Elliot Levey
- Acting
- December 6, 1973 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Elliot Levey (born 6 December 1973, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is a double Olivier Award-winning English actor, primarily based in theatre. He read philosophy at Oxford University, where he met Emma Loach (daughter of Ken Loach), his wife; they have three sons. He won Olivier Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Cabaret, 2022) and Best Supporting Actor (Giant, 2025). In theatre he has performed at the National Theatre, RSC, Donmar Warehouse, and Almeida, with 7 West End and 1 Broadway shows (Giant, currently running). His film credits include The Queen (2006), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Murder on the Orient Express (2017). On television he is best known for playing Henry Kissinger in Watergate (2018) and Francesco Pazzi in Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015). He is represented by United Agents.
Known for
Filmography
- Giant
- Prima Facie · Thomas Buckley
- Malice · Austin Samuels
- Bookish · Inspector Bliss
- National Theatre Live: Good · Maurice
- Anne · Elkan Abrahamson
- The Amazing Mr. Blunden · Claverton
- Smudged Smile · John
- The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
- Truth Seekers · Publisher
- Quiz · David Briggs
- Martin's Close · Judge Jeffreys
- State of the Union · Chris
- Watergate · Henry Kissinger
- Black Earth Rising · Consultant Jacob Sayers
- Press · Matthew Harper
- The Child in Time · Prime Minister
- Murder on the Orient Express · Rabbi
- National Theatre Live: Saint Joan · Cauchon
- Fallen · Ethan Watkins
- Denial · Roger Levy
- The Chamber · Denholm
- A Midsummer Night's Dream · Philostrate
- Florence Foster Jenkins · Edgar Booth Cunningham, Jr.
- The Lady in the Van · Theatre Director
- Spooks: The Greater Good · Philip Emerson
- Jamaica Inn · Ambrose
- National Theatre Live: Coriolanus · Junius Brutus
- Philomena · Alex
- Man Down
- Truckers · AA Leader
- Ripper Street · Ralph Ackerman
- A Touch of Cloth · Aiden Hawkchurch
- Much Ado About Nothing · Don John
- National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art · Neil
- National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well · 1st Lord Dumaine
- Filth and Wisdom · Businessman
- The Queen · TV Director
- Beau Brummell: This Charming Man · Tailor
- Judas · Eliakim
- The Gospel of John · Nathanael
- The Life of Jesus · Nathanael
- A Lump In My Throat · Schmuley
- The Low Down · Peter
- Jesus · Tax Collector
- Holby City · Michael Townsend
- Casualty · Tim McCaffrey
- Lovejoy · Tony
- A Ghost Story for Christmas · Judge Jeffreys