Jacob Collins-Levy

Jacob Collins Levy is a British-Australian actor, best known for playing the leading character of Henry VII, the King of England, in The White Princess, alongside Jodie Comer as his wife Elizabeth of York.

Early life

Collins Levy was born in Melbourne to an Australian mother and English father.[1] In 2012 he began a full time program at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne[2]

Career

After brief appearances in 2015, in Holding the Man[1] and Gallipoli,[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 as his wife Elizabeth of York.[7]

Filmography
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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Gallipoli Young ANZAC 1 episode[3]
2015 Glitch Rory Fitzgerald 3 episodes[1]
2017 Barracuda Clyde [1][3]
2017 The White Princess Henry VII, the King of England 8 episodes[7][3]
2019 Bloom Young Herb 2 episodes
2019 Pure Benji 1 episode[3]
2020 Doctor Who Lord Byron "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
2020 Young Wallander Karl-Axel Munck 5 Episodes

References
  1. "Jacob Collins-Levy". advoice.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Actor Testimonials: Jacob Collins-Levy". 16th Street Actors Studio, Melbourne. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "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. 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. "Toronto Film Review: 'Joe Cinque's Consolation'". variety.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "'The White Princess': Jacob Collins-Levy Talks Playing Henry VII". accessonline.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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