Danny Alder, sometimes credited as Danny Allder, is a UK-based Australian film, television and theatre actor.

Education

He attended the

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at the

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, and the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (http://www.acpa.net.au) in Brisbane.

Career

Alder worked consistently in Australia on both stage and screen in

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and

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and decided to move to the UK in 2007. Within a few weeks of arriving in the UK, he accepted the role of Fin on ''

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'' (one episode; credited as Danny Allder). Alder has since worked in

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and

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appearing in a new comedy Ikea commercial set in a prison. He has also appeared in several films including '' Blurred'' written by Stephen Davies and the Melbourne made horror film '' Damned by Dawn''.

''A Fistful of Snow''

In 2009 Alder performed in his second

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, ''A Fistful of Snow'', as part of the Brighton Festival Fringe in

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, England, for which he received an award for 2009 Best Male Performer from ''Latest 7'',

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(undated).
"Brighton Festival and Fringe Shows Honoured in the Latest Awards — 75-Year-Old Stripper Named 'Star of the Festival'"
. ''Latest 7''. Accessed 18 January 2010. a weekly magazine covering the Brighton area. ''A Fistful of Snow'' was then performed at the 2009

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, Scotland, at

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. whilst Danny was also performing in "The Hotel" a concept theatre piece, written and directed by UK comedian and writer, Mark Watson.

Notes

External links

castlesintheskyproductions.co.uk
Castle in the Sky Productions (provides information on ''A Fistful of Snow'' and has a biography of Alder) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alder, Danny Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Melbourne Australian expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Living people Edith Cowan University alumni Male actors from Brisbane Australian expatriates in England