Australian actor (born 1983)
Rick Cosnett
Cosnett in 2015
Born Richard James Cosnett
(1983-04-06 ) 6 April 1983 (age 41) Occupation(s) Actor, producer Years active 2004–present Relatives Hugh Grant (cousin)[ 2]
Richard James Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean -Australian actor and producer.[ 3] [ 4] He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in The Vampire Diaries , Elias Harper in Quantico , and Eddie Thawne in The Flash .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Early life and education
Cosnett was born on 6 April 1983 and was raised on a farm in Chegutu , Zimbabwe .[ 1] His family took part in community musical theater there, which made him interested in acting from an early age.[ 11] When he was seventeen, his family decided to move to Queensland , Australia, in large part due to land reforms in Zimbabwe .[ 3]
Cosnett attended the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane .[citation needed ] He originally received a scholarship to study music but graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Acting.[ 3]
Personal life
Cosnett is a third cousin of Hugh Grant .[ 12] [ 13] On 13 February 2020, Cosnett publicly came out as gay on his Instagram account.[ 14] [ 15]
Filmography
Key
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Denotes works that have not yet been released
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
The Bet
Mike Voss
2008
The Terrorist
Dave
short
2009
The Neighbour
short
2010
The Elephant in the Room
Curtis
short
2012
The Timing of Love
Simon
2013
Continuing Fred
Brian
2017
Zim High
Hawk
2017
Happily Never After
Josh
TV movie
2017
Skybound
Matt
2018
El Mirador
Ryan
2019
I Miss You
Chase
2019
The Wrong Husband
Derrick / Alex
TV movie
2019
Softer
Charlie
short
2021
The Border
Vince
short
2022
Master Gardener
Stephen Collins
2023
Shoulder Dance
Roger
2023
TV in Bed
Ty Kirby
TBA
To Go to the Moon ‡
Thomas
short
TBA
The Holiday Exchange ‡
Oliver Whitlock
Television
As producer
Year
Title
Cast
Language
Notes
2016
The Letter Carrier
Candus Churchill, Julia Harnett, Tyler Layton-Olson
English
References
^ a b "Rick Cosnett : From Chegutu to the States" . PaZimbabwe . 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019 .
^ Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!" . greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ a b c Cosnett, Rick (11 October 2013). "Hi Reddit! I'm Rick Cosnett, Zimbabwean/Australian actor playing Dr. Wes Maxfield on The Vampire Diaries. Nice to meet ya! Let loose!" . Reddit . Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Oebel, Nicole (28 May 2014). "Exclusive interview with Rick Cosnett" . myFanbase. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Ellwood, Pip (27 November 2014). "We think we're in love with The Flash star Rick Cosnett" . Entertainment Focus . Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Blackwelder, Carson (28 May 2014). "Rick Cosnett Dishes About Playing "Ignorant" Dr. Wes on The Vampire Diaries" . Wetpaint . Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Halterman, Jim (6 February 2014). "Vampire Diaries Q&A: Rick Cosnett on Next Step For Wes, "Desperate Measures" to Come" . TV Fanatic . Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Topel, Fred (3 November 2014). "THE FLASH Exclusive: Rick Cosnett on Time Travel and Professor Zoom" . Nuke The Fridge . Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Ng, Philiana (21 October 2014). " 'The Flash's' Rick Cosnett on the Mystery of Eddie Thawne: Things Unravel Fast" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ Andreeva, Natalie (14 January 2014). " 'Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker To Co-Star In CW Pilot 'The Flash' " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Rick Cosnett , 21 September 2016, retrieved 21 November 2019
^ https://courageousnerd.com/2021/05/08/rick-cosnett-on-eddie-thawnes-legacy-and-tu-me-manques-exclusive-interview/ [bare URL ]
^ Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!" . greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .
^ "Rick Cosnett on Instagram: "Hello" " . Instagram . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ France, Lisa Respers (14 February 2020). "Rick Cosnett reveals he is gay" . CNN . Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
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