Occupation Actor Role Actor | Name Elliot Knight Years active 2011-present Movies 400 Boys | |
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Parents Lorna Knight, Stuart Knight Similar People Liam Garrigan, Joana Metrass, Amy Manson, Caroline Ford, Sinqua Walls Profiles | ||
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Elliot Knight is a British actor. He is known for his role as Sinbad in the British television series Sinbad. He portrayed Merlin on the American fantasy television series Once Upon a Time.
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- Actors anonymous podcast elliot knight
- once upon a time star elliot knight on pressure of playing first black merlin
- Early life and education
- Career
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Early life and education
Knight was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who are both teachers. His father works at Broadway Secondary School in Perry Barr, Birmingham.
He was a pupil at King Edward VI Aston School and studied subsequently at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre, where he graduated with a BA (Hon) degree in 2011.
Career
In June 2011, Sky1 announced that Knight had won the lead role in the television drama Sinbad which is his first professional role even before graduation from drama school. The series premiered in July 2012.
In 2013, Knight joined the cast of BBC crime drama By Any Means.
In 2015, Knight was cast to play Merlin in the fifth season of Once Upon a Time.
In March 2017, Knight was cast as Wes in the CW pilot Life Sentence opposite Lucy Hale. The series was picked up in May for a midseason premiere some time in 2018.