David Elliot (born 27 July 1981) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Mark Wright in the film Kajaki[1] in which he was awarded the best actor accolade at the 2015 British Academy Scotland Awards.[2][3] He has also appeared in The Inland Road (2016), Clique (2017) , Bulletproof (2018), The Cry (2018), The Liberator (2020), Crime (2023) and Vigil (2023).

David Elliot
Born (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 43)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present


Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Production Notes
2011 River City Simon BBC 2 episodes
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love Maitre'd ZDF 1 episode
2012 Lip Service Dan BBC 1 episode
2013 Outlander Army Doctor Starz 1 episode
Emmerdale Dr Adrian Carrington ITV 2 episodes
2016 Still Game Andrew Gillespie BBC 1 episode
2017 Clique DS Tom Gillespie BBC 2 episodes
2018 - 2020 Bulletproof Jonesy Sky One 12 episodes
2018 The Cry Henry McCallum BBC 3 episodes
2020 The Liberator Major General Robert Frederick Netflix 2 episodes
2023 Crime DI Tommy Stark ITV 6 episodes
2023 Vigil Sutherland BBC 6 episodes
2024 FBI:_International Krisztofer Havel CBS 1 episode


Film

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Year Title Character Notes
2008 Eyes on the Street Dougie BBC Films
2011 Last Order Sam Short film
The Ambitious Potato Steven Short film
Euphoria Dan Short film
2013 The Wee Man John Banks Feature film
Ellipse David Short Film
The New Start Andy Short film
Still Waters PC Dunne Feature film
2014 Torn Christopher Gollop Feature film
Bucket Cas Short film
Sleeping Beauty Wilhelm Feature film
Film: The Movie Detective McDonald Feature film
Kajaki Mark Wright Feature film
The Romance Class Thomas Short film
2015 The Return Manny Feature film
2016 The Inland Road Will Feature film
2017 Two For Joy Cam Feature film
2018 Down a Dark Hall Robert Gordon Feature film

Theatre

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Year Title Role Theatre Director Notes
2006 The Life of Christ Simon Peter Cutting Edge
Macbeth MacDuff Cutting Edge
Death of a Salesman Biff Adam House Theatre
2007 The Lass wi the Muckle Mou Wullie Theatre Alba Charles Nowosielski play by Alexander Reid
2008 Saint Joan Dunois Theatre Alba Charles Nowosielski play by George Bernard Shaw
2009 Hangover Danny Edinburgh Fringe
2010 Decky Does a Bronco O'Neill Traverse Theatre Ben Harrison play by Douglas Maxwell
2011 Kicking Snow Graham Young Vic
2012 Lucretia Collatinus Theatre 503
2013 Blood and Honour James Arts Theatre

Awards

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Year Nominated Work Awards Category Result
2015 Kajaki British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actor (Film) Won

References

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  1. ^ "Kajaki - dramatic minefield story told by film". BBC News. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ British Academy Scotland Awards Full List of Winners
  3. ^ "Scottish BAFTAs 2015: Newcomer David Elliott's delight as he beats Robert Carlyle and David Tennant to top gong". Daily Record. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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