Alex Price (born 8 May 1985) is a British actor who has appeared in various television programmes including Being Human, Merlin and Doctor Who.[1] He starred in feature-length films, such as A Horse with No Name, and in a variety of short films.[2]
Alex Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1985 (age 39) Manchester, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Children | 1 |
From 2013 to 2022, he played Sid Carter, one of the main characters in the television series Father Brown.[3] Price was praised by critics for his performance of Proteus in the television series Penny Dreadful.[4][5][6][7] He has appeared in a vast number of stage productions like Is Everyone OK? (Nabokov Touring Project), Colourings (Old Red Lion), The Duchess of Malfi (National Theatre Studio), and Birdland (Royal Court Theatre).[8] In 2016, he was cast as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Most recently he appeared in The Capture, a BBC drama about deep fake technology.
Personal life
editAlex Price has a younger sister and is married and has a son (2011).[9]
Television
edit| Year | Title | Format | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Casualty | Television series | Daniel Freed | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Being Human | Television series | Gilbert | 1 episode |
| Merlin | Television series | Sir William of Daira | 1 episode | |
| Merlin: Secrets and Magic | Documentary series | Himself | 1 episode | |
| Mouth to Mouth | Television series | Tyler | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | Doctors | Television series | Sam Griffin | 1 episode |
| Doctor Who "The Vampires of Venice" |
Television series | Francesco | 1 episode | |
| Doctor Who Confidential | Documentary series | Narrator | 13 episodes | |
| Going Postal | Television series | Roger | ||
| Lewis | "Falling Darkness" | Victor Clerval | S4:E4 | |
| 2012 | Above Suspicion: Silent Scream | Television series | Dan Hutchkins | 3 episodes |
| Vera: Sandancers | Television series | Lance Corporal "Budgie" O'Connor | ||
| 2013–16 | Father Brown | Television series | Sid Carter | 4 series As regular |
| 2017–2020 | 4 episodes guest star | |||
| 2022 | 6 episodes as regular cast | |||
| 2014–15 | Penny Dreadful | Television series | Proteus | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Beowulf | Television series | Koll | |
| Doctor Thorne | Television series | Reverend Caleb Oriel |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Format | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Internal | Film | Extra |
| 2007 | Saturday 3pm | Film | Patrick |
| 2007 | Fervour | Film | Hans |
| 2008 | Clubbed | Film | Pluto |
| 2010 | A Horse with No Name | Film | Vince Vinyl |
| 2010 | Eric & Ernie | Film | Nigel |
| 2012 | Storage 24 | Film | Jake |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Colourings | Mark | Old Red Lion Theatre | London, United Kingdom[10] |
| 2010 | Bingo | Son | Minerva Studio | Chichester, United Kingdom[11][12] |
| 2011 | Beautiful Thing | Tony | Royal Exchange Theatre | Manchester, United Kingdom[13][14] |
| 2011 | Electra | Orestes | Gate Theatre | London, United Kingdom[15] |
| 2012 | Bingo | Son | Young Vic | London, United Kingdom[16] |
| 2013 | Before the Party | David | Almeida Theatre | London, United Kingdom[17] |
| 2014 | Birdland | Johnny | Royal Court Theatre | London, United Kingdom[18] |
| 2016–2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Draco Malfoy | Palace Theatre | London, United Kingdom |
| 2018 | Lyric Theatre | New York City, United States[19] |
References
edit- ^ "SF's Serial Guest Stars. The Top 10 telefantasy actors we love to see putting in a special appearance, by our special guest star Jayne Nelson". Sfx.co.uk. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Joanne Black (2011): Where have I seen... Alex Price (Gilbert)? In: Joanne Black: A guide to being human [series 1-3]. Cambridge. Classic TV Press S.45-46
- ^ "Father Brown". Imdb.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Neil Genzlinger (9 May 2014). "Literary Help Sending a Shiver Down Your Spine 'Penny Dreadful,' Showtime's Supernatural Entry". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Emily Verona (28 May 2014). "'Penny Dreadful' Cast: Alex Price Returning As Proteus In Future Episodes Of Showtime Series?". Enstarz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Robert Berg (19 May 2014). "Penny Dreadful 1.02: "Séance"". Dreampunk.me. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Wednesday Lee Friday (20 May 2014). "Penny Dreadful Season 1, Episode 2 Review: "Séance"". Geekbinge.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Alex Price". Cft.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Alex Price on Twitter Sept 2015". Twitter.
- ^ Natalie Li. "Therapy for a 'negative type'. COLOURINGS. Old Red Lion Theatre". thecnj.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Cast list, Bingo (2010)". passiton.cft.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Ian Shuttleworth. "Bingo, Minerva Studio, Chichester". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Jonathan Brown. "Beautiful Thing, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Dominic Cavendish. "Beautiful Thing, Manchester Royal Exchange/ Next Time I'll Sing To You, Orange Tree, Richmond, review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Aleks Sierz. "Electra review at Gate Theatre London". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Michael Billington. "Bingo – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Matt Bourne. "News: Before The Party - Production Images". theatreone.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Aleks Sierz (10 April 2014). "Birdland, Royal Court Theatre". Theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (2 August 2017). "Original Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Trio to Reunite on Broadway; Additional Casting Announced | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2 August 2017.