Alexander (Alex) Cappelli (born 4 October 1984) is an Australian musician and actor.
Early life
Alex developed an interest in acting while making amateur films, in which he then started acting. From there, he enrolled in drama school in 2000 and procured an agent in 2001.
Career
Cappelli has had many acting roles on Australian television, playing the recurring guest role of
Mike Pill in long-running soap opera ''
Neighbours
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'',
Gresham in the 2005 telemovie ''
Little Oberon'' and a starring role as Kurt Winters in the 2002 children's television series, ''
Short Cuts
''Short Cuts'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film is set in Los Angeles, in contr ...
''.
As an actor, he is best known for his lead role in the 2005 feature comedy film,
''Hating Alison Ashley''.
Working alongside
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem Order of Australia, AM (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress based in Sydney. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album ...
and
Saskia Burmeister
Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and ''Sea Patrol''.
Early and personal life
Born in New South Wales, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-N ...
, he played the character of Barry Hollis, the school bully. Other television credits include children's series ''
Wicked Science
''Wicked Science'' is an Australian television series, which debuted on 24 February 2004. The series focuses on Toby (played by André de Vanny) and Elizabeth (played by Bridget Neval), two teenagers who are mysteriously turned into Wizard (fant ...
'', police procedural series ''
Blue Heelers
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'' and 2004 crime thriller tv movie ''
The Brush-Off
''The Brush-Off'' is a 1996 Australian crime thriller novel, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course o ...
''.
Cappelli is also the lead singer, guitarist and pianist in the local
Melbourne
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original rock band 'The Collectibles'.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1984 births
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Australian male child actors
Living people
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