Edward Akrout
Born: 1982-09-27 in Paris,France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Edward Akrout is a Franco-British artist and actor. 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 (14 August 1918 – 1988) a British Royal Air Force officer who served as a pilot during the Second World War. 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.
Filmography
2023
- Obstaculum as Narrator
2019
- The Enemy Within as Aslan Aksoy
2018
- Killing Eve as Diego
2017
- Genius as Laurent Debienne
- Bitter Harvest as Professor Temchuck
- Rodin as Edward Steichen
- Trendy as Thomas Bellagarde
- Love Is Thicker Than Water as Simon
2016
- Bull as Henri Fray
- Houdini & Doyle as Henry
2015
- Sword of Vengeance as Romain
2014
- Reflections as Ben
- Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey. as Aaron
- William the Conqueror as Osbern's Son
2013
- Father Brown as Gregoire Bisset
- Dead in Tombstone as Snake
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Louis, the Dauphin
2010
- Blue Bloods as Samson James
- Critical Eye
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Damien Lamerat