Alexis Rodney

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Alexis Rodney
Born
Alexis Rodney

United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1998-present

Alexis Rodney is a British actor known for his work in films such as Guardians of the Galaxy , Killing Jesus , and Buffalo Soldiers . [1] [2]

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Biography and career

Rodney started acting in 1997 at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. In 1998, he successfully auditioned for the seminal BBC Film Storm Damage. [3]

Rodney will be appearing in The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie's Netflix series set to premiere in 2023. [4] As well as in the Dungeons and Dragons movie and upcoming dark comedy Young Gun. [2] [5]

He has appeared in Outlander, Street Fighter: Resurrection , and Pennyworth , among others. [3]

Selected filmography

Film roles [3]
YearTitleRole
2000 Storm Damage Shinehead
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Parsons McCovey
2010 Wild Target First Hotel Receptionist
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Moloka Dar
2015 Killing Jesus Simon
2019A Working Mom's NightmareTom
2019Hostage RadioAnthony
2019PentagramMax
Television roles [3]
YearTitleRole
2014 Outlander Tebbe
2016 Street Fighter: Resurrection Matt Furlong
2019 Pennyworth Darren Thompson
2020 Out of Her Mind Dr. Jekyll
2022 Willow Lachlan
2023 The Gentlemen Stevens

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References

  1. Ritman, Alex (2022-11-11). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' Star Alexis Rodney Joins Guy Ritchie's Netflix Series 'The Gentlemen' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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  4. "Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen Netflix series will expand on the film's bizarre crime world". British GQ. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  5. "Alexis Rodney Is Set To Star In The Upcoming Dark Comedy 'Young Guns'". UPROXX. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2023-01-31.