Edward Akrout

Acting

Edward Akrout

Born 1982-09-27 · Paris,France

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.

Acting credits

Bitter Harvest poster
5.9

Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.

Bitter Harvest

2017

Prisoners of Paradise poster
7.0

Love was their greatest rebellion. Set on the enchanting island of Mauritius in 1925, recently orphaned Lucy is sent to live with her charming but controlling uncle. When she defies his plans to marry her off for financial gain, she falls deeply in love with Krishna, a handsome local worker. But the world has other plans, and Lucy and Krishna must risk everything and defy the forces determined to tear them apart. Starring Ellie Bamber (William Tell, The Serpent), Rhona Mitra (Hollow Man, Red Sonja), Rupert Penry-Jones (Match Point, Spooks), Mehdi Dehbi (Messiah). Directed by Mitch Jenkins (A Million Days, The Show). Inspired by the lives of Alan and Maria Govinden and the book 'Prisoner of Paradise' written by Romesh Gunesekera.

Prisoners of Paradise

2025

Rodin poster
4.7

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), man of the people, autodidact and revolutionary sculptor - the most brilliant of his era. At 42, Rodin meets Camille Claudel, a young woman desperate to become his assistant. He quickly acknowledges her as his most able pupil, and treats her as an equal in matters of creation.

Rodin

2017

Dead in Tombstone poster
5.0

An outlaw named Guerrero Hernandez is shot in the back and killed whilst attempting to free his half-brother from a small-town prison. Making a deal with the devil, Hernandez returns from the dead to take his revenge.

Dead in Tombstone

2013

Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey. poster
4.8

A home invasion irrevocably changes the lives of all involved in ways neither victims nor perpetrator could have imagined

Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey.

2014

Sword of Vengeance poster
4.8

Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's murderer – his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle against Durant, exploiting them in his inexorable quest for vengeance. As one by one they are slaughtered in the brutal battle, will the prince sacrifice everything an everyone to fulfil his quest for blood?

Sword of Vengeance

2015

Critical Eye poster
NR

Miserable critic, Brian Tanner, is famous for his vicious film reviews on his TV show Critical Eye. Over the years, he's grown to hate pretty much everything he sees, including his wife.

Critical Eye

2010

Love Is Thicker Than Water poster
5.9

Vida and Arthur come from vastly different backgrounds. Sensitive and touching, sometimes quirky and tragic, always uncompromisingly truthful, a fresh look how conflicting family ties challenge love in a modern day Romeo and Juliet tale.

Love Is Thicker Than Water

2017

Trendy poster
7.0

Richard, a 30 year-old teacher, moves to East London, where he discovers gentrification: hipsters meet cockneys and immigrants in a tense environment. Richard is looking for a fresh start. He explores the East End: its nights, its drugs, its people - But the big city is not a welcoming place. Faced with rejection and abuse, Richard's past demons resurface and let loose his violent instincts.

Trendy

2017

Nanny Cam poster
NR

Follows a new mother who moves to a rural town. She begins seeing unsettling things on the home security cameras, questioning if it's stress or something sinister happening in their rundown house on the outskirts of the strange town.

Nanny Cam

William the Conqueror poster
4.7

England, 11th century. William the Conqueror (ca. 1027-1087) wins the Battle of Hastings (1066), changing the shape of medieval Europe and the course of English history. An account of the life of the extraordinary Norman warrior who became king.

William the Conqueror

2014

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7.0

A disaffected couple are forced to face their demons when they become ensnared in the malefic cycle of a mysterious café.

Reflections

2014

Obstaculum poster
NR

During a freezing cold winter night African migrants attempt to occupy a state-owned building in Paris.

Obstaculum

2023