---
name: "Elliot Cowan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elliot-cowan"
fi1m_id: "elliot-cowan"
imdb_id: "nm1259002"
tmdb_id: 51120
wikidata_id: "Q966282"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 September 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T16:54:17.374245+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Elliot Cowan

## Identity

Elliot Cowan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/elliot-cowan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** elliot-cowan
- **IMDb ID:** nm1259002
- **TMDB ID:** 51120
- **Wikidata ID:** Q966282
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Cowan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966282, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1259002/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51120

Actor. Born 7 September 1976 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 September 1976, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Έλιοτ Κόουαν, Elliot A Cowan, 艾略特考萬 
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (4), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 58 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 63 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $890m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Cowan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966282, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1259002/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51120

## Coming up

- *Tangled* (2028-03-30), as King Frederic

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Dirty Filthy Love*](https://film.one/film/dirty-filthy-love.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Mark of Cain*](https://film.one/film/the-mark-of-cain.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Conjuring: Last Rites*](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Elliot Cowan is an English actor. Born in London in 1976, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2001 after studying drama at the University of Birmingham.

He is known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in *Ultimate Force*, Mr Darcy in *Lost in Austen* (2008), Ptolemy in *Alexander* (2004), Lorenzo de' Medici in *Da Vinci's Demons* (2013–2015) and Jack Smurl in *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025). Other television credits include roles in *The Crown*, *Foundation* and *Luther*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), Fi1m 55, as Jack Smurl — [page](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md)
- *Foundation* (2021), Fi1m 61, as Lewis Pirenne — [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)
- *Cilla* (2014), Fi1m 68, as George Martin — [page](https://film.one/tv/cilla-2014.md)
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), Fi1m 77, as Michael Levitt — [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), Fi1m 83, as Bookshop Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/happy-go-lucky.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, as Commanding Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *The Mark of Cain* (2007), Fi1m 70, as Capitaine Worriss — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mark-of-cain.md)
- *Dirty Filthy Love* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Gareth — [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-filthy-love.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tangled* (2028), as King Frederic
- *Gone* (2026), series, Actor
- *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), as Jack Smurl — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md)
- *King & Conqueror* (2025), series, as Sweyn Godwinson
- *The Jetty* (2024), series, as Russell
- *A Little Life* (2023), as Brother Luke / Dr. Traylor / Caleb Porter
- *Fifteen-Love* (2023), series, as Adam Jaffe
- *Foundation* (2021), series, as Lewis Pirenne — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)
- *A Doll's House* (2019), as Tom Helmer
- *National Theatre Live: Les Blancs* (2019), as Charlie Morris
- *The Spanish Princess* (2019), series, as Henry VII
- *Innocent* (2018), series, as Tom Wilson
- *All the Devil's Men* (2018), as McKnight
- *Krypton* (2018), series, as Daron-Vex
- *Muse* (2017), as Samuel Salomon
- *Butterfly Kisses* (2017), as Billy
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Norton Knatchbull — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Angel of Decay* (2016), as Bob
- *Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands* (2016), series, as Abrecan
- *We Are Happy* (2015), as Paul
- *Howl* (2015), as Adrian
- *Narcopolis* (2015), as Frank Grieves · Producer
- *The Casebook of Nips and Porkington* (2015), as Porkington, the rat, and Mr. Goose
- *Critical* (2015), series, as Mr. Tom Farrow
- *Cilla* (2014), series, as George Martin — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/cilla-2014.md)
- *Ambassadors* (2013), series, as Stephen Pembridge
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, as Michael Levitt — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Hammer of the Gods* (2013), as Hakan
- *Da Vinci's Demons* (2013), series, as Lorenzo Medici
- *Doors Open* (2012), as Bruce Cameron
- *The Door* (2012), as Edward Arlington
- *Sinbad* (2012), series, as Gunnar
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Aaron McCormack
- *Marchlands* (2011), series, as Mark Ashburn
- *Gee Gee* (2011), as Gee Gee
- *Max Schmeling* (2010), as Alan Walken
- *Luther* (2010), series, as Tom Marwood — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *In Love with Barbara* (2008), as Sacchie McCorquodale
- *Lost in Austen* (2008), series, as Mr Darcy
- *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), as Bookshop Assistant — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/happy-go-lucky.md)
- *The Fixer* (2008), series, Actor
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), as Commanding Officer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *The Mark of Cain* (2007), as Capitaine Worriss — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mark-of-cain.md)
- *The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey* (2007), as James McDowall
- *The Ruby in the Smoke* (2006), as Van Eeden, Hendrick Van Eeden
- *Love and Other Disasters* (2006), as James Wildstone
- *The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa* (2006), as Leonardo Da Vinci
- *Egypt* (2005), series, as Champollion
- *Dirty Filthy Love* (2005), as Gareth — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-filthy-love.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Wally Hudd
- *Alexander* (2004), as Ptolemy
- *The Project* (2002), as Gavin
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Peter Buckingham — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Ultimate Force* (2002), series, Actor
- *Judge John Deed* (2001), series, Actor
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as David Hunter — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *The Protagonist*, as Alexander Croxford – The Writer
- *Leyman's Curse*, as Hunter

## Gallery

- ![Elliot Cowan](https://film.one/media/person/8021/gallery-3bea83e361b8.jpg) Elliot Cowan — Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Elliot_Cowan_-_MUSE_%2836878500124%29.jpg/1280px-Elliot_Cowan_-_MUSE_%2836878500124%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elliot Cowan - MUSE (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/8021/gallery-b48f53bb6b84.jpg) Elliot Cowan - MUSE (2017) — Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Elliot_Cowan_-_MUSE_%28Portrait%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Elliot Cowan (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/8021/gallery-21f085cba53e.jpg) Elliot Cowan (2017) — Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Festival_de_cinema_de_Sitges_2017_%2837612847061%29.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_cinema_de_Sitges_2017_%2837612847061%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elliot Cowan (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/8021/gallery-9d3fc897b8dc.jpg) Elliot Cowan (2017) — Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Festival_de_cinema_de_Sitges_2017_%2837612847061%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_cinema_de_Sitges_2017_%2837612847061%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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