Actor
Birthday April 6, 1983
Birth Sign Aries
Birthplace Chegutu, Zimbabwe
Age 40 years old
Nationality Zimbabwe
Height 1.8 m
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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.
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.
Cosnett is a third cousin of Hugh Grant.
On 13 February 2020, Cosnett publicly came out as gay on his Instagram account.
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