Kae Alexander
{{short description|British actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kae Alexander
| image = kae alexander 2019 1.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Alexander at the 2019 German Comic Con Dortmund
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|08|31|df=y}}
| yearsactive = 2008–present
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama
}}
Kae Yukawa (born 31 August 1985), known professionally as Kae Alexander, is a Japanese actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jing Hua in Bad Education{{cite web | url=https://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/elevate/kae-alexander | title=Kae Alexander | date=7 October 2019 }} and its spinoff film. She played Leaf in the sixth season of Game of Thrones, Linh Xuan Huy in the BBC Two drama Collateral,{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/918010/Collateral-Game-of-Thrones-Kae-Alexander-leaf-Children-of-the-Forest|title=You'll NEVER guess who this Collateral star played in Game of Thrones…|last=Meechan|first=Lauren|date=2018-02-12|website=Express.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}} and Min Farshaw in the Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time.{{Cite tweet |number=1296129825694875649 |user=WoTonPrime |title=The sparks are trying to fill the shadow, and the shadow is trying to swallow the sparks. You are all tied together in something dangerous. |author=The Wheel of Time on Prime |date=Aug 19, 2020 |access-date=2020-08-20}}
She appeared on the Evening Standard's 2017 list of Rising Stars.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/meet-the-new-generation-of-acting-stars-on-the-rise-this-autumn-a3627211.html|title=Meet the new generation of acting stars on the rise this autumn|journal=Evening Standard|first=Frankie|last=McCoy|date=7 September 2017|accessdate=10 June 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://wordsandbananas.com/2020/11/10/the-only-asian-in-the-room-interview-with-kae-alexander/|title=Interview: The Only Asian in The Room|first=Martina|last=Ryholt|date=10 November 2020|accessdate=10 June 2021}} In 2019, she was selected for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts's Initiative program.{{cite web | url=https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/fleabag-and-bodyguard-actors-among-those-selected-for-bafta-initiative | title=Fleabag and Bodyguard actors among those selected for BAFTA initiative | date=8 October 2019 }}
Early life and education
Alexander was born in Kobe. She is of Japanese descent. She spent some of her childhood in Tokyo and lived in Hong Kong for two years before moving to London with her mother Kinu, a chef and culinary teacher, at ten years old. She has a sister and a brother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/elevate/kae-alexander|title=Kae Alexander|website=BAFTA|date=7 October 2019 |accessdate=10 June 2021}}
Alexander was interested in dance as a teenager and participated in Pineapple Studios classes. She developed an interest in acting through an open house at the BRIT School her friend took her to. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2017/kae-alexander-meeting-steven-spielberg-treat/|title=Kae Alexander: 'Meeting Steven Spielberg was a treat' {{!}} Interviews|last=Bano|first=Tim|date=2017-06-27|website=The Stage|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2010_11/kae_alexander/|title=Guildhall School of Music & Drama{{!}} Kae Alexander|website=www.gsmd.ac.uk|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-date=16 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031802/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/acting/final_year_actors/graduates_2010_11/kae_alexander/|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
=Films=
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!scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2008
| The Box | Agatha | Short film |
| 2012
| City Slacker | Young Trader | |
| 2012
| Hollow Feet | Keiko | Short film |
| 2015
| Jing Hua | |
| 2015
| The White Room | Sun-li | |
| 2015
| The Bird Chapters: #1 Monday Mundane | Girl | Short film |
| 2018
| Reb | |
| 2019
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Ini | |
| 2019
| Tali | |
| 2021
| Infinite | Trace | |
| 2022
| Inez | |
| 2025
| Anna Ko | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref. |
| 2012–2014
| Jing Hua | Main role | |
| 2012
| Stewardess | Episode: "Terrified Over Tokyo" | |
| 2013
| Pramface | Julie | Episode: "If You Cry I'll Cry" | |
| 2013
| Erin Blakewood | 2 episodes | |
| 2013
| Scúp | Ling | Episode: "The Raid" | |
| 2013
| Doctors | Mim | Episodes: "A Fair Exchange" | |
| 2015
| Awesome Girl | Series 4 | |
| 2016
| Mai Lin | Episode: "A Long Way from Home" | |
| 2016
| Leaf | 3 episodes | |
| 2016
| Bloodworks | Leaf | Episode: "Game of Thrones: Part 1" | |
| 2016
| Yuki | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 2016
| We the Jury | Sam | Pilot | |
| 2016, 2019
| Fleabag | Elaine | 2 episodes | |
| 2017
| Uncle | Lex | Episode: "Bringing Sexy Back" | |
| 2017
| W1A | Receptionist | 2 episodes | |
| 2018
| Hard Sun | Angie Jones | 3 episodes | |
| 2018
| Becky | Main role | |
| 2018
| Linh Xuan Huy | Main role | |
| 2018
| Swallow | Episode: "The Rescue" | |
| 2019
| Jessica Tamura | Series 2 | |
| 2019
| Krypton | Araame | 4 episodes | |
| 2020
| Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation | Bat | 1 episode | |
| 2021-
| Min Farshaw | Main role |
| 2023
| Bodies | Bothroyd | 1 episode | |
=Video games=
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| Year
! Game ! Voice role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| Maya | |
Stage
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Japanese actresses
Category:Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Category:Japanese emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:Japanese film actresses
Category:Japanese television actresses
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