Elliot Levey

Elliot Levey (born 6 December 1973) is an English actor.^[1]

Levey won Olivier awards for the roles of Herr Schultz in Cabaret (2022) and Tom Maschler in Giant (2025). Known for his work in British theatre, he has performed at the Donmar Warehouse, Almeida and National Theatres.^[1]

His work has included the 2004 revival of the National Theatre production of His Dark Materials, the 2013 Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus playing the tribune Brutus alongside Mark Gatiss and Tom Hiddleston and the premieres of the musical Take Flight (2007, Menier Theatre) and the Bennett play The Habit of Art (2010, National Theatre),^[2] along with Robespierre in Danton's Death alongside Toby Stephens (2010, National Theatre) and Don John in a 2011 production of Much Ado About Nothing alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate.^[3] In 2014 he played an American journalist in Ripper Street. In 2019 he played Judge Jeffreys in the ghost story Martin's Close for the BBC. In 2020, he portrayed David Briggs in the mini series Quiz.^[4] In 2021, he played in the movies The Amazing Mr Blunden^[5] and Smudged Smile.^[6] In 2022, he appeared in Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre, which was later shown on screens as part of National Theatre Live.^[7]

Levey was educated at Clifton College before reading philosophy at Oxford University, where he met Emma Loach (daughter of director Ken Loach), whom he later married and with whom he has three sons.^[8] He is Jewish.^{[9][10][11][12]}

• Elliot Levey at IMDb
• Article in Prospect Magazine
• Article in The Guardian
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IwY8Pp0gggs
• https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/its-right-and-proper-that-jews-play-jews-says-elliot-levey-as-he-prepares-for-his-role-in-a-new-production-of-good-6OSQu6G3VFTMpLEX1DYUYn