Rick Cosnett

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]

Rick Cosnett
Cosnett in 2015
Born
Richard James Cosnett

(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983
Chegutu, Zimbabwe[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active2004–present
RelativesHugh Grant (cousin)[2]

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. He originally received a scholarship to study music but graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Acting.[3]

Personal life

Cosnett is a cousin of Hugh Grant.[12] On 13 February 2020, Cosnett publicly came out as gay on his Instagram account.[13][14]

Filmography
Key
‡ 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
TBA TV in Bed ‡ Ty Kirby
TBA To Go to the Moon ‡ Thomas short
TBA Stop and Smell the Roses ‡ James Watkins pre–production
TBA The Holiday Exchange ‡ Oliver Whitlock post–production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004–2005 Forensic Investigators Mal Henshall 8 episodes
2005 headLand Brad Partridge 3 episodes
2007 East West 101 Greg Small Episode: Death at the Station
2008 The Trojan Horse Will Tullman 2 episodes
2008–2009 The New Inventors The Inventor 5 episodes
2013–2014 The Vampire Diaries Dr. Wesley "Wes" Maxfield Recurring role (season 5)
2014–2017, 2022–2023 The Flash Eddie Thawne / "Malcolm Gilmore" / Cobalt Blue, Deathstorm Main cast (season 1)
Special guest star (seasons 2–3, 8–9)
2015–2016 Quantico Elias Harper Recurring role (season 1)
2016 Castle Victor Crowne Episode: "Hell to Pay"
2018 NCIS Sean Parks Episode: "Fallout"
TBA Palm Royale ‡ Sergeant Tom Sanka Recurring role (season 1)

As producer
YearTitleCastLanguageNotes
2016The Letter CarrierCandus Churchill, Julia Harnett, Tyler Layton-OlsonEnglish

References
  1. "Rick Cosnett : From Chegutu to the States". PaZimbabwe. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!". greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. Oebel, Nicole (28 May 2014). "Exclusive interview with Rick Cosnett". myFanbase. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Rick Cosnett, retrieved 21 November 2019
  12. Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!". greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  13. "Rick Cosnett on Instagram: "Hello"". Instagram. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  14. 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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