Elliot Levey

Career

Levey won Olivier awards for the roles of Herr Schultz in Cabaret (2022) and Tom Maschler in Giant (2025). Known for his work in British theatre, he has performed at the Donmar Warehouse, Almeida and National Theatres.

His work has included the 2004 revival of the National Theatre production of His Dark Materials, the 2013 Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus playing the tribune Brutus alongside Mark Gatiss and Tom Hiddleston and the premieres of the musical Take Flight (2007, Menier Theatre) and the Bennett play The Habit of Art (2010, National Theatre), along with Robespierre in Danton's Death alongside Toby Stephens (2010, National Theatre) and Don John in a 2011 production of Much Ado About Nothing alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate. In 2014 he played an American journalist in Ripper Street. In 2019 he played Judge Jeffreys in the ghost story Martin's Close for the BBC. In 2020, he portrayed David Briggs in the mini series Quiz. In 2021, he played in the movies The Amazing Mr Blunden and Smudged Smile. In 2022, he appeared in Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre, which was later shown on screens as part of National Theatre Live*.*

Personal life

Levey was educated at Clifton College before reading philosophy at Oxford University, where he met Emma Loach (daughter of director Ken Loach), whom he later married and with whom he has three sons. He is Jewish.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

References

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2. [[Royal National Theatre]] - Company Members - [http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/43079/company-members/elliot-levey.html Elliot Levey] {{Webarchive. link. (21 August 2010)
3. Spencer, Charles. (1 June 2011). "Much Ado About Nothing, Wyndham's Theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph.
4. (2020-05-31). "Quiz". Left Bank Pictures, ITV - Independent Television, AMC Networks.
5. Gatiss, Mark. (2021-12-24). "The Amazing Mr Blunden". Adorable Media.
6. Greenwood, Ella. "Smudged Smile". Broken Flames Productions, Candid Broads Productions.
7. Cooke, Dominic. (2023-04-20). "National Theatre Live: Good". Fictionhouse, Playful Productions.
8. Nathan, John. (22 July 2010). "Meet Ken Loach's Jewish son-in-law". [[The Jewish Chronicle]].
9. (27 June 2016). "Elliot Leavey on growing up Jewish in Leeds, becoming an actor and Tom Hiddleston's pants". Yorkshire Post.
10. (9 May 2022). "Elliot Levey wins Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical {{!}} Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard".
11. (6 October 2022). "'It's right and proper that Jews play Jews' says Elliot Levey as he prepares for his role in a new production of Good".
12. Grant, Brigit. (6 April 2022). ""I'm the Jew!"".
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18. "Review of On Ego".
19. "Henry IV Part II {{!}} Closed: 31 August 2005".
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22. "3 Sisters on Hope Street, a CurtainUp London review".