Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor. He is co-founder of
The Factory Theatre Company.
Early life and education
Hassell was born in
Southend
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,
England
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, the youngest of four, to a vicar. He trained at the
Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex.
Career
He has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in
Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in
Henry V Henry V may refer to:
People
* Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026)
* Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125)
* Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161)
* Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227)
* Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (12 ...
, for the
Royal Shakespeare Company.
His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's ''
Suburbicon
''Suburbicon'' is a 2017 American black comedy crime film directed by George Clooney and co-written by the Coen brothers, Clooney, and Grant Heslov. It stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, and Oscar Isaac, and follows a mild-mannered fa ...
'' (2017), and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the
BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's ''
The Miniaturist
''The Miniaturist'' is the 2014 debut novel of English actor and author Jessie Burton. An international bestseller, it was the focus of a publishers' bidding war at the 2013 London Book Fair. Set in Amsterdam in 1686–87, the novel was inspired ...
'', which first aired on Boxing Day. He also appeared as Translucent in the first season of ''
The Boys
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Boys or The Boys may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie
* ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen
* ''Boys'' ( ...
'' (2019) on
Amazon Prime Video
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, and played Vicious in
Netflix
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's ''
Cowboy Bebop'' in 2021., and portrayed Metatron in the final season of the
BBC/
HBO fantasy series
His Dark Materials
''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), ''The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and ''The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follows ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1980 births
British male film actors
British male television actors
Living people
People from Southend-on-Sea
Male actors from Essex
21st-century British male actors