
Biography
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.
Acted in 49
2020s
- 2026
Prima Facie
Thomas Buckley
- 2025
- 2023
National Theatre Live: Good
Maurice
- 2022
Anne
Elkan Abrahamson · 4 episodes
- 2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Claverton
Smudged Smile
John
The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading
Movie
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Martin's Close
Judge Jeffreys
- 2018
Watergate
Henry Kissinger · 6 episodes
The Child in Time
Prime Minister
- 2017
National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
Cauchon
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Jamaica Inn
Ambrose · 3 episodes
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Junius Brutus
- 2013
Man Down
TV
- 2012
- 2011
Much Ado About Nothing
Don John
- 2010
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Neil
2000s
- 2009
National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well
1st Lord Dumaine
- 2008
Filth and Wisdom
Businessman
- 2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Tailor
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001
The Low Down
Peter