Alexander Molony

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Alexander Molony
NationalityBritish
Other namesAlex Molony
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Alexander Molony is a British actor, who starred as Peter Pan in the 2023 Disney film Peter Pan & Wendy . [1] He attends Trinity School of John Whitgift in Croydon. He is the brother of Edward Molony.

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Early career

In 2017, he performed the lead voice role in the children's animated television series Claude , on Disney Junior. He played the son of comedian Romesh Ranganathan in the Sky sitcom The Reluctant Landlord , voiced Ooo-Ooo the Monkey in Raa Raa the Noisy Lion , and voiced Alex the Chick in The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales . He appeared as Young Macduff in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Macbeth at the Barbican, alongside Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack.

Breakthrough

In March 2020, Molony was confirmed to be starring as Peter Pan in a new live-action Disney movie. [2] In 2023, Peter Pan & Wendy was released. In 2022 he played Victor in The Bad Seed Returns .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... AlexVoice role (English dub)
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Peter Pan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion Ooo-Ooo the MonkeyVoice role (2 episodes)
2017 Claude ClaudeVoice role (34 episodes)
2018–2019 The Reluctant Landlord Charlie12 episodes
2022 The Bad Seed Returns Victor Television film

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References

  1. Moore, Matthew. "British schoolboy Alexander Molony to star in Disney's Peter Pan remake". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. Kroll, Justin (10 March 2020). "Disney's Live-Action 'Peter Pan' Movie Finds Its Wendy and Peter (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2023.