Alex Hassell | |
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 Hassell at TIFF 2017 | |
| Born | Alexander Stephen Hassell 7 September 1980 Southend-on-Sea, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Emma King (m. 2011) |
Alexander Stephen Hassell is an English actor, and co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. He has played roles on screen in Bonkers (2007), Suburbicon (2017), The Miniaturist (2017), Genius (2018), The Boys (2019), Cowboy Bebop (2021), His Dark Materials (2022), Locked In (2023), and Rivals (2024).
Alexander Stephen Hassell was born September 7, 1980, [1] in Southend, England, [1] the youngest of four, to a vicar. [2]
After completing his education at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex, [3] he studied acting for a further two and a half years at the Central School of Speech and Drama. [2]
Hassel 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. [2] [4] [5] He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company [2] whose patrons include Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance, and Emma Thompson. [3]
His debut television appearance was in 2001, in an episode of Queen of Swords . [5] His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), in a cast which included Matt Damon and Julianne Moore. [6] and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist , alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, which first aired on Boxing Day 2017. [6]
In 2019, Hassel appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video, [7] and played Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021., [8] and portrayed Metatron in the final season of the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials . [9]
He had a leading role [10] in the 2024 Disney+ TV adaptation of the 1986 novel Rivals , playing playboy Rupert Campbell Black, [11] alongside a cast that included David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner, Emily Atack, and Katherine Parkinson. [11]
Hassell married fellow actor Emma King in January 2011. [11] The two had met during their acting training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. [11]
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Orderly | |
| 2008 | The Sickhouse | Nick | |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Spencer | |
| 2012 | The Grind | Drug Dealer | |
| 2014 | Miss in Her Teens | The Player | |
| 2015 | Two Down | John Thomas | |
| 2017 | Suburbicon | Louis | |
| 2018 | The Isle | Oliver Gosling | |
| 2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Max Rose | |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Ross | |
| 2022 | Violent Night | Jason Lightstone | |
| 2023 | Locked In | Doctor Robert Lawrence | |
| 2024 | Young Woman and the Sea | Harry Horlick | |
| TBA | Wasteman † | TBA | Post-production [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Queen of Swords | Andreo Rey | Episode: "The Pretender" |
| 2003 | Murder in Mind | Jules | Episode: "Contract" |
| 2003 | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Stephen Cameron | Television film |
| 2003 | Death in Holy Orders | Peter Buckhurst | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Warrior Queen | Roman Officer | Television film |
| 2003 | The Private Life of Samuel Pepys | Balty | |
| 2005 | Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore | Mike | |
| 2005 | Murphy's Law | Scott Garvey | Episode: "Extra Mile" |
| 2006 | Robin Hood | 2nd Sheriff's Man | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Mark Lynch | Episode: "Combat" |
| 2007 | Bonkers | Felix Nash | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Love Soup | Jake Randall | Episode: "Green Widow" |
| 2008 | The Bill | Marcus Kendall | Episode: "After the Fall" |
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander / Flute | Television film |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Eryn | Episode: "Fever" |
| 2009 | Miranda | Edmund Dettori | Episode: "Excuse" |
| 2011 | Hustle | Viscount Manley | Episode: "Silent Witness" |
| 2013 | Jo | Piet Nykvist | Episode: "Place de la Concorde" |
| 2013 | Way to Go | Philip | Episode: "Dead End" |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Colin Nash | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Big Thunder | Abel White | Television film |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Simon Turner | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist | Johannes Brandt | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Genius | Manach | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | The Bisexual | David | Episode #1.5 |
| 2019 | Grantchester | Ernest Carter | Episode #4.4 |
| 2019 | The Boys | Translucent | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Vicious | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | His Dark Materials | Metatron | Main role |
| 2023 | Everything Now | Rick | Main role |
| 2024 | Rivals | Rupert Campbell-Black | Lead role [10] [11] |
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