Edward Akrout

Edward Akrout is a Franco-British artist and actor.

Early life Born in Paris, Akrout grew up between France and England. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne before attending Le Cours Florent in Paris for theatre, followed by time at the National Institute in Bucharest. He lives between London, New York and Paris.

Akrout moved to England where he studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Since graduating in 2008, Akrout has been prominent on both the screen and the stage.

He is the grandson of Air Commodore Anthony Norman Davis (1918–1988) a British Royal Air Force officer who was a pilot during the Second World War.

Career Akrout is best known for his role as The Dauphin in The Hollow Crown. Other notable roles include Yves D'Allegre in The Borgias, Laurent Debienne in Genius: Picasso, Diego in Killing Eve and Edward Steichen in Rodin directed by Jacques Doillon.

Personal life Akrout is married to journalist Shelby Wilder.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Ce soir-là Elliott Short film 2007 The Avian Devil Older Sebastian Mack Short film 2010 Critical Eye Male French Lover Short film 2011 Swinging with the Finkels Andrew 2012 Full Firearms Jerome 2014 Deadly Virtues Aaron Reflections''' Ben Short film Guillaume le Conquérant| Fils Osbern Television film Sword of Vengeance| Lord Romain 2015 Conga| Officer Delage Short film 2016 Love Is Thicker Than Water| Simon

Bitter Harvest| Professor Temchuck Rodin| Edward Steichen Trendy| Thomas Bellagarde 2018 Get Christie Love| Niko Alloy Television film 2021 Alia's Birth| Tom 2022 Sunflower| Paul Gauguin Short film 2025 Ambleside'' Antoine Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Doctors Louis Lyon Episode: "Chef's Secret" 2011–2012 The Borgias French Captain Recurring role; 5 episodes 2012 The Hollow Crown Louis, the Dauphin Episode: "Henry V" 2015 Father Brown Gregoire Bisset Episode: "The Truth in the Wine" Mr Selfridge Pierre Longchamp Recurring role; 5 episodes 2016 Midsomer Murders Damien Lamerat Episode: "Breaking the Chain" Houdini & Doyle Henry Recurring role; 2 episodes 2017 Gypsy Zal Episode: "Morgan Stop" Turn: Washington's Spies Amos Parker Recurring role; 3 episodes 2018 Killing Eve Diego Episode: "Sorry Baby" Genius: Picasso Laurent Debienne Recurring role; 2 episodes Strangers Mateo Recurring role; 2 episodes Dark Heart Paulo Series regular; 5 episodes 2019 The Enemy Within Aslan Aksoy Episode: "Confessions" 2020 Blue Bloods Samson James Episode: "Hide in Plain Sight" 2022 Bull Henri Fray Recurring role; 3 episodes

Art His work has been included in group exhibitions at Metamatic: The Art Foundation (2016), Athens; The Gallery of African Art (2016), London; Le Carreau du Temple (2018), Paris; The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2018), Berlin.

In 2017, Akrout created the art video Quantum Political Feedback in collaboration with artist, Jakob S. Boeskov. Quantum Political Feedback was in the official selection for Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin. The film debuted in Paris (12 April 2018) at Le Carreau du Temple in association with the Pompidou Centre, followed by opening at the festival in Berlin on 21 June 2018 at the venue HKW (Haus der Kulturen der Welt).