Alex Breaux | |
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| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupations | Film, stage and television actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Alex Breaux (born 1985/1986) [1] is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Robert Akers in the fifth and final season of the American mystery television series Stranger Things . [2]
Breaux was born in Richmond, Virginia. He attended and graduated from Campolindo High School in Moraga, California, [3] before attending Harvard University, where he majored in economics. [1] He began his stage career in 2014, appearing in the stage play The Real Thing , playing Brodie. [2] [4] During his stage career, he played as Olympic swimmer Ray in the New York Theatre Workshop stage play Red Speedo, [1] [5] and as Dr. Martin Brenner in the Phoenix Theatre stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow . [6] [7] He began his screen career in 2016, appearing in the film Josephine. In the same year, he appeared in the film Katie Says Goodbye , and in the CBS legal drama television series Bull . [8]
Later in his career, Breaux guest-starred in television programs including Waco: The Aftermath (as domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh), [9] The Blacklist , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , The Equalizer , Joe Pickett and Blue Bloods , [8] and played the recurring role of Lieutenant Robert Akers in the fifth and final season of the Netflix mystery television series Stranger Things , [2] and as Dax in the second season of the Apple TV+ science fiction drama television series See . He also appeared in films such as Depraved , Minor Premise , Bushwick , Trick and Foxhole . [8]