Anton Alexander (born 1960) is an English actor, based in

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Biography

Alexander was born in

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in 1960, to

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parents. He graduated from the

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in 1983. Since the late 1980s, Alexander has resided in

. He is fluent in English, Greek, and Italian. Alexander was the recipient of the Best Actor award for ''The Novel'' at the NYLA International Film Awards 2013. His TV and film appearances include ''

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'', ''

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'' (The Greek Interpreter), ''

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'' and ''

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'' - a cult Italian horror film starring

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, and hailed by

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as one of the best Italian films of the 1990s. He played Hirah in the Emmy Award-winning TV film, ''

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'' and Kim Roosevelt in the TV mini series '. He worked with Sir

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twice in 2013, playing the machiavellian Roccagiovine in ''The Vatican'' and the Hebrew spy Dathan in '' Exodus: Gods and Kings''.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (2018) as the Reporter * ''

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'' (2017) as Code Duello * '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'' (2015) as Dathan *
The Vatican
' (2013) as Urbano Roccagiovine * ''

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'' (2013) as Real Estate Agent * ''

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'' (2013) as Abraham * '' The Novel'' (2011) as Edgar Allan Poe * ''The Power of Three'' (2011) as Nigel * ''Gli occhi dell'altro'' (2005) as Nick Forbes * ' (2003) as Kim Roosevelt * ''

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'' (2003) as lawyer to Enzo Ferrari * ' (1999) as Air Force Officer * ''

'' (1995) as Hirah * ''

'' (Dellamorte Dellamore) (1994) as Franco * ''

'' (1990) as accountant to Ian Beale * ''

'' (1985) as Paul Kratides * ''

'' (1985) as Runner

References

External links

*
"Dellamorte Dellamore" appraisal.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Anton Living people Male actors from London English male film actors English male television actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1960 births