Jacob Collins-Levy Explained

Birth Date:1992 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2015–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 (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 and Glitch, Collins-Levy's first major appearance on the big screen came in 2016, as the heartless drug dealer "Saul"[3] in the film Joe Cinque's Consolation, which was selected for the 41st Toronto International Film Festival.[4] [5] 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.[6]

In 2019, Collins-Levy appeared in Justin Kurzel's film True History of the Kelly Gang.[7] He played Karl-Axel Munck in the first season of the 2020 Netflix crime drama Young Wallander,[7] and guest starred as Lord Byron in the Doctor Who series 12 episode "The Haunting of Villa Diodati".[7]

In 2022, he appeared in Netflix series where he played the villain, Eredin, in a cast which included Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry, and Michelle Yeoh.[8] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Holding the ManAndrew
2016Joe Cinque's ConsolationSaul
2019True History of the Kelly GangThomas Curnow

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015GallipoliYoung ANZAC1 episode - "The Breakout"
GlitchRory Fitzgerald3 episodes
2017BarracudaClydeEpisode - 2000
The White PrincessHenry VII, the King of EnglandMain role - 8 episodes
2019 Bloom Young Herb 2 episodes - "The Kick Inside" and "Little Miracle"
PureBenji1 episode
2020Doctor WhoLord Byron"The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
Young WallanderKarl-Axel Munck5 episodes
The LiberatorCorporal Tucker2 episodes - "The Enemy" and "Home"
2021Ms Fisher's Modern Murder MysteriesLaurence Osborn1 episode - "Blood Wedding"
2022EredinMain role - 4 episodes
2023NautilusCaptain Youngblood10 episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacob Collins-Levy . 2019-05-06. advoice.co.uk .
  2. Web site: Actor Testimonials: Jacob Collins-Levy . 2019-05-07 . 16th Street Actors Studio, Melbourne . 12 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212172101/https://www.16thstreet.com.au/classes/part-time/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Joe Cinque's Consolation: The Team - Jacob Collins-Levy - Saul . 2019-05-07. joecinque.com.au .
  4. News: Joe Cinque's Consolation selected for Toronto International Film Festival. The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Megan. Doherty. 24 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013081319/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/joe-cinques-consolation-selected-for-toronto-international-film-festival-20160824-gr08f1.html. 13 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Toronto Film Review: 'Joe Cinque's Consolation' . 2019-05-06. variety.com . 10 September 2016 .
  6. Web site: 'The White Princess': Jacob Collins-Levy Talks Playing Henry VII . 2019-05-06. accessonline.com . 23 April 2017 .
  7. Web site: Jacob Collins-Levy . 2019-05-06. independenttalent.com .
  8. News: Jacob Collins-Levy Has Previously Starred Opposite Jodie Comer . bustle.com . December 26, 2022.
  9. News: Meet The Cast of Nautilus . tvovermind.com . August 4, 2022.
  10. Web site: Burn This by Lanford Wilson . 2022-12-28. fortyfive downstairs .
  11. Web site: Nosferatu by Keziah Warner . 2023-05-05. malthouse theatre .