Alex Cubis

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Alex Cubis
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Cubis at the 2019 AACTAs
Born
Sydney, Australia
Education The University of Sydney, St Aloysius' College (Sydney)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Alexander Cubis is an Australian actor and attorney, [1] known for his roles on Netflix fantasy series Mako Mermaids, eOne drama Between Two Worlds and Tyler Perry drama series Ruthless . [2] [3] [4] [5] He will appear in the upcoming feature film Tender and TV series adaptation of Black Dagger Brotherhood. [6] Cubis has also appeared in Dear White People, Rake and Unverified for Funny or Die. [7] [8] [9] [10] He was named one of Who Magazine’s Sexiest People. [11] [12]

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Education

Cubis attended St. Aloysius' College, where he was Dux. [13] He then received a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney where he was an editor on the Social Justice Law Review, [14] and resided at St. Andrew's College. While a student, he was signed to Chadwick Models. In the United States, Cubis passed the New York Bar Exam. [1]

Career

Australia

In 2015, Cubis starred as evil merman Erik in Mako: Island of Secrets (known internationally as Mako Mermaids). [15] [16] The series was created by Jonathan M. Shiff and streams on Netflix. [17]

In 2017, Cubis starred as the loveable son in a Western suburbs family in the world premiere of the National Theatre production at Riverside Theatres of The Incredible Here and Now alongside Caroline Brazier, which was directed by Wayne Harrison. [18] [19] [9] [20]

In 2019, Cubis joined the cast of Seven Network’s Between Two Worlds as AFL player Danny Grey, directed by Kriv Stenders [21] and created by Bevan Lee. [22] The series was released in 2020 [23] and was acquired by Entertainment One for international distribution. [24] Cubis was named the series' "breakout star." [11]

United States

In the United States, Cubis was cast as a social worker opposite Oscar-nominee Sally Kirkland in feature film Hope for the Holidays and played a drug dealer alongside Lenny Von Dohlen and Estella Warren in Just Within Reach. [25] [4]

In 2021, Cubis joined the cast of Tyler Perry drama, Ruthless, as a hitchhiker confronting a mysterious cult. [5]

In August 2024, Cubis was cast alongside David Koechner, Jesse Garcia and Jess Weixler in the feature film, Tender. [26] [27]

In October 2024, Cubis was announced as a leading cast member in the TV series adaptation of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood book series, directed by Tosca Musk. [28]

Other work

Cubis hosted the podcast Honest Conversations for Nova Entertainment and also produced the film project Rocket Man. [29] [30] [31]

He was an ambassador for the 2020 MEN-tality project and Beyond Blue, alongside David Wenham, Ryan Corr and Guy Sebastian. [32]

Filmography

Film

List of acting performances in film
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2017Just Within ReachMike [33]
2019Rocket ManPaulShort film. Also writer, co-producer [34]
2020Hope for the HolidaysScott Carter Amazon Prime film [35] [36]

Television

List of acting performances in television
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2015 Mako Mermaids ErikMain role, series 2 [16]
2016 Rake Kyle Mannix
2017UnverifiedAndrew Funny or Die web series. Also creator [37]
2018 Dear White People NicolasNetflix series, Volume 2, Chapter III [38]
2020 Between Two Worlds Danny Grey [39]
2020 - 2024 Ruthless Aaron31 episodes

Theatre

List of acting performances in theatre
DatesTitleRoleProductionNotes
2017The Incredible Here and NowDom National Theatre of Parramatta [18] [40]

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