Elliott Tittensor

Elliott Tittensor (born 3 November 1989)[1] is an English actor, best known for playing the role of Carl Gallagher in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless (2004–2013). He also starred in the 2012 film Spike Island as Tits.

Elliott Tittensor
Tittensor in 2015
Born
Elliott John Tittensor

(1989-11-03) 3 November 1989
Heywood, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Partner(s)Kaya Scodelario (2009–2014)
RelativesLuke Tittensor (twin brother)

Career

Elliott Tittensor and his twin brother, Luke, appeared in the soap Brookside.[2]

In the first season of Channel 4 series Shameless, the Tittensor twins shared the role of Carl Gallagher. Elliott continued playing the role of Carl after Luke left the show.[2][3]

In addition to his role in Shameless, Tittensor has appeared in an episode of BBC One drama miniseries Moving On, entitled Butterfly Effect. He has also appeared in episodes of Silent Witness and starred in a short film entitled Protect Me From What I Want in which he played a gay character.

In January 2010, Tittensor appeared on the cover of Attitude magazine. He also appeared in the video for Plan B's "Stay Too Long" and The Ruskins's "Old Isleworth", alongside his then-partner, actress Kaya Scodelario. In 2011, he appeared in the video for Coldplay's single "Charlie Brown".

In the summer of 2013, Tittensor played the lead role of Tits in the Stone Roses-inspired film Spike Island. He also had a minor role in film The Selfish Giant.

Tittensor appeared in two episodes of Chasing Shadows as John Meadows, in 2014. He also appeared in the short film Slap playing the character of Archie.

In 2015, Tittensor starred as Terry Singer in North v South, a film about feuding criminal gangs along England's North–South divide. The film was released directly to DVD in June 2015.

Tittensor played Richard Keys in Jimmy McGovern's one-off BBC drama Reg, which aired in June 2016. He also completed a role in short film Edith. He then appeared in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk alongside Tom Hardy, Harry Styles and Aneurin Barnard.

Personal life

Tittensor is the identical twin brother of Luke Tittensor.[2] They are from Heywood, Greater Manchester and attended Heywood Community High School.[4] He was in a relationship with Kaya Scodelario from late 2009 to early 2014. Their relationship was publicised when Scodelario supported Tittensor after his arrest for an incident where he hit someone while driving an uninsured car.[5] Tittensor pleaded guilty to driving without insurance[5] and was successfully sued for damages arising out of his role in the incident.[6]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Protect Me from What I Want DazShort film
2011Charlie SaysLukeShort film
2012Spike IslandTitsMovie
2013The Selfish GiantMartin FentonFilm
2014SlapArchieShort film
2015North v SouthTerry SingerFilm
2016EdithYoung JakeShort film
2017DunkirkHighlander 2Film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004–2013 Shameless Carl Gallagher Main cast (series 1–9), guest star (series 11); 117 episodes
2007 True Dare Kiss JJ 4 episodes
2009 Moving On Ian Jacko Jackson Butterfly Effect[7]
2014 Chasing Shadows John Meadows Only Connect: Part 1 & Only Connect: Part 2
2016 Reg[8] Richard Keys Television film
2010 / 2021 Silent Witness Scott Weston Shadows, Part 1 & Shadows, Part 2[9]
Redemption, Part 1 & Redemption, Part 2[10]

References
  1. "Elliott Tittensor · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Shameless star Elliott Tittensor attacked after court appearance". Mirror. 2 November 2010.
  3. "Emmerdale actor Luke Tittensor admits brutal assault". Manchester Evening News. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "GCSE results 2006 - Heywood". Manchester Evening News. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. "Shameless star hit outside court". 2 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  6. Brewster, James (19 February 2015). "Shameless star Elliott Tittensor ordered to pay damages to trainee plumber". Manchester Evening News.
  7. "BBC One - Jimmy McGovern's Moving On, Series 1 Episode 5, Butterfly Effect". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. "BBC One: Reg". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  9. "BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 13 Episode 7, Shadows, Part 1". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. "BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 24 Episode 1, Redemption, Part 1". BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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