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Elliot Knight

British actor (born 1990)

Field	Value
name	Elliot Knight
image	Knight in 2025.jpg
caption	Knight in 2025
birth_date
birth_place	Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
alma_mater	Manchester Metropolitan University
occupation	Actor
years_active	2011–present

Elliot Knight (born July 10, 1990) 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) hosts the Open Up podcast about "Real conversations with diverse artists opening up about their experiences behind-the-scenes of the entertainment industry".

Early life and education

Knight was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who were both teachers. His father worked 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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011.

Career

In June 2011, Sky1 announced that Knight had won the lead role in the television drama Sinbad which was his first professional role. 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 Life Sentence. The series was picked up in May for a midseason premiere some time in 2018.

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.

In 2021, Knight was cast as Officer Chadwick in season 5 of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom. In 2024, Knight appeared in the 4th season of The Boys on Amazon Prime Video as Colin, Frenchie's love interest.

In 2024, Knight guest-starred as Davide in the HBO comedy series "Hacks."

In 2025, Knight played a lead role in Countdown on Amazon Prime Video.

Personal life

Elliot Knight is openly queer.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Sinbad	Sinbad	Lead role, 12 episodes
2013	Law & Order: UK	Neil Jenkins	1 episode
2013	By Any Means	Charlie O' Brien	Main role, 6 episodes
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Aiden Walker	2 episodes
2015	Once Upon a Time	Merlin	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2016	American Gothic	Brady Ross	Main role
2016	Billionaire Ransom	Marsac	Film
2016	No Tomorrow	Graham	1 episode
2017	400 Boys	B-Big
2018	Life Sentence	Wes Charles	Main role; 13 episodes
2018	Titans	Don Hall / Dove	2 episodes
2019	Color Out of Space	Ward Phillips
2023	Your Lucky Day	Abraham
2024	The Boys	Colin Hauser	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2024	Hacks	Davide	1 episode
2025	Countdown	Keyonte Bell	Main role

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Kyle "Gaz" Garrick	Playable Character. Voice and motion capture performance
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2023	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	Voice and motion capture performance

References

[https://www.instagram.com/p/CfSI44MlNbZ/ the open up podcast on instagram] [@theopenuppod] "video of a section of the podcast alongside photo of the podcast' template" hosted by Elliot Knight 26 june 2022
Roz Loz. (8 July 2012). "Brummie actor Elliot Knight sets sail for fame as Sinbad". [[Sunday Mercury]].
(9 July 2012). "Elliot's ''Sinbad'' breaks hearts and records". [[Manchester School of Theatre]].
Catriona Wightman. (17 June 2011). "''Sinbad'' cast unveiled by Sky1". [[Digital Spy]].
"Elliot Knight". [[Manchester School of Theatre]].
(26 April 2013). "Warren Brown, Gina McKee, Elliot Knight to star in BBC1 drama ''By Any Means''". [[Radio Times]].
Patrick Hipes. (10 July 2015). "''Once Upon A Time'' Castings: Camelot Finds Its Merlin & Guinevere". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
Petski, Denise. (1 March 2017). "Elliot Knight Joins The CW's ''Life Sentence''".
Petski, Denise. (10 May 2017). "''Black Lightning'' & Lucy Hale's ''Life Sentence'' Picked Up To Series By The CW".
Petski, Denise. (18 May 2017). "The CW Fall 2017 Schedule: ''Arrow'' Moves To Thursday, ''Jane the Virgin'' To Friday".
Benardello, Karen. (January 23, 2020). "Interview: Elliot Knight Talks Color Out of Space". [[Shockya]]!.
{{IMDb episode
"Elliot Knight on Instagram: "Last night at @glsen LA was amazing. Hearing the strength and clarity of the voices of 2019 queer youth is SO INSPIRING. Bring the change that you know is right and believe in, you are right and you have ALL the power. Lead the world forward! I've been so fortunate to work with incredible queer voices in this industry and to be one myself, one thing is very clear & important to me: We are better & stronger together — all seen, all heard and all included! #GLSEN"".
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