Emun Elliott is a Scottish

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, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in ''

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'', Richie in ''

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'', John Moray in '' The Paradise'', and Kenny in '' Guilt''.

Background

Elliott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland as Emun John Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent; his mother is Scottish. He was raised in

Duddingston Duddingston ( sco, Duddiston) is a historic village in the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, next to Holyrood Park. Origins and etymology The estate wherein Duddingston Village now lies was first recorded in lands granted to the Tironensian monks ...

Portobello, Edinburgh Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland. It lies 3 miles (5 km) east of the city centre, facing the Firth of Forth, between the suburbs of Joppa and Craigentinny. Although historically it was a town in it ...

, and attended

George Heriot's School George Heriot's School is a Scottish independent primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. ...

before beginning a degree in

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and

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at the

University of Aberdeen , mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget ...

. Dropping out of university after a year, he went on to train at the

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

Career

Elliott's television credits include '' Monarch of the Glen'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

'', in which he played the lead role of Dr Christian King. He also plays Jay Adams in the

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drama ''

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'', an episode of '' Inspector George Gently'',BBC - Press Office - Inspector George Gently back for two new single dramas on BBC One
Retrieved 2010-03-09. and the crime drama ''Vera''.BBC - Press Office - Lip Service press pack: Emun Elliot plays Jay
Retrieved 2010-09-17. Elliott made his film debut in ''The Clan'' (2009). He appeared in ''

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'' (2010) and '' Strawberry Fields'' (2011). He has lent his voice to the

radio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine t ...

s ''Places in Between'' and ''Black Watch''.National Theatre of Scotland - Emun Elliott as Fraz
Retrieved 2009-12-24. On stage, Elliott has appeared in ''

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'' as Private Fraser, a role he played for two-and-a-half years with the

National Theatre of Scotland The National Theatre of Scotland, established in 2006, is the national theatre company of Scotland. The company has no theatre building of its own; instead it tours work to theatres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations, both at h ...

. In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of ''

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'' at the

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. In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by ''

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''.BBC - Press Office - Paradox press pack: Emun Elliot is Dr Christian King
Retrieved 2009-12-24. Elliott starred as Richie, a gay man who gets his friend pregnant, in the Comedy Central sitcom ''

''.. He appeared as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the

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series '' The Paradise'' and played Andrew Brenner in the BBC One drama '' Trust Me''. In 2019, he played Kenny Burns in the

BBC Scotland BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Irela ...

drama ''Guilt''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Emun 1983 births Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Scottish people of Iranian descent Living people People educated at George Heriot's School Male actors from Edinburgh Scottish male film actors Scottish male radio actors Scottish male stage actors Scottish male television actors