Alex Price

{{short description|British actor (born 1985)}}

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| birth_place = Manchester, England, UK

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2000–present

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Alex Price (born 8 May 1985) is a British actor who has appeared in various television programmes including Being Human, Merlin and Doctor Who.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/06/02/sf%E2%80%99s-greatest-guest-stars|title=SF’s Serial Guest Stars. The Top 10 telefantasy actors we love to see putting in a special appearance, by our special guest star Jayne Nelson|work=Sfx.co.uk|date=2 June 2011|accessdate=7 July 2014}} He starred in feature-length films, such as A Horse with No Name, and in a variety of short films.Joanne Black (2011): Where have I seen... Alex Price (Gilbert)? In: Joanne Black: A guide to being human [series 1-3]. Cambridge. Classic TV Press S.45-46

From 2013 to 2022, he played Sid Carter, one of the main characters in the television series Father Brown.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2215842|title=Father Brown|work=Imdb.com|accessdate=7 July 2014}} Price was praised by critics for his performance of Proteus in the television series Penny Dreadful.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/10/arts/television/penny-dreadful-showtimes-supernatural-entry.html?_r=1|title=Literary Help Sending a Shiver Down Your Spine ‘Penny Dreadful,’ Showtime’s Supernatural Entry|author=Neil Genzlinger|work=Nytimes.com|date=9 May 2014|accessdate=7 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.enstarz.com/articles/38601/20140528/penny-dreadful-cast-alex-price-returning-as-proteus-in-future-episodes-of-showtime-series-video.htm|title='Penny Dreadful' Cast: Alex Price Returning As Proteus In Future Episodes Of Showtime Series?|author=Emily Verona|work=Enstarz.com|date=28 May 2014|accessdate=7 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://dreampunk.me/blog/penny-dreadful-1-02-seance |title=Penny Dreadful 1.02: "Séance" |author=Robert Berg |work=Dreampunk.me |date=19 May 2014 |accessdate=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013858/http://dreampunk.me/blog/penny-dreadful-1-02-seance/ |archivedate=15 July 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.geekbinge.com/2014/05/20/penny-dreadful-season-1-episode-2-review-seance|title=Penny Dreadful Season 1, Episode 2 Review: "Séance"|author=Wednesday Lee Friday|work=Geekbinge.com|date=20 May 2014|accessdate=7 July 2014}} He has appeared in a vast number of stage productions like Is Everyone OK? (Nabokov Touring Project), Colourings (Old Red Lion), The Duchess of Malfi (National Theatre Studio), and Birdland (Royal Court Theatre).{{cite web|url=http://www.cft.org.uk/alexprice |title=Alex Price |work=Cft.org.uk |accessdate=6 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233649/http://www.cft.org.uk/alexprice |archivedate=14 July 2014 }} In 2016, he was cast as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Most recently he appeared in The Capture, a BBC drama about deep fake technology.

Personal life

Alex Price has a younger sister and is married and has a son (2011).{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alexpriceactor/status/641871656168910848|title=Alex Price on Twitter Sept 2015|work=Twitter}}

Television

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! Year !! Title !! Format !! Role !! Notes

rowspan=1 | 2008

| Casualty

Television seriesDaniel Freed1 episode
rowspan=4 | 2009

| Being Human

Television seriesGilbert1 episode
MerlinTelevision seriesSir William of Daira1 episode
Merlin: Secrets and MagicDocumentary seriesHimself1 episode
Mouth to MouthTelevision seriesTyler6 episodes
rowspan=5 | 2010

| Doctors

Television seriesSam Griffin1 episode
Doctor Who
"The Vampires of Venice"
Television seriesFrancesco1 episode
Doctor Who ConfidentialDocumentary seriesNarrator13 episodes
Going PostalTelevision seriesRoger
Lewis"Falling Darkness"Victor ClervalS4:E4
rowspan=2 | 2012

| Above Suspicion: Silent Scream

Television seriesDan Hutchkins3 episodes
Vera: SandancersTelevision seriesLance Corporal "Budgie" O'Connor
rowspan=1 | 2013–16

| rowspan=3 | Father Brown

| rowspan=3 | Television series

| rowspan=3 | Sid Carter

| rowspan=1 | 4 series
As regular

rowspan=1 | 2017–2020

| rowspan=1 | 4 episodes
guest star

rowspan=1 | 2022

| rowspan=1 | 6 episodes
as regular cast

rowspan=1| 2014–15

| Penny Dreadful

Television seriesProteus4 episodes
rowspan=2| 2016

| Beowulf

Television seriesKoll
Doctor ThorneTelevision seriesReverend Caleb Oriel

Film

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! Year !! Title !! Format !! Role

2006InternalFilmExtra
2007Saturday 3pmFilmPatrick
2007FervourFilmHans
2008ClubbedFilmPluto
2010A Horse with No NameFilmVince Vinyl
2010Eric & ErnieFilmNigel
2012Storage 24FilmJake

Theatre

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Theatre

! Location

2008

| Colourings

| Mark

| Old Red Lion Theatre

| London, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=http://www.thecnj.com/review/2008/062608/theatre062608_02.html |title=Therapy for a ‘negative type’. COLOURINGS. Old Red Lion Theatre. |work=thecnj.com |author=Natalie Li |accessdate=2017-06-30}}

2010

| Bingo

| Son

| Minerva Studio

| Chichester, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=http://passiton.cft.org.uk/archive/cast-list-bingo-2010 |title=Cast list, Bingo (2010).|work=passiton.cft.org.uk |accessdate=2017-06-30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e199d694-53a8-11df-aba0-00144feab49a?mhq5j=e1|title=Bingo, Minerva Studio, Chichester.|work=Financial Times |author=Ian Shuttleworth |accessdate=2017-06-30}}

2011

| Beautiful Thing

| Tony

| Royal Exchange Theatre

| Manchester, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/beautiful-thing-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester-6263266.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120175813/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/beautiful-thing-royal-exchange-theatre-manchester-6263266.html |archive-date=2011-11-20 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Beautiful Thing, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester |work=independent.co.uk |author=Jonathan Brown |accessdate=2017-06-30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8926685/Beautiful-Thing-Manchester-Royal-Exchange-Next-Time-Ill-Sing-To-You-Orange-Tree-Richmond-review.html |title=Beautiful Thing, Manchester Royal Exchange/ Next Time I’ll Sing To You, Orange Tree, Richmond, review |work=telegraph.co.uk|author=Dominic Cavendish |accessdate=2017-06-30}}

2011

| Electra

| Orestes

| Gate Theatre

| London, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2011/electra-review-at-gate-theatre-london |title=Electra review at Gate Theatre London |work=thestage.co.uk |author=Aleks Sierz |accessdate=2017-06-30}}

2012

| Bingo

| Son

| Young Vic

| London, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/feb/24/bingo-review |title=Bingo – review.|work=theguardian.com |author=Michael Billington |accessdate=2017-06-30}}

2013

| Before the Party

| David

| Almeida Theatre

| London, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=http://www.theatreone.co.uk/2013/04/news-before-party-production-images.html |title=News: Before The Party - Production Images |work=theatreone.co.uk |author=Matt Bourne |accessdate=2017-06-30 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

2014

| Birdland

| Johnny

| Royal Court Theatre

| London, United Kingdom{{cite web |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/birdland-royal-court-theatre |title=Birdland, Royal Court Theatre |work=Theartsdesk.com |author=Aleks Sierz |date=2014-04-10 |accessdate=2014-05-06}}

2016–2017

| rowspan="2" | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

| rowspan="2" | Draco Malfoy

| Palace Theatre

| London, United Kingdom

2018

|Lyric Theatre

|New York City, United States{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/original-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-trio-to-reunite-on-broadway-additional-casting-announced|title=Original Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Trio to Reunite on Broadway; Additional Casting Announced {{!}} Playbill|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=2017-08-02|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2017-08-02}}

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