Wissenswertes

His father is of Persian descent and his mother is Scottish.

Was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh.

Name pronounced Ee-mon.

Attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English Literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. Dropped out of university after a year.

Graduated from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2005.

In 2009 Elliott starred in a TV mini-series called "Paradox" in which the lab he works at as a physicist is named 'Prometheus' and he has a "chance' to change the future because he has insight to the future. In Elliott's real future. Three years later, he would star in Ridley Scott's film named 'Prometheus' as a character named "Chance".