Alexandra Dowling | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Alexandra Dowling (born 22 May 1990), is an English actress best known for her lead role as Queen Anne in the BBC One historical action drama series The Musketeers , which is based on the characters in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. She is also known for her guest starring role as Roslin Frey in HBO's Game of Thrones .
In 2012, Dowling graduated from Oxford School of Drama with a Diploma in Professional Acting. [1]
In 2012, Dowling made her television debut in "The Drawing of the Dark", the eleventh episode of the final series of the BBC fantasy drama series Merlin , as a druid girl named Kara. [2] She also appeared in the music video for "Love Is All I Got" by Feed Me and Crystal Fighters. [3]
Dowling guest starred in "The Rains of Castamere", the ninth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones as Roslin Frey. [4] She also starred in "Elephants Can Remember" in the thirteenth series of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot , adapted from Agatha Christie's novel of the same name. This episode was aired on 9 June 2013, and also starred Zoë Wanamaker, Vanessa Kirby and David Suchet. [5]
Dowling played the female lead Agnes in the epic action film Hammer of the Gods , also starring James Cosmo. The film is directed by Farren Blackburn and was released on 5 July 2013. The film tells the story of a dying Viking king who sends his son on a quest to seek out his older brother, the clan's only hope for defeating an approaching enemy horde. [6]
She is known for her role as Queen Anne in the BBC One drama series The Musketeers , based on Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers , about French political intrigues in the early 17th century. [7]
Dowling portrayed Bertha in Joshua Stamp-Simon's stage adaption of St. John Emile Clavering Hankin's The Last of the De Mullins, which opened at Jermyn Street Theatre, London on 5 February and ended on 28 February 2015. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Hammer of the Gods | Agnes | |
2021 | Itch | Sister Agatha | |
2022 | Emily | Charlotte Brontë | |
2023 | Falling Into Place | Emily | |
TBA | Starbright | Aisling | Post-production |
TBA | The Silence of Mercy | TBA | Upcoming film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Merlin | Kara | Episode: "The Drawing of the Dark" |
2013 | Game of Thrones | Roslin Frey | Episode: "The Rains of Castamere" |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Marie McDermott | Episode: "Elephants Can Remember" | |
2014–16 | The Musketeers | Queen Anne | Main cast |
2023 | The Doll Factory | Sylvia | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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2015 | The Last of the De Mullins | Bertha | Jermyn Street Theatre |
2016 | I Have Been Here Before | Janet Ormund | Jermyn Street Theatre |
2016 | While The Sun Shines | Lady Elizabeth | Theatre Royal Bath |
2017 | A Lie of the Mind | Beth | Southwark Playhouse |
2018 | Richard III and Romeo & Juliet | Lady Anne and Juliet | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre |
2019 | Vassa | Lipa | Almeida Theatre |
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