Alexander Vlahos
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Born | Llantrisant, Wales | 30 July 1988
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Alexander Vlahos (born 30 July 1988) is a Welsh actor best known for playing Philippe, Duke of Orleans in the Canal+ television series Versailles and for playing Mordred in the BBC drama Merlin.
Early life
Vlahos was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire,[1] before moving to Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan. He is the son of a Greek father and a Welsh mother, and speaks both Welsh and English.[2] He played ice hockey from ages eight to 18.[3] He trained in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, graduating in 2009.[2][4][5]
Career
He first appeared in the BBC Wales drama Crash in 2009, portraying Dylan. The following year, he appeared in the daytime medical soap opera Doctors in a week-long storyline entitled "Master of the Universe," in which he played the lead role of Lewis Cutler. The episodes were then nominated for "Best Single Episode" and "Spectacular Scene of the Year" at the British Soap Awards in 2010.[6] Also in 2010, he appeared in both Pen Talar and The Indian Doctor, and the film Bright Lights.
In 2012, he earned the role of Private Keenan in Privates, a mini-television series about conscripts in the National Service set in the 1960s, for which he shaved his head.[2] He also played the part of Mordred in series five of Merlin, a role originally played by Asa Butterfield in the first two series.[2][7]
From 2012 to 2016, he played the role of Dorian Gray in Big Finish Productions' audio series The Confessions Of Dorian Gray.[8] He has also written one of the episodes, "The Mayfair Monster," released in October 2013,[9][10] and the audio play, HMS Surprise for the Bernice Summerfield box set New Frontiers, which was released in April 2013.[11]
From 6 December 2013, Vlahos appeared in Fortune's Fool at The Old Vic. Mike Poulton's adaptation of Turgenev's play was directed by Lucy Bailey, in a new production which stars Iain Glen and Richard McCabe.[12]
In July 2015, it was announced that he would be playing Bertie Potts in the mini audiobook series The Diary of River Song set in the Doctor Who universe, alongside Alex Kingston.
Since 2015, he has portrayed Louis XIV's brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, in the Franco-Canadian historical television series Versailles, about life at the French court, The first series premiered in November 2015. Series 2 was filmed in early 2016 and explores the lighter side to Philippe, the first time for Vlahos to portray a rather light-hearted character for an extended period of time.[10] On 14 September 2016, producer Claude Chelli confirmed that Versailles has been renewed for a third season, which began filming in April 2017.[13]
In the 2016 docudrama Barbarians Rising, a global co-production for The History Channel, Vlahos plays the Roman emperor Valentinian in one episode. He also portrays the Romanian philosopher and mathematician Maurice Solovine in one episode of Genius, National Geographic Channel's first scripted series.[14]
From 11 February to 11 March 2017, Vlahos starred in Max Gill's La Ronde, a modernised, gender-neutral version of the play by Arthur Schnitzler. A cast of four played the 10 characters randomly selected onstage every night by a roulette wheel.[14] In the 2017 Big Finish Productions audio drama Hamlet, Vlahos plays the title character.[15]
As of June 25, 2018 Vlahos is playing Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare's Rose Theatre in York until September 2, 2018.
Filmography
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Crash | 2009–2010 | Dylan | |
Doctors | 2010 | Lewis Cutler | 5 episodes |
All Shook Up! | 2010 | Dafydd Hibbard | |
Pen Talar | 2010 | Iolo | 3 episodes |
The Indian Doctor | 2010 | Tom Evans | 5 episodes |
The Tower | 2011 | Tom | Television film |
Merlin | 2012 | Mordred | 12 episodes |
Privates | 2013 | Private Keenan | 5 episodes |
Versailles | 2015–2018 | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans | Main cast : 30 Episodes |
Barbarians Rising | 2016 | Valentinian III | 4th episode |
The Head Hunter | 2016 | Herbert | Main cast |
Prisoner Zero[4] | 2016 | Zero | Voice |
Genius | 2017 | Maurice Solovine | 3rd episode |
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Bright Lights | 2010 | Steff | Short film |
Truth or Dare | 2011 | Luke | Also known in the United States as Truth or Die |
Button Eyes[4] | 2013 | Boy | Short film |
The Head Hunter[4] | 2016 | Herbert Mullin |
Title | Year | Producer | Role | Notes |
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Gallifrey | 2011 | Big Finish Productions | Season 4 | |
The Confessions of Dorian Gray | 2012-2016 | Dorian Gray | Seasons 1-5 | |
Bernice Summerfield | 2012 | Gray | Box set 3 "Legion" | |
2013 | Writer of "HMS Surprise" from Box set 4 "New Frontiers" | |||
The Diary of River Song | 2015 | Bertie Potts | Season 1 | |
Doctor Who - The Lives of Captain Jack | 2017 | The Stranger | ||
Hamlet | 2017 | Hamlet |
Theatre
Title | Year | Role | Director/Theatre |
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Fortune's Fool | 2013 | Pavel Yeletsky | Lucy Bailey |
Macbeth[16] | 2013 | Malcolm | Kenneth Branagh |
La Ronde | 2017 | Various | Max Gill |
Romeo and Juliet | 2018 | Romeo | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre |
Richard III | 2018 | Catesby | Park Theatre |
Peter Pan (play) | 2018 | Hook | Park Theatre |
References
- ^ BJsRealm (24 October 2012), Merlin S5 | S4CsHeno: Alex Vlahos about 'Merlin', 'Privates' and a new movie role [no S5 spoilers], retrieved 26 August 2016
- ^ a b c d Owens, Dave (21 October 2012). "Welsh actor Alexander Vlahos is casting a spell in Merlin". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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- ^ a b c d "IMDb Bio"
- ^ "Twitter"
- ^ "The British Soap Awards 2010". ITV. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [dead link]
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (11 October 2012). "Alexander Vlahos 'Merlin' Q&A: 'Mordred might not be the villain'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "The Confessions Of Dorian Gray". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "The Confessions of Dorian Gray - The Mayfair Monster". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b Oebel, Nicole (8 September 2016). "'Versailles' interview with Alexander Vlahos". myFanbase. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "New Frontiers - Bernice Summerfield: Box Sets". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Fortune's Fool". Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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- ^ a b Oebel, Nicole (24 February 2017). "Alexander Vlahos Interview - From Versailles to La Ronde". myFanbase. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Oebel, Nicole (14 December 2016). "'Hamlet' interview with Alexander Vlahos & Scott Handcock". myFanbase. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Rooney, David (5 June 2014). "Theater Review: Kenneth Branagh in 'Macbeth'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 June 2017.