Emun Elliott

Emun Elliott (born 28 November 1983) is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox, Richie in Threesome, John Moray in The Paradise, Kenny in Guilt, and Tony Brightwell in The Gold.

Background Elliott was born in 1983 in Edinburgh as Emun John Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent; his mother is Scottish. He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. Dropping out of university after a year, he went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. and appeared in an episode of Inspector George Gently, and in the crime drama Vera.

Elliott made his film debut in The Clan (2009). He appeared in Black Death (2010) and Strawberry Fields (2011).

On stage, Elliott has appeared in Black Watch as Private Fraser, a role he played for two and a half years with the National Theatre of Scotland.

Elliott starred as Richie, a gay man who gets his friend pregnant, in the Comedy Central sitcom Threesome. He appeared as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the BBC One series The Paradise and played Andrew Brenner in the BBC One drama Trust Me. In 2019, he played Kenny Burns in the BBC Scotland drama Guilt.

Filmography

Television

Film Year Film Role Notes 2007 Then a Summer Starts Luke 2009 The Clan Cal McKinley 2010 Black Death Swire 2012 Prometheus Chance Strawberry Fields Kev 2013 Filth Peter Inglis The Ring Cycle Richard Short film 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings 2015 Scottish Mussel Leon Star Wars: The Force Awakens Brance 2017 6 Days Roy 2018 Tell It to the Bees Robert Weekes 2021 Old Adult Trent Cappa 2021 The King's Man Black Watch Sergeant Major

Theatre Year Play Role Theatre Notes 2015 Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge MarcoYoung Vic, London 2016 Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet Pierre LaPorteGarrick Theatre, London 2017 FatherlandRoyal Exchange, Manchester 2019The Rose Tattoo Alvaro MangiacavalloAmerican Airlines Theater, New York City