Marc Elliott
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| Born | 19 October 1979 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Marc Elliott (born 19 October 1979)[1] is a[2] British actor from Stratford-upon-Avon, who is best known for his role as Syed Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[3]
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Personal life [edit]
Elliott is of mixed race, the son of a Scottish father and Anglo-Indian mother,[4] and was educated at Warwick School, a private boys school. He has a twin sister called Sophie[5] and an older sister called Melissa.[6]
Career [edit]
He has appeared on TV in Holby City and The Bill.[3] Prior to 2009, his background had been mainly theatrical.[7]
In 2009, he was cast as Syed Masood in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders[8] and he won the 2010 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer for this role. Since being cast as Syed, one of Elliott's storylines has included a gay affair with Christian Clarke. Elliott has said that this is an "incredibly important part" because "In so many cultures being gay is still something swept under the carpet." He has admitted that the storyline has caused a lot of "cat-calling" when he is seen in public and there is a "huge amount of negativity." In September 2012, he announced he was leaving the soap, and on 15 November 2012 he made his last appearance.[9]
After leaving Eastenders, Elliott joined the cast of Tape in the West End [10] Elliott appeared in a number of productions at Stratford-upon-avon's Royal Shakespeare Theatre while studying at Warwick School.
Filmography [edit]
- EastEnders – Syed Masood (2009–2012)
- Holby City – Nick Michaels (2009)
- MI High - Jerome (2008)
- The Invisibles – Lee Ellis (2008)
- The Bill – Robbie Nash (2008)
- Lewis – Hal Bose (2006)
- Mile High – Journalist (2004)
- Pirates of Penzance - Frederic (2002)
References [edit]
- ^ "Marc Elliott: Matching Names". Cozi. Cozi. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "EastEnders' Syed Masood". BBC Asian Network.
- ^ a b "About Marc Elliott". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ "EastEnders star Marc Elliott gets 'abused in the street' over gay affair storyline". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Marc Elliott plans festive TV". STV. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (2009-10-25). "Elliott: 'EastEnders' ruined my birthday'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Interview". BBC. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Marc Elliott cast as 'Enders Syed Masood". Digital Spy. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ "EastEnders star Marc Elliott gets 'abused in the street' over gay affair storyline". Mail Online (London: Mail Online). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "'EastEnders' star Marc Elliott joins West End play 'Tape'". Digital Spy (London). 16 Nov 2012. Retrieved 16 Nov 2012.
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