Cosmo Jarvis
Biography
Cosmo Jarvis is a British actor who has also worked as a singer-songwriter. Born in New Jersey, he moved to Britain as a baby and grew up in Totnes, Devon. He released the single Gay Pirates and the album Think Bigger, and his debut feature, The Naughty Room, aired on BBC Four in 2012. His acting break came when he was cast as Sebastian in William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth (2016). He earned Best Actor nominations at the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics' Circle for playing Arm in Calm with Horses (2019). Other screen credits include Persuasion (2022), the historical drama Shogun (2024), in which he played John Blackthorne, The Alto Knights (2025), and Warfare (2025). He also appeared in Richard Jones's stage productions of The Hairy Ape and The Twilight Zone.
37years old
Turns 38 on September 1in 323 days
- Born Ridgewood
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 11 years2015 to 2026
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Behind the camera
Cosmo Jarvis wrote and directed the music video for his 2011 single "Gay Pirates," which was voted number 85 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011.
Big break
In 2015, Jarvis tried out for and won the role of Sebastian in Lady Macbeth, the first feature film directed by William Oldroyd.
Beyond film
Jarvis appeared in two stage plays that Richard Jones directed. One was The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill, staged in 2017 at Park Avenue Armory in New York. The other was The Twilight Zone at the Almeida Theatre in London.
A role that slipped away
Jarvis dropped out of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey shortly before filming began because of a scheduling conflict, after joining the cast in March 2025.
Beyond film
Jarvis gave Think Bigger, his 2012 album, a 2020 Deluxe Edition release because the original had never come out worldwide. It holds the 11 original recordings remastered for 2020 and nine bonus tracks, five of them never before heard.
Cosmo Jarvis movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Cosmo Jarvis shares two films with Skye Lourie, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Richard E. Grant's page
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Oscar Isaac's page
Natalie Portman's page
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.