Alexandra Dowling

Alexandra Dowling
Born	(1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 34) Falmouth, Cornwall, England
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 .

Early life

In 2012, Dowling graduated from Oxford School of Drama with a Diploma in Professional Acting. ^[1]

Career

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 television series Game of Thrones as Roslin Frey. ^[4] She also appeared 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 character in the action film Hammer of the Gods , also starring James Cosmo. The film is directed by Farren Blackburn and was released on 5 July 2013. ^[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 , ^[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]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2024	Sweetpea	Seren	3 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
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

References

1. "Alexandra Dowling". The Oxford School of Drama. 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
2. "'Merlin': New episode 'The Drawing of the Dark' review". Digital Spy. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Feed Me & Crystal Fighters - Love Is All I Got (Music Video). YouTube .
4. "'Game of Thrones' casts Roslin Frey for season 3". Hypable. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "TV Trailer: 'Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember' On ITV". TV Wise. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
6. "Hammer of the Gods". Magnolia Pictures. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
7. "Alexandra Dowling on playing Queen Anne in The Musketeers". Cambridge News. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
8. "Alexandra Dowling, Charlotte Powell, Roberta Taylor & Harriet Thorpe to Star in THE LAST OF THE DE MULLINS at Jermyn Street Theatre". Broadway World. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
9. "Game of Thrones to The Musketeers: Alexandra Dowling's fantasy world". The Resident. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

External links

• Alexandra Dowling at IMDb