Alex Avery (actor)

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Alex Avery
Born (1971-08-06) 6 August 1971 (age 53)
Bristol, England
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Website alexavery.london

Alex Avery (born 6 August 1971) is an English actor. Beginning his career in 1999, he has appeared in numerous television series, films and stage productions. Alongside appearing in productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Avery has had notable stints in Holby City , The Bill and EastEnders , as well as portraying villain Graham Elton in the BBC soap opera Doctors .

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Life and career

Avery was born on 6 August 1971 in Bristol. [1] In 1999, Avery made his television debut in the first series of the BBC medical drama series Holby City . He portrayed the recurring role of Carl until the second series. [2] A year later, he made his film debut in Quills , as well as beginning his stage career, appearing in Another Country . [3] He also appeared in A Tender Prayer at the Bristol Old Vic later in 2000. [4] In 2001, he appeared in four episodes of The Bill as Special Constable Knowles. His character died at the end of Avery's stint. [5] Then in 2004, he was cast in the BBC project Dunkirk . [6] In December 2006, Avery made his first appearance in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors . This marked the first of numerous of Avery's appearances in the soap. [7]

Avery appeared in two Royal Shakespeare Company productions in 2004: The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar . [8] [9] [10] Then in 2007, he starred in a West End theatre production Kean as the Prince of Wales. [11] The production later toured the UK. [12] A year later, Avery was cast in the recurring role of Simon Ackroyd on the BBC soap opera EastEnders . His character was introduced as Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) and Ben Mitchell's (Charlie Jones) teacher. He appears again in 2014 and 2016. [13] Throughout the early 2010s, Avery made various film appearances, including: The Grind (2012), What You Will (2012), National Theatre Live: War Horse (2014) and The Ones Below (2015). [14] In 2019, Avery portrayed the titular role in Rose Theatre Kingston's production of Macbeth . [15] [16] In 2024, Avery returned to the BBC soap Doctors, but this time was cast in the recurring role of Graham Elton. [17] [18] At the time of his casting, Avery was unaware that he had been cast as a villain. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Quills Abbe du Maupas
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Best ManUncredited role
2008 Last Chance Harvey Andrew
2010MariaJamesShort film
2012 The Grind Detective Inspector Greaves
2012 What You Will Tony
2014 National Theatre Live: War Horse Captain Nicholls
2015 The Ones Below Estate Agent
2017 Rangoon Major Williams
2022The Dunns of BrixtonFrank Dunn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Holby City CarlRecurring role
2001 Shades Waiter1 episode
2001–2002 The Bill Special Constable KnowlesRecurring role
2002 The Project Lib-Dem CandidateTelevision film
2003 Death in Holy Orders Mark Ayling1 episode
2004 Dunkirk Captain J HendryMain role
2004 Murder in Suburbia AlexEpisode: "Millionaire's Row"
2005 Colditz CollinsEpisode: "Part One"
2006 Tripping Over LarryRecurring role
2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017 Doctors Various roles5 episodes
2008–2009, 2014, 2016 EastEnders Simon Ackroyd Recurring role
2014Holby CityTris MasonEpisode: "True Colours"
2015 Coalition William HagueTelevision film
2015 The Coroner Ray MasonEpisode: "Gilt"
2016UndercoverFred RedheadRecurring role
2016, 2019 Casualty Eli Brookes / Mark Eaves2 episodes
2017Wallis: The Queen That Never Was Edward VIII Television film
2022, 2024Royal Autopsy William Knighton / Edmund King 2 episodes
2024Doctors Graham Elton Recurring role

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2000 Another Country Delahey Oxford Playhouse
2000A Tender PrayerTravis Bristol Old Vic
2001 Edward II Levune / Gourney Crucible Theatre
2002 The Master and Margarita Ivan Battersea Arts Centre
2002 The Deep Blue Sea Jackie Jackson Watford Palace Theatre
2004 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Valentine Royal Shakespeare Company
2004 Julius Caesar Decius BrutusRoyal Shakespeare Company
2005 Presence Conor Drum Theatre
2007 Kean Prince of Wales West End / UK tour
2010–2011 Twelfth Night Malvolio / Orsino / Aguecheek Filter Theatre
2011 War Horse Captain Nicholls Gillian Lynne Theatre
2019 Macbeth Macbeth Rose Theatre Kingston

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