Alex Brockdorff
{{Short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alex Brockdorff
| image = Alex Brock as Parker in Homeland 2020.jpg
| caption = Brockdorff in Homeland
| birth_name = Alexander von Brockdorff
| birth_place = London, England
| occupation = Actor, film-maker, artist
| years_active = 2018–present
| website = {{url|https://www.alexbrockdorff.com/}}
| module = {{Infobox military person
| embed = yes
| allegiance = {{nowrap|{{Flag|United Kingdom|size=23px}}}}
| branch = 25px British Army
| serviceyears = 2008–2014
| rank = File:UK Army OF2.png Captain
| battles = Iraq, Afghanistan
}}
}}
Alex Brockdorff (born Alexander von Brockdorff), is a British actor. He has appeared in a number of television dramas, including the final season of Homeland (2020), FBI: International (2021), and The Midwich Cuckoos (2022).[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8355896/?ref_=ttep_ep10], IMDb, official site.
Career
Brockdorff was an officer in the Queen's Royal Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army. He commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2008.{{London Gazette|issue=58968|supp=y |page=1821|date=3 February 2009 }} Having served on combat operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he left the Armed Forces to start his career as an actor, performing for some time as Alex Brock. In 2015 he joined with former military colleagues in creating Bare Arms, a company providing military support to the film and television industry.{{cite web|url=http://www.barearms.co.uk/home.html|title=Bare Arms}} To date, he has appeared mostly in TV dramas - including BBC One's Requiem, Channel 4's Baghdad Central and the eighth and final season of Homeland.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8355896/?ref_=ttep_ep10], IMDb, official site.
In April 2024, Brockdorff joined the cast of Warfare, a war film written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/warfare-trailer/|title= Warfare trailer: Alex Garland film is set in 2006 Iraq |last=Hammam|first=Cody|website=JoBlo| date=16 December 2024|access-date=15 January 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| Fury | Tank Crew | (uncredited) |
| 2023
| Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Osprey Agent | |
| 2024
| Jesus Crown of Thorns | James | |
| 2025
| Warfare | Mikey | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2014
|Young British Officer |Episode: "War Machine" |
| 2018
|Hunky Guy |Episode: "Matilda" |
| rowspan="2"|2020
|Parker |Episodes: "In Full Flight" and "Designated Driver" |
| Baghdad Central
|Evans' Man |2 episodes |
| 2021
|Anthony |Episode: "The Edge" |
| 2022
|John Lancaster |Episode: "Bad Things" |
| 2023
|Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator |3 episodes |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Artist ! Song ! Role |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| "Watch Me Fall" | Director |
| James Blake
| "BOYDE (Retrograde Remix)" | Director |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6348417|Alex Brockdorff}}
- {{Instagram | id= alexbrockdorff | name= Alex Brockdorff }}
- {{Twitter| id= alexbrockdorff | name= Alex Brockdorff }}
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Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Category:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Queen's Royal Hussars officers
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