Alexander Anthony Keith Bain (born 25 November 2001) is an English actor. He plays

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in ''

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'', a role he portrayed from 2008 to 2024.

Early life

Alexander Anthony Keith Bain was born in Blackburn, Lancashire on 25 November 2001, the son of Debra and Paul Bain. He was always interested in performing arts, and attended dance, drama and musical theatre lessons at the Bernese School of Theatre Dance and Drama from a young age. He attended Griffin Park Primary School in

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston ...

, Lancashire and Walton-le-Dale High School in Preston, Lancashire. After finishing there, he went on to train in Musical Theatre and Dance for 2 years at Shockout Arts in Manchester.

Career

Bain made his first television appearance in an advertisement for

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. His first major role was starring in the BBC drama ''

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'', before moving to the role of

in the soap opera ''

'', a role which he has played since 2008.

Personal life

In May 2018, it was reported that Alex was due to become a father with his then girlfriend, whom he was in a relationship with from April 2017 to May 2019. His daughter was born on 2 December 2018. In May 2020, it was reported that Alex has been in a relationship with performer, Mollie, whom he has been with since October 2019; however, he first revealed their relationship when he posted a tribute to her on his Instagram in December 2019

In October 2022, it was announced that the pair have been engaged since October 2021 and only told their parents at Christmas time. They split up six months after releasing the story about their engagement.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 2001 births Living people 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male soap opera actors Male actors from Blackburn {{England-tv-actor-stub