Jacob Collins-Levy

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

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

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

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
2025 Leviathan Chris Post-Production

Television

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

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

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

References

  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.