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Jacob Collins-Levy

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Jacob Collins-Levy
Born
Jacob Collins-Levy

18 March 1992
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Jacob Collins-Levy (born 18 March 1992) is an English-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 and education

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Jacob Collins-Levy was born in Melbourne, to an Australian mother and an English father.[1] He has one younger brother.

In 2012 and 2013, he took classes at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne.[2]

Career

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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 the 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] in 2023 he portrayed Count Orlok in the Malthouse Theatre stage adaptation of Nosferatu,[11] and he played Hamlet in 2024.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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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
2025 Leviathan Chris Post-Production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Gallipoli Young ANZAC Episode: "The Breakout"[3]
Glitch Rory Fitzgerald 3 episodes[1]
2017 Barracuda Clyde Episode: "2000"[1][3]
The White Princess Henry VII of England Main role[8][3]
2019 Bloom Young Herb Episodes: "The Kick Inside" and "Little Miracle"
Pure Benji 1 episode[3]
2020 Doctor Who Lord Byron Episode: "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
Young Wallander Karl-Axel Munck 5 episodes
The Liberator Corporal Tucker Episodes: "The Enemy" and "Home"
2021 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Laurence Osborn Episode: "Blood Wedding"
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Eredin Main role[7]
2024 Prosper Jed Quinn 8 episodes
Nautilus Captain Youngblood 10 episodes[9]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue
2021 Burn This Burton fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2023 Nosferatu Count Orlok Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
2024 Hamlet Hamlet fortyfivedownstairs with Melbourne Shakespeare Company

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Diofield Chronicle Isarion Colchester English version, voice

References

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  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. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Meet The Cast of Nautilus". tvovermind.com. 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Burn This by Lanford Wilson". fortyfivedownstairs. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Nosferatu by Keziah Warner". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Hamlet". Limelight Arts.
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