Jacob Collins-Levy
Jacob Collins-Levy (born 18 March 1992) is an Australian actor having had roles in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), Doctor Who (2020) and as Henry VII, King of England, in The White Princess (2017).
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| Born | 18 March 1992 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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 as his wife Elizabeth of York.[7]
Collins-Levy appeared in Justin Kurzel's 2019 film True History of the Kelly Gang. played Karl-Axel Munck in the first season of the 2020 Netflix crime drama Young Wallander and guest starred as Lord Byron in the Doctor Who series 12 episode "The Haunting of Villa Diodati". In 2022 he appeared as Eredin in Netflix series The Witcher: Blood Origin and was cast in the Disney+ series Nautilus as Captain Youngblood.
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.[8]
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 | 8 episodes[7][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 | |
| 2023 | Nautilus | Captain Youngblood |
References
- "Jacob Collins-Levy". advoice.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Actor Testimonials: Jacob Collins-Levy". 16th Street Actors Studio, Melbourne. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Jacob Collins-Levy". independenttalent.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Joe Cinque's Consolation: The Team - Jacob Collins-Levy - Saul". joecinque.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- 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.
- "Toronto Film Review: 'Joe Cinque's Consolation'". variety.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "'The White Princess': Jacob Collins-Levy Talks Playing Henry VII". accessonline.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Burn This by Lanford Wilson". fortyfive downstairs. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
