Australian actor (born 1983)
Rick Cosnett
Cosnett in 2015
Born Richard James Cosnett
(1983-04-06 ) 6 April 1983 (age 42) Occupation(s) Actor, producer Years active 2004–present Relatives Hugh Grant (third cousin)[ 2]
Richard James Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer.[ 3] [ 4] The Vampire Diaries Quantico 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] [ 11] 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] 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
2022
To Go to the Moon
Thomas
short
2023
Shoulder Dance
Roger
2023
TV in Bed
Ty Kirby
2024
The Holiday Exchange
Oliver Whitlock
TV movie
Television
Video game
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. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. 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 Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014 . ^ Andreeva, Natalie (14 January 2014). " . Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014 . ^ Rick Cosnett , retrieved 21 November 2019 ^ "Rick Cosnett on Eddie Thawne's legacy and Tu Me Manques - Exclusive Interview" . 8 May 2021.^ 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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