Kai Alexander (born 7 June 1997) is a British actor. Alexander began his career with roles in the award winning series ''

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'' and later went on to appear in ''

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'', notably playing

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. He is best known for his role as Sgt. William Quinn in the

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and

Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

miniseries ''

Masters of the Air ''Masters of the Air'' is a 2024 American war drama miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book of the same name by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing ...

''.

Career

In 2017, he joined the cast of

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comedy ''

'' in the recurring role of Jeffrey, the on-screen child of characters portrayed by

Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She is best known for her roles as Maggie Jacobs in '' Extras'' (2005–2007, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award), Christina McKinney in ''Ugly Betty'' (2006� ...

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Mark Bonnar Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt (British TV series), Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland (TV series), Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ...

. He also played the lead in the

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Original Drama Short, Oakwood. In 2019, he reprised his role in the fourth and final season of ''Catastrophe'' which was released in 2019. He also joined the cast of '' The Stranger'', a

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adaptation of the novel by

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. In 2022, he portrayed

, in the

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Shallow Grave (1994 film), Shallow Grave'' (1994), ''Trainspotting (film), Trainspotting'' (1996) and its sequel ''T2 Tra ...

miniseries, ''Pistol'' created by

Craig Pearce Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor. Early life Pearce was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School with Baz Luhrmann and is a graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Career Pearce's acting credits include re ...

for FX, which follows the rise of the

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. Alexander portrayed Sgt. William Quinn in the 2024,

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miniseries, ''

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. . In 2025, he played Lyle Jennings in

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's English adaptation of

Jussi Adler-Olsen Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen (born 2 August 1950) is a Denmark, Danish crime fiction writer, a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur, best known for his ''Department Q'' series. He made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a f ...

's ''

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.''

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Kai 1997 births Living people 21st-century British male actors Male actors from Worcestershire Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools British male film actors British male television actors Actors from Worcester, England