Alex Brockdorff

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Alex Brockdorff
Alex Brock as Parker in Homeland 2020.jpg
Brockdorff in Homeland
Born
Alexander von Brockdorff

London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, film-maker, artist
Years active2018–present
Military career
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Service / branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service2008–2014
Rank UK Army OF2.png Captain
Unit QRH, 2 RIFLES
Battles / wars Iraq, Afghanistan
Website www.alexbrockdorff.com

Alex Brockdorff (born Alexander von Brockdorff) is a British actor. He has appeared in a number of television dramas, including the final season of Homeland (2020), FBI: International (2021), and The Midwich Cuckoos (2022). [1]

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Career

Brockdorff was an officer in the Queen's Royal Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army. He commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2008. [2] Having served on combat operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he left the Armed Forces to start his career as an actor, performing for some time as Alex Brock. In 2015 he joined with former military colleagues in creating Bare Arms, a company providing military support to the film and television industry. [3] To date, he has appeared mostly in TV dramas - including BBC One's Requiem , Channel 4's Baghdad Central and the eighth and final season of Homeland . [4]

In April 2024, Brockdorff joined the cast of Warfare , a war film written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Fury Tank Crew(uncredited)
2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Osprey Agent
2024Jesus Crown of ThornsJames
2025 Warfare TBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Our World War Young British OfficerEpisode: "War Machine"
2018 Requiem Hunky GuyEpisode: "Matilda"
2020 Homeland ParkerEpisodes: "In Full Flight" and "Designated Driver"
Baghdad Central Evans' Man2 episodes
2021 FBI: International AnthonyEpisode: "The Edge"
2022 The Midwich Cuckoos John LancasterEpisode: "Bad Things"
2023Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator Mark Antony 3 episodes

Music videos

YearArtistSongRole
2015 Andy Burrows "Watch Me Fall"Director
James Blake "BOYDE (Retrograde Remix)"Director

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References

  1. ↑ , IMDb, official site.
  2. ↑ "No. 58968". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 February 2009. p. 1821.
  3. ↑ "Bare Arms".
  4. ↑ , IMDb, official site.
  5. ↑ Hammam, Cody (16 December 2024). "Warfare trailer: Alex Garland film is set in 2006 Iraq". JoBlo. Retrieved 15 January 2025.


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