Portrait of Edward Akrout

Edward Akrout

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.

Born: September 27, 1982

Place of Birth: Paris,France

Filmography

2023
Obstaculum

as Narrator

2019
The Enemy Within

as Aslan Aksoy

2018
Killing Eve

as Diego

2017
Trendy

as Thomas Bellagarde

2017
Rodin

as Edward Steichen

2017
Genius

as Laurent Debienne

2017
Bitter Harvest

as Professor Temchuck

2016
Bull

as Henri Fray

2016
2015
2014
William the Conqueror

as Osbern's Son

2013
2013
Father Brown

as Gregoire Bisset

2012
The Hollow Crown

as Louis, the Dauphin

2010
Blue Bloods

as Samson James

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Damien Lamerat

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Nanny Cam

as Sebastian