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Alexander Vlahos
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Vlahos in 2013
Born (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 36)
Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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.

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

List of film performances
Title Year Role Notes
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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List of television performances
Title Year Role Notes
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
List of films directed
Title Year Notes
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

List of audio series and audiobooks
Title Year Producer Role Notes
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"
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
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

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