Cosmo Jarvis
Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis (born 1 September 1989) is an American-born British actor, musician, actor and filmmaker of Armenian descent. In 2015, he auditioned and was cast to portray the character of Sebastian in William Oldroyd's debut feature film Lady Macbeth (2016).[1]
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| Born | Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis 1 September 1989 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Origin | Newton Abbot, Devon, England |
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Early life
Jarvis was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States to an Armenian-American mother and English father. He moved to England with his parents as a baby. As a child, he moved to Totnes, Devon with his mother and younger brother.[2]
2010–present
Jarvis confirmed his second album's title as Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? on his official Facebook page. The first single released from the album is "Gay Pirates", which was released on 23 January 2011. The single's music video was directed by Cosmo. The song was featured as Record of the Day[3] and AOL's Spinner video of the day.[4] "Gay Pirates" was voted number 85 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011, which aired on Australia Day in 2012. The album itself was given an 8.5/10 rating from Soundblab album reviews.[5] He announced in an interview with TNC that he had begun work on his first feature film, called The Naughty Room.[6] The film premièred on BBC Four on the 20 August 2012, shortly after the release of Jarvis' third studio album, titled Think Bigger, the film included multiple songs/variations of songs from the new album in the soundtrack.[7] Cosmo toured the UK in late 2012 supporting Mad Dog Mcrea, for whom he penned the song "Waiting on the Hill". The comedy film Hawk(e): The Movie (2013) features several songs by Cosmo Jarvis.[8] In January 2013, "Love This" came in at number 59 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.[9] On the 20 November 2020 Jarvis re-released his 2012 album Think Bigger as "Think Bigger - (2020 Deluxe Edition)" as the 2012 album was never fully released globaly. The Think Bigger reissue will contain all of its 11 original recordings remastered for 2020, plus a further 9 rare bonus tracks from that same writing period, including 5 never before heard songs and 4 acoustic live ‘bedroom’ versions of key Think Bigger tracks.[10]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | The Alley Way | The Old Man (voice) | Short film |
| 2012 | The Naughty Room | Todd Kennedy | |
| 2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | Dani Tasuev | |
| 2016 | Monochrome | Gabriel Lenard | |
| The Habit of Beauty | Jerome | ||
| Lady Macbeth | Sebastian | ||
| 2017 | FOG | Charlie | Short film |
| The Marker | Steve | ||
| Hunter Killer | Fathometer Operator / T.silver | ||
| 2018 | Annihilation | Special Ops Soldier | |
| Farming | Jonesy | ||
| 2019 | Calm With Horses | Douglas | |
| Nocturnal | Pete | ||
| 2020 | The Shadow of Violence | Douglas "Arm" Armstrong | US release of "Calm With Horses" |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Moving On | Verno 14 | Episode "Taxi for Linda" |
| Humans | Martin | Episode 3 (Series 2) | |
| My Mother and Other Strangers | Lieutenant Steiger | Episodes "The Price" and "God Rest You Merry" | |
| 2017 | Vera | Woody | Episode "The Blanket Mire" |
| 2019 | Peaky Blinders | Barney | Season 5 |
| 2020 | Raised by Wolves | Campion Sturges | Episodes "Infected Memory", "Lost Paradise" and "Mass" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2017 | 20th British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | |
| 2020 | 23rd British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | Pending | |
Discography
Albums
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| 2006 | 19 Songs By Cosmo Jarvis
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| 2009 | Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch
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| 2011 | Is the World Strange or Am I Strange?
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| 2012 | Think Bigger
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| 2013 | They Don't Build Hearts Like They Used To - 4 Track E.P
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| 2020 | Think Bigger - (2020 Deluxe Edition)
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| 2009 | "She's Got You" | — | — | — | — | Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch |
| "Problems/You Got Your Head" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Crazy Screwed Up Lady" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Gay Pirates" | — | — | — | — | Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? |
| "Sure as Hell Not Jesus" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Day" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "She Doesn't Mind" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Love This" | — | — | — | — | Think Bigger |
| 2013 | "Collaborating With Rihanna" | — | — | — | — | Single |
| 2020 | "Tell Me Who To Be" | Think Bigger - (2020 Deluxe Edition) | ||||
References
- "Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis cast in Lady Macbeth". Screendaily.com. 22 September 2015.
- Cosmo Jarvis: "My generation is the worst". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- "Gay Pirates – Cosmo Jarvis". Record of the Day. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "Gay Pirates Video by Cosmo Jarvis – AOL Music". Music.aol.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "Cosmo Jarvis – Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? – Review". Soundblab. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- Interviews. "TNC Interview: Cosmo Jarvis, Part 2". The New Current. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "Cosmo Jarvis Interview – The Naughty Room". TimeOut London. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "hawkethemovie.com". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.
- "60-41 | Hottest 100 – 2012 | triple j". ABC.net.au. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- Cult, We Are (21 October 2020). "Cosmo Jarvis' 'Think Bigger' Set For Deluxe Edition Reissue » We Are Cult". We Are Cult. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
