Jump to content

Jacob Collins-Levy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Starklinson (talk | contribs) at 19:07, 5 October 2023. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Jacob Collins-Levy
Born (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Jacob Collins-Levy (born 18 March 1992) is an Australian actor. On television, he is known for his role in the Starz series The White Princess (2017), and the Netflix series Young Wallander (2020) and The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022). His films include True History of the Kelly Gang (2019).

Early life

Collins-Levy was born in Melbourne to an Australian mother and English father.[1] In 2012 and 2013, he took classes at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne.[2]

Career

After brief appearances in 2015, in Holding the Man[1] and Glitch,[3] Collins-Levy's first major appearance on the big screen came in 2016, as the heartless drug dealer "Saul"[4] in the film Joe Cinque's Consolation, which was selected for the 41st Toronto International Film Festival.[5][6] Collins-Levy played Henry VII of England in the Starz television series The White Princess, set in the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses, with co-star Jodie Comer[7] as his wife Elizabeth of York.[8]

In 2019, Collins-Levy appeared in Justin Kurzel's film True History of the Kelly Gang.[3] He played Karl-Axel Munck in the first season of the 2020 Netflix crime drama Young Wallander,[3] and guest starred as Lord Byron in the Doctor Who series 12 episode "The Haunting of Villa Diodati".[3]

In 2022, he appeared in Netflix series The Witcher: Blood Origin where he played the villain, Eredin, in a cast which included Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry, and Michelle Yeoh.[7] The same year, he was cast in the Disney+ series Nautilus as Captain Youngblood.[9]

Collins-Levy performs on stage in his hometown of Melbourne. In 2021, he appeared in a performance of Lanford Wilson's Burn This at fortyfivedownstairs[10] and in 2023 portrayed Count Orlok in the Malthouse Theatre stage adaptation of Nosferatu.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Holding the Man Andrew [1]
2016 Joe Cinque's Consolation Saul [5][6]
2019 True History of the Kelly Gang Thomas Curnow

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Gallipoli Young ANZAC 1 episode - "The Breakout"[3]
Glitch Rory Fitzgerald 3 episodes[1]
2017 Barracuda Clyde Episode - 2000[1][3]
The White Princess Henry VII, the King of England Main role - 8 episodes[8][3]
2019 Bloom Young Herb 2 episodes - "The Kick Inside" and "Little Miracle"
Pure Benji 1 episode[3]
2020 Doctor Who Lord Byron "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
Young Wallander Karl-Axel Munck 5 episodes
The Liberator Corporal Tucker 2 episodes - "The Enemy" and "Home"
2021 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Laurence Osborn 1 episode - "Blood Wedding"
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Eredin Main role - 4 episodes [7]
2023 Nautilus Captain Youngblood 10 episodes [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jacob Collins-Levy". advoice.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Actor Testimonials: Jacob Collins-Levy". 16th Street Actors Studio, Melbourne. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jacob Collins-Levy". independenttalent.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Joe Cinque's Consolation: The Team - Jacob Collins-Levy - Saul". joecinque.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Doherty, Megan (24 August 2016). "Joe Cinque's Consolation selected for Toronto International Film Festival". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Toronto Film Review: 'Joe Cinque's Consolation'". variety.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Jacob Collins-Levy Has Previously Starred Opposite Jodie Comer". bustle.com. 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "'The White Princess': Jacob Collins-Levy Talks Playing Henry VII". accessonline.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Meet The Cast of Nautilus". tvovermind.com. 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Burn This by Lanford Wilson". fortyfive downstairs. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Nosferatu by Keziah Warner". malthouse theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Collins-Levy&oldid=1178766746"