In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by industry magazine Screen International.
On stage, Elliott has appeared in the critically acclaimed Black Watch as Private Fraser, a role he played for two and a half years with the National Theatre of Scotland. In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of Measure for Measure at the Almeida Theatre, alongside Anna Maxwell Martin and Rory Kinnear.
In August 2017 Emun played Andrew Brenner in The BBC1 drama Trust Me alongside Jodie Whittaker.
