Alexander Cappelli

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Alexander (Alex) Cappelli
Born (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 40)
Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Musician, actor
Known for Hating Alison Ashley (2005)
Short Cuts (2002)

Alexander (Alex) Cappelli (born 4 October 1984) is an Australian musician and actor.

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Early life

Alex developed an interest in acting while making amateur films, in which he then started acting. From there, he enrolled in drama school in 2000 and procured an agent in 2001. [1]

Career

Cappelli has had many acting roles on Australian television, playing the recurring guest role of Mike Pill in long-running soap opera Neighbours , [2] Gresham in the 2005 telemovie Little Oberon and a starring role as Kurt Winters in the 2002 children's television series, Short Cuts . [2]

As an actor, he is best known for his lead role in the 2005 feature comedy film, Hating Alison Ashley. [2] Working alongside Delta Goodrem and Saskia Burmeister, he played the character of Barry Hollis, the school bully. Other television credits include children's series Wicked Science , police procedural series Blue Heelers and 2004 crime thriller tv movie The Brush-Off .

Cappelli is also the lead singer, guitarist and pianist in the local Melbourne original rock band 'The Collectibles'.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Hating Alison Ashley Barry Hollis
2006WilAdam Schindel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001; 2004 Blue Heelers Jay Fielding / Damien Shaw2 episodes
2002 Stingers Male clubber1 episode
2002 Short Cuts Kurt Winters26 episodes
2004 The Brush-Off YouthTV movie
2005 Wicked Science Shannon1 episode
2002; 2005 Neighbours Mike Pill / Rueben Alecantero / Dusk Dundler / Barry Shears16 episodes
2005 Little Oberon GreshamTV movie

References

  1. "Alex Cappelli". Tripod.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alex Cappelli". Creature Features. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2017.