Alexander Vlahos facts for kids
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Alexander Vlahos
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![]() Vlahos in 2013
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Born | Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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30 July 1988
Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Alexander Vlahos (born July 30, 1988) is a talented Welsh actor, writer, and director. He is widely known for playing Philippe, Duke of Orléans, in the French TV series Versailles. In 2012, Vlahos also took on the role of the adult Mordred in the last season of the popular BBC One drama Merlin.
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Early Life and Interests
Alexander Vlahos was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Later, his family moved to Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan. His father is Greek and his mother is Welsh. Alexander can speak both Welsh and English.
Growing up, he loved ice hockey and played from age eight to 18. He played for the Cardiff Devils and the Great Britain team, and he was even the captain for Wales! His passion for ice hockey started when he watched the movie The Mighty Ducks as a child. He still loves the Mighty Ducks movies and shows. Alexander studied acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, finishing his studies in 2009.
Acting Career Highlights
Alexander Vlahos started his acting career in 2009. His first role was Dylan in the BBC Wales drama Crash.
Early TV Roles
The next year, he appeared in the medical soap opera Doctors. He played the main character, Lewis Cutler, in a special week-long story. These episodes were nominated for "Best Single Episode" at the British Soap Awards in 2010. Also in 2010, he acted in Pen Talar, The Indian Doctor, and the film Bright Lights.
In 2012, Alexander played Private Keenan in Privates. This was a mini-series about young men joining the National Service in the 1960s. For this role, he even shaved his head!
Playing Mordred in Merlin
He also took on the important role of Mordred in season five of Merlin. This character was first played by Asa Butterfield in the show's first two seasons.
Voice Acting and Writing
From 2012 to 2016, Alexander played Dorian Gray in an audio series called The Confessions Of Dorian Gray. An audio series is like a radio play, where actors use their voices to tell a story. He even wrote one of the episodes, "The Mayfair Monster," which came out in 2013. He also wrote an audio play called HMS Surprise for a Bernice Summerfield box set.
In July 2015, it was announced that he would play Bertie Potts in a mini-audiobook series called The Diary of River Song. This series is part of the Doctor Who universe, and he acted alongside Alex Kingston. In 2017, he played the main character in the Hamlet audio drama by Big Finish Productions.
Starring in Versailles
Since 2015, Alexander has played King Louis XIV's brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, in the historical TV series Versailles. This show is about life at the French royal court. The first season started in November 2015. Season 2, filmed in 2016, showed a funnier side to Philippe, which was a new experience for Alexander. The show was renewed for a third season, which began filming in April 2017. In March 2018, Alexander confirmed that the third season would be the final one for Versailles.
Other Notable Roles
In 2016, Alexander played the Roman emperor Valentinian in an episode of the docudrama Barbarians Rising. He also played the Romanian philosopher and mathematician Maurice Solovine in an episode of Genius, which was National Geographic Channel's first scripted series.
From February to March 2017, Alexander starred in a play called La Ronde in London. This was a modern version of an old play, where four actors played 10 different characters chosen randomly each night.
In summer 2018, Alexander played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Catesby in Richard III at Shakespeare's Rose Theatre in York. He then returned to the Park Theatre in London to play Captain Hook and Mr Darling in a stage version of Peter Pan.
More recently, Vlahos played the artist Charles Lockhart in the PBS show Sanditon from 2022 to 2023. He is also set to appear in the Netflix movie Irish Wish in 2024.
Personal Life
In 2023, Alexander shared that he has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In February 2024, he announced on Instagram that he and his wife had welcomed a son named River.
Filmography
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Bright Lights | 2010 | Steff | Short film |
Truth or Dare | 2012 | Luke | Also known in the United States as Truth or Die |
Button Eyes | 2013 | Boy | Short film |
The Head Hunter | 2016 | Herbert Mullin | |
Irish Wish | 2024 | Paul Kennedy | |
Firecracker | 2024 | Tom | |
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Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Crash | 2009–2010 | Dylan | |
Doctors | 2010 | Lewis Cutler | Recurring role |
All Shook Up! | 2010 | Dafydd Hibbard | |
Pen Talar | 2010 | Iolo | 3 episodes |
The Indian Doctor | 2010 | Tom Evans | Main role |
The Tower | 2011 | Tom | Television film |
Merlin | 2012 | Mordred | Recurring role |
Privates | 2013 | Private Keenan | Recurring role |
Versailles | 2015–2018 | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans | Main role |
Barbarians Rising | 2016 | Valentinian III | 1 episode |
Prisoner Zero | 2016 | Zero | Voice |
Genius | 2017 | Maurice Solovine | 1 episode |
Death in Paradise | 2020 | Max Newman | 1 episode |
Bang | 2020 | Dai | 3 episodes |
Outlander | 2022-2023 | Allan Christie | Recurring role |
Sanditon | 2022 | Charles Lockhart | Recurring role |
Title | Year | Notes |
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Lola | 2020 | Short film |
Watchtower | 2021 | Short film |
Here We Are | 2022 | Short Film |
Bright World: So It Goes | 2022 | Music Video, Won Best Music Video at the International Film Festival of Wales |
Audiobooks
Title | Year | Producer | Role | Notes |
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Gallifrey | 2011 | Big Finish Productions | Season 4 | |
The Confessions of Dorian Gray | 2012-2016, 2019, 2020, 2022 | Dorian Gray | Seasons 1-5 and specials | |
Bernice Summerfield | 2012 | Gray | Box set 3 "Legion" | |
2013 | Writer of "HMS Surprise" from Box set 4 "New Frontiers" |
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The Diary of River Song | 2015 | Bertie Potts | Season 1 | |
Doctor Who - The Lives of Captain Jack | 2017 | The Stranger | ||
Hamlet | 2017 | Hamlet | ||
These Old Shades | 2021 | Audible/Penguin | ||
The War Master | 2022 | Big Finish Productions | Dorian Gray | Season 8 Escape From Reality, Episode 4 "The Master of Dorian Gray" |
Theatre
Title | Year | Role | Director/Theatre |
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Fortune's Fool | 2013 | Pavel Yeletsky | Lucy Bailey |
Macbeth | 2013 | Malcolm | Kenneth Branagh |
La Ronde | 2017 | Various | Max Gill |
Romeo and Juliet | 2018 | Romeo | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre |
Richard III | 2018 | Catesby | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre |
Peter Pan (play) | 2018 | Hook | Park Theatre |
See also
In Spanish: Alexander Vlahos para niños