Elliott's career began in radio hosting on various BBC radio stations. Elliott has appeared in a number of productions at Stratford-Upon-Avon's Royal Shakespeare Theatre while studying at Warwick School. In 2006, he joined the cast of the acclaimed Royal National Production and following tour of '' The History Boys''. With a mainly theatrical background before joining ''EastEnders'' he has appeared in ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'' and '' The Bill''. In 2009, Elliott was cast as

in the BBC soap opera, ''

'' and he won the 2010 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer for this role. Syed was a gay Muslim struggling with his sexuality, family expectations and religion: his defining storyline was his gay affair with Christian Clarke. In September 2012, he announced he was leaving the soap, and on 15 November 2012 he made his last appearance. After leaving ''EastEnders'', Elliott joined the cast of ''

Tape Tape or Tapes may refer to: Material A long, narrow, thin strip of material (see also Ribbon (disambiguation): Adhesive tapes * Adhesive tape, any of many varieties of backing materials coated with an adhesive *Athletic tape, pressure-sensitiv ...

'' in the

West End West End most commonly refers to: * West End of London, an area of central London, England * West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England West End may also refer to: Pl ...

. In November 2013, Elliott appeared with ''The History Boys'' at the ''National Theatre 50 Years on Stage'' production, broadcast live by BBC Worldwide. In 2014 he appeared in ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of I ...

'': ''Wild Harvest'' and in the UK premiere of '' Urinetown: The Musical'' at

St. James Theatre The St. James Theatre, originally Erlanger's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore in a neo-Georgian style a ...

, as Mr. McQueen. He reprised his role in ''Urinetown'' with the West End transfer of the musical to the Apollo Theatre. In June 2016, Elliott made his first appearance as doctor

Isaac Mayfield ''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the sa ...

in the BBC medical drama ''

''. Since leaving ''Holby City'' in 2017, Elliot has continued to appear in stage productions across the UK. In 2019, he reprised his role in ''Holby City'' for a short stint. 2022 appeared in the BBC’s Call The Midwife as Anglo Indian train driver Lionel Corbett in a train crash disaster.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Marc British male actors of South Asian descent Living people 1979 births English people of Scottish descent British people of Indian descent British male stage actors British male soap opera actors British twins People from Stratford-upon-Avon People educated at Warwick School Anglo-Scots British male actors of Indian descent