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12 Facts About Elliot Knight

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Elliot Knight made his acting debut as the title character on the Sky1 action-adventure series Sinbad.

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Elliot Knight portrayed Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick in the first-person shooters' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

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Elliot Knight was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Elliot Knight, who were both teachers.

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Elliot Knight's father worked at Broadway Secondary School in Perry Barr, Birmingham.

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Elliot Knight 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 degree in 2011.

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In June 2011, Sky1 announced that Elliot Knight had won the lead role in the television drama Sinbad which was his first professional role.

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In 2013, Elliot Knight joined the cast of BBC crime drama By Any Means.

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In 2015, Elliot Knight was cast to play Merlin in the fifth season of Once Upon a Time.

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In March 2017, Elliot Knight was cast as Wes Charles in The CW series Life Sentence.

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In 2020, Elliot Knight starred opposite Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson in the sci-fi cosmic horror film Color Out of Space, directed by Richard Stanley.

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In 2021, Elliot Knight was cast as Officer Chadwick in season 5 of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom.

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In 2024, Elliot Knight showed up in the 4th season of The Boys on Amazon Prime as Colin, Frenchie's love interest.