Edward Akrout
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.
Movie Appearances
Obstaculum
as Narrator
2023
Dead in Tombstone
as Snake
2013
Sword of Vengeance
as Romain
2015
Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey.
as Aaron
2014
Bitter Harvest
as Professor Temchuck
2017
Rodin
as Edward Steichen
2017
Love Is Thicker Than Water
as Simon
2017
Critical Eye
2010
Reflections
as Ben
2014
Trendy
as Thomas Bellagarde
2017
William the Conqueror
as Osbern's Son
2014
Nanny Cam
as Sebastian
TBA
Ambleside
as Antoine
2025
TV Appearances
The Enemy Within
as Aslan Aksoy
2019
Blue Bloods
as Samson James
2010
Father Brown
as Gregoire Bisset
2013
Houdini & Doyle
as Henry
2016
Killing Eve
as Diego
2018
The Hollow Crown
as Louis, the Dauphin
2012
Genius
as Laurent Debienne
2017
Midsomer Murders
as Damien Lamerat
1997
Bull
as Henri Fray
2016
The Borgias
as French Captain #1
2011
The Borgias
as French Captain
2011