Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 17, 1980
Place of Birth:
Southend, Essex, England, UK
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Alex Hassell
Biography
Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor. He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. Hassell was born in Southend, England, the youngest of four, to a vicar. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex.
He has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in Henry V, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, which first aired on Boxing Day. He also appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video, and played Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Two Down | John Thomas |
| 2024 | Young Woman and the Sea | Harry Horlick |
| 2023 | Locked In | Dr. Robert Lawrence |
| 2022 | Violent Night | Jason |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Ross |
| 2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Max Rose |
| 2019 | The Isle | Oliver Gosling |
| 2019 | National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running | Jack Gould |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist | Johannes Brandt |
| 2017 | Health, Wealth & Happiness | |
| 2017 | Suburbicon | Louis |
| 2016 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Various |
| 2015 | RSC Live: Henry V | Henry V |
| 2015 | RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 | Prince Hal |
| 2015 | RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 | Prince Hal |
| 2014 | Miss in Her Teens | The Player |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Spencer |
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall | Lysander / Francis Flute |
| 2008 | The Sickhouse | Nick |
| 2003 | The Private Life of Samuel Pepys | Balty |
| 2003 | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Stephen Cameron |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Orderly |
| Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología) | ||
| Dog & Bull |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rivals | Rupert Campbell-Black |
| 2023 | Everything Now | Rick |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Vicious |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Metatron |
| 2019 | The Boys | Translucent |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist | Johannes Brandt |
| 2017 | Genius | Manach |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Colin Nash |
| 2008 | Legend of the Seeker | Eryn |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Mark Lynch |
| 2004 | Hustle | Viscount Manley |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Jules |