Acting

Elliot Levey

Born 1973-12-06 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Credits

Newest first

Giant
2026
Prima Facie
as Thomas Buckley
2026
Malice
as Austin Samuels
2025
Bookish
as Inspector Bliss
2025
National Theatre Live: Good
as Maurice
2023
Anne
as Elkan Abrahamson
2022
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Claverton
2021
Smudged Smile
as John
2021
The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
2021
Truth Seekers
as Publisher
2020
Quiz
as David Briggs
2020
Martin's Close
as Judge Jeffreys
2019
State of the Union
as Chris
2019
Watergate
as Henry Kissinger
2018
Black Earth Rising
as Consultant Jacob Sayers
2018
Press
as Matthew Harper
2018
The Child in Time
as Prime Minister
2018
Murder on the Orient Express
as Rabbi
2017
National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
as Cauchon
2017
Fallen
as Ethan Watkins
2016
Denial
as Roger Levy
2016
The Chamber
as Denholm
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Philostrate
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Edgar Booth Cunningham, Jr.
2016
The Lady in the Van
as Theatre Director
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
as Philip Emerson
2015
Jamaica Inn
as Ambrose
2014
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Junius Brutus
2014
Philomena
as Alex
2013
Man Down
2013
Truckers
as AA Leader
2013
Ripper Street
as Ralph Ackerman
2012
A Touch of Cloth
as Aiden Hawkchurch
2012
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don John
2011
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
as Neil
2010
National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well
as 1st Lord Dumaine
2009
Filth and Wisdom
as Businessman
2008
The Queen
as TV Director
2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
as Tailor
2006
Judas
as Eliakim
2004
The Gospel of John
as Nathanael
2003
The Life of Jesus
as Nathanael
2003
A Lump In My Throat
as Schmuley
2001
The Low Down
as Peter
2001
Jesus
as Tax Collector
1999
Holby City
as Michael Townsend
1999
Casualty
as Tim McCaffrey
1986
Lovejoy
as Tony
1986
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Judge Jeffreys
1971