Ernest Gromov is a British actor of mixed European ancestry, which is reflected in his stage name. He is fluent in English and Russian and also speaks some French, German and Serbian. Ernest trained at the Kingdom School of Arts in London and attended workshops at The Actor's Centre, Spotlight and RADA. He has also previously trained in boxing, MMA and Tang-Soo-Do, in which he briefly competed for the United Kingdom. Over the years, Ernest has played a wide range of characters, both on stage and on screen - from bumbling young George W Bush to a no-nonsense intelligence officer to a compassionate detective. Outside of acting, Ernest is an academic. He conducts social science research and teaches at university. Since 2020 Ernest is also a husband and a father.