Anton Alexander (actor)
{{Short description|British actor}}
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| image = As Edgar Allan Poe in "The Novel".jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}}
| birth_place = London, England
| citizenship = United Kingdom
| alma_mater = Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1985–present
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Anton Alexander (born 1960{{Cite web |title=Anton Alexander - Actor - e-TALENTA |url=https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/anton-alexander |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.e-talenta.eu}}) is an English actor, based in Rome.
Biography
Alexander was born in London in 1960, to Greek Cypriot parents. He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1983. Since the late 1980s, Alexander has resided in Rome. He is fluent in English, Greek, and Italian.
Alexander was the recipient of the Best Actor award for The Novel{{cite web |title=The Novel |url=https://vimeo.com/84865420 |website=vimeo.com |language=en}} at the NYLA International Film Awards 2013.{{cite web|url=http://nylaiff.com/Past_Winners.html|title=Past Winners|work=nylaiff.com}}
His TV and film appearances include EastEnders, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Greek Interpreter),{{cite web |title="The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" The Greek Interpreter (TV Episode 1985) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0506451/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17 |website=www.imdb.com}} King David and Cemetery Man{{cite web |title=25 Awesome Horror Films You Probably Haven't Seen (But Really Should) |url=https://www.wired.com/2011/10/25-unknown-horror-films/#slideid-363911 |website=www.wired.com}} - a cult Italian horror film starring Rupert Everett, and hailed by Martin Scorsese as one of the best Italian films of the 1990s. He played Hirah in the Emmy Award-winning TV film, Joseph and Kim Roosevelt in the TV mini series {{ill|Soraya (film)|it|3=Soraya (miniserie televisiva)|lt=Soraya}}. He worked with Sir Ridley Scott twice in 2013, playing the machiavellian Roccagiovine in The Vatican and the Hebrew spy Dathan in Exodus: Gods and Kings.{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/filmchat/2014/08/exodus-news-round-up-a-set-visit-a-casting-controversy-and-who-exactly-is-ben-mendelsohn-playing.html|title=Exodus news round-up: a set visit, a casting controversy, and who exactly is Ben Mendelsohn playing?|date=6 August 2014|accessdate=23 February 2015|author=Peter T. Chattaway|publisher=patheos}}
Selected filmography
- Gore (2018) as the Reporter
- Taboo (2017) as Code Duello
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2015) as Dathan
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2608220/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 The Vatican] (2013) as Urbano Roccagiovine
- The Best Offer (2013) as Real Estate Agent
- Romeo and Juliet (2013) as Abraham
- The Novel{{cite web |title=The Novel - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1937389/awards?ref_=tt_ql_4 |website=www.imdb.com}} (2011) as Edgar Allan Poe
- The Power of Three (2011) as Nigel
- Gli occhi dell'altro (2005) as Nick Forbes
- {{ill|Soraya (film)|it|3=Soraya (miniserie televisiva)|lt=Soraya}} (2003) as Kim Roosevelt
- Ferrari (2003) as lawyer to Enzo Ferrari
- {{ill|The Devil and Ms. D|de|Der große Bagarozy}} (1999) as Air Force Officer
- Joseph (1995) as Hirah
- Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) (1994) as Franco
- EastEnders (1990) as accountant to Ian Beale
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1985) as Paul Kratides
- King David (1985) as Runner
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0018258}}
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=2AIgAef-bAcC&dq=anton+alexander+actor&pg=PA181 "Dellamorte Dellamore" appraisal.]
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Category:Male actors from London
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors