Artists First Signs Actor Elliot Knight
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed British actor Elliot Knight for representation, Deadline has learned. Originally from Birmingham, England, Knight has been seen in series regular roles on shows like American Gothic (CBS) and Life Sentence (The CW), also recurring on The Boys (Prime Video), Hacks (Max), Titans (Max), Animal Kingdom (TNT), How to Get Away with Murder (ABC), and more.
Kickstarting his professional career when he landed the title role in the Sky1 adventure series Sinbad, he followed that quickly with a series regular on By Any Means for BBC One, before moving to Los Angeles.
In film, Knight’s credits include Color Out of Space, Your Lucky Day, and Billionaire Ransom. In 2019, he joined the lead cast of the global record-breaking gaming title Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare and continues to reprise his role as legacy franchise character Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick.
Also a member of the Board of Directors for BAFTA North America, where he works to energize industry progress on issues around identity and diversity equality, Knight continues to be represented by Julian Zajfen at Ziffren Brittenham.Other notable clients of Artists First, the talent management and production company focused on actors, writers, directors and producers in film, television, and digital media, include Martin Lawrence, Awkwafina, Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Judy Greer, Niecy Nash, Will Arnett, Ike Barinholtz, Paul Walter Hauser, Kate McKinnon, Michael Showalter, Jon M.
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