Alexia Elizabeth McIntosh is a British actress. She is best known for being part of the original cast of the musical ''

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'' in the role of

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, for which she received an

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nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a musical in 2019, with her cast mates.

Early life and education

McIntosh was born in

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and is of Jamaican descent. In 2015, she received a

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in acting from the

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. During her training, she played various roles, including Hermione in ''

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'' (2013), Mimi in ''

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'' (2014), Elmire in ''

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'' (2014), and Virginia in ''Soul Music'' (2015).

Career

Musical theatre

McIntosh made her West End debut playing Anna of Cleves in the musical ''

''. In 2019, the ''SIX'' cast members were nominated for the

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for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical. During the ceremony, the full cast performed the first song of the show "Ex Wives". McIntosh left the production in November 2021, though she joined other original cast members for three performances at

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in 2022, before filming a live recording of the show at the

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, which was released in April 2025 in UK & Ireland cinemas under the title ''SIX The Musical Live!''. In 2022, McIntosh joined the cast of the

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment, generally combining gender-crossing actors and topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or ...

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'' at the

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. In 2023, she played a leading role in the

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production of ''Big Aunty.'' In 2024, she was the lead in the first production by Birmingham Hippodrome’s New Musical Theatre department, The Jingleclaw. In 2025 following the release of ''SIX The Musical Live!'' in the UK & Ireland, it was announced that McIntosh would be reprising her role Anna of Cleves in the UK & International Tour of ''SIX'' temporarily in the UK tour stops, while the main cast perform internationally in China for 8 weeks. She was due to begin to play the role from 20 May, but due to injury joined the cast on 10 June. She is scheduled to play the role until 26 July 2025.

Music

McIntosh is a member of the girl group SVN, formed in 2020 with original ''

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'' cast members

Jarnéia Richard-Noel Jarnéia Richard-Noel (born 12 June 1994) is an English stage actress and singer. She is known for portraying the role of Catherine of Aragon in the musical ''Six (musical), SIX'' on the original UK tour and in the West End production at the Art ...

(Jaye’J), Millie O’Connell, Maiya Quansah-Breed,

Aimie Atkinson Aimie Allen-Atkinson (born 5 June 1987) is an English stage actress and singer. She is known for portraying the role of Katherine Howard in British comedy musical ''SIX'' on the original UK tour and in the West End production at the Arts Theatre, ...

Natalie Paris Natalie May Paris (born 6 July 1994) is a British stage actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for originating the role of Jane Seymour in the hit musical ''SIX'', she was nominated for the Olivier Award as Best Actress in a Supporting R ...

and

Grace Mouat Grace Elizabeth Mouat (born 12 May 1996) is an English musical theatre actress and podcaster. She is best known as Dance Captain/Swing in the musical ''Six'', cover Juliet in ''& Juliet'', Ella in '' Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella'' ( Hope Mi ...

. The group played their first headline concert in London in August 2022.

Discography

Theatre credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Alexia McIntosh
at Spotlight
SVN official page
{{DEFAULTSORT:mcintosh, alexia Living people Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands Black British actresses English musical theatre actresses English people of Jamaican descent Alumni of Birmingham School of Acting Year of birth missing (living people)