Alexa Davalos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alexa Davalos
Davalos in April 2007
Born	Alexa Davalos Dunas (1982-05-28) May 28, 1982 (age 43) Paris, France
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Josh Stewart ​ (m. 2019)​
Parent(s)	Elyssa Davalos Jeff Dunas
Relatives	Richard Davalos (grandfather) Dominique Davalos (aunt)

Alexa Davalos Dunas (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in several TV shows and movies. You might recognize her from the TV series Angel or as Juliana Crain in The Man in the High Castle. She also played Special Agent Kristin Gaines in FBI: Most Wanted.

Early Life and Beginnings

Alexa Davalos was born in Paris, France. Her parents are photographer Jeff Dunas and actress Elyssa Davalos. Her grandfather was also an actor, Richard Davalos.

Alexa spent most of her childhood in France and Italy. Later, she moved to New York City. She has mentioned that she sometimes curses in French!

Her family background includes Spanish and Finnish roots from her mother's side. Her father's family is Jewish. She grew up without a lot of focus on religion.

When she was seventeen, Alexa moved to New York City on her own. She worked as a model for famous photographers. She wanted to explore the world and do her own thing. While working in a theater, she discovered her love for acting. She even attended the Flea Theater in New York. She kept her acting plans a secret from her family until her career began to take off.

Acting Career Highlights

Alexa Davalos started her acting career in 2002. She appeared in a short film called The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald. This film was shown at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.

Early TV and Movie Roles

She gained attention for her role as Gwen Raiden in three episodes of the TV series Angel. In 2003, she starred with Antonio Banderas in the HBO movie And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.

Her big break in movies came in 2004. She starred in the science fiction film The Chronicles of Riddick. This was her first major movie role.

Hollywood Films and TV Series

Alexa continued to act in Hollywood films. In 2007, she was in the romantic drama Feast of Love. She also played Sally in The Mist, a horror film directed by Frank Darabont.

In 2008, Davalos co-starred with Daniel Craig in the war film Defiance. Critics praised her performance in this movie. She then played Andromeda in the 2010 movie Clash of the Titans. This film was a financial success, even though it received mixed reviews. She did not appear in the sequel because of other work commitments.

Besides movies, she also continued to work in television. She appeared in Reunion (2005–2006) and Mob City (2013). In Mob City, she worked again with director Frank Darabont.

Major TV Roles

From 2015 to 2019, Davalos starred in The Man in the High Castle. This was an Amazon Studios series based on a famous book. Playing Juliana Crain, she had her biggest role yet.

She also made a short appearance in The Punisher. More recently, from 2021 to 2023, Alexa Davalos had a main role in the CBS crime series FBI: Most Wanted. She played Special Agent Kristin Gaines.

Personal Life

Alexa Davalos is good friends with actresses Amanda Righetti and Chyler Leigh. She was even a bridesmaid at Amanda Righetti's wedding.

Alexa describes herself as a "dork." She enjoys traveling and reading books. She likes to keep her private life to herself. She believes it's a choice to decide what affects you.

Alexa Davalos married actor Josh Stewart on May 19, 2019. They had worked together on the Netflix series The Punisher.

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

See also

In Spanish: Alexa Davalos para niños