Rick Cosnett facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rick Cosnett
Cosnett in 2015
Born	Richard James Cosnett (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 41) Chegutu, Zimbabwe
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	2004–present
Relatives	Hugh Grant (cousin)

Richard James Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is an Australian actor and producer. He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in The Vampire Diaries, Elias Harper in Quantico, and Eddie Thawne in The Flash.

Early life and education

Cosnett was born on 6 April 1983 and was raised on a farm in Chegutu, Zimbabwe. His family took part in community musical theater there, which made him interested in acting from an early age. When he was seventeen, his family decided to move to Queensland, Australia, in large part due to land reforms in Zimbabwe.

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.

Personal life

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

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

See also

In Spanish: Rick Cosnett para niños