
Person
Edward Akrout
Acting · Born 1982-09-27 · Paris,France
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.
Known for

Midsomer Murders
Damien Lamerat

Blue Bloods
Samson James

Father Brown
Gregoire Bisset

Bull
Henri Fray

The Borgias
French Captain #1

Killing Eve
Diego

Genius
Laurent Debienne

The Hollow Crown
Louis, the Dauphin

The Enemy Within
Aslan Aksoy

Houdini & Doyle
Henry
Filmography
- 2025AmblesideAntonie
- 2023ObstaculumNarrator
- 2019The Enemy WithinAslan Aksoy
- 2018Killing EveDiego
- 2017TrendyThomas Bellagarde
- 2017RodinEdward Steichen
- 2017Love Is Thicker Than WaterSimon
- 2017GeniusLaurent Debienne
- 2017Bitter HarvestProfessor Temchuck
- 2016BullHenri Fray
- 2016Houdini & DoyleHenry
- 2015Sword of VengeanceRomain
- 2014Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey.Aaron
- 2014William the ConquerorOsbern's Son
- 2014ReflectionsBen
- 2013Dead in TombstoneSnake
- 2013Father BrownGregoire Bisset
- 2012The Hollow CrownLouis, the Dauphin
- 2011The BorgiasFrench Captain #1
- 2010Blue BloodsSamson James
- 2010Critical Eye
- 1997Midsomer MurdersDamien Lamerat
- —Nanny CamSebastian
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