Rick Cosnett

Rick Cosnett
Cosnett in 2015
Born	Richard James Cosnett (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 41) Chegutu, Zimbabwe[1]
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

‡	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
2024	The Holiday Exchange	Oliver Whitlock	TV movie

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"
2024	Palm Royale	Sergeant Tom Sanka	5 episodes
2024	9-1-1	Julian Enes	Recurring role (season 7)
2024	Doctor Odyssey	Corey	2 episodes

As producer

Year	Title	Cast	Language	Notes
2016	The Letter Carrier	Candus Churchill, Julia Harnett, Tyler Layton-Olson	English

References

1. "Rick Cosnett : From Chegutu to the States". PaZimbabwe. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. 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, 21 September 2016, retrieved 21 November 2019
12. "Rick Cosnett on Eddie Thawne's legacy and Tu Me Manques - Exclusive Interview". 8 May 2021.
13. Hernandez, Greg (29 June 2014). "Wednesday Morning Man: Rick Cosnett!". greginhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
14. "Rick Cosnett on Instagram: "Hello"". Instagram. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
15. 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.

External links

• Rick Cosnett at IMDb
• Rick Cosnett on Twitter
• Rick Cosnett on Instagram