Gillian Alexy

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Gillian Alexy
Born (1986-03-13) March 13, 1986 (age 38)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Other namesGillian McLaughlin
OccupationActress
Years active1994present

Gillian Alexy (born March 13, 1986) [1] is an Australian actress. She is best known for her Television roles as Tayler Geddes on McLeod's Daughters , Gitta Novak on Damages , and G'Winveer Farrell on Outsiders .

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Early life

Alexy graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses. Afterwards, she went to the Actors Centre in London, Le Centre des Arts Vivants and the Ecole de danse Peter Goss in Paris, and devoted six months toward a theatre degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder. [2]

Career

Alexy began her acting career at the age of ten, making her debut in 1994 in the television series Ship to Shore . In 1997 she appeared in her first leading television role, the children's series The Gift , for which she played the part for the complete first and only season. Her second leading role was in the series Parallax, another television series which was cancelled after just one season. She gained notability for her role as Tayler Geddes on Logie Award-winning television series McLeod's Daughters ; she first appeared at the end of season 6, in which her character came to Drovers Run to get revenge on Regan McLeod, whom she held responsible for the death of her father. [2]

Alexy's other television credits include Fast Tracks, All Saints , The Strip , Packed to the Rafters . In 2011, she began appearing on American television, in the series' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods . She starred in the Australian film West in 2007, playing a supporting role opposite Khan Chittenden and Nathan Phillips. [3]

Alexy took part in a back door pilot for the proposed TV series NCIS:Red in early 2013, [4] the cast of which appeared in the spin-off debut double-episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles, "Red, Part 1" and "Red, Part 2", in March that year. [5] The series was ultimately not picked up by the network. [6]

In 2023, Alexy had the starring role in the Australian feature film Avarice. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The Umbrella ConditionHolly Short film
2006UnderexposedShort film
2007 West Cheryl
2007Little CharmerEveShort film
2008MockingbirdEmilyShort film
2008Cane CutterPearlShort film
2014Monkfish
2015AnchorsChristine
2017People You May KnowAbigail
2022AvariceKate MatthewsStarring role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Ship to Shore ChloeEpisode: "Aussie Holiday" (as Gillian McLaughlin)
1996 Bush Patrol Eloiseunknown episodes
1997 The Gift SharonMain cast
1998Fast TracksAlana BurroughsMain cast
2004 Parallax Katherine RaddicMain cast
2005–06 All Saints Nicole HigginsEpisodes: "Immortal", "No Way Out"
2006–09 McLeod's Daughters Tayler Jane GeddesGuest role (season 6), main cast (seasons 7–8)
2008 The Strip Cherry CunninghamEpisode: "1.6"
2008 Packed to the Rafters Lauren ValcoEpisode: "Taking the Lead"
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Danielle 'Dani' HynesEpisode: "Double Strands"
2011 Blue Bloods Ellen SloanEpisode: "Innocence"
2011 Unforgettable LauraEpisode: "Lost Things"
2012 Nurse Jackie Hip Replacement PatientEpisode: "Chaud & Froid"
2012 Damages Gitta NovakRecurring role (season 5)
2013 Castle Candice MayfieldEpisode: "Death Gone Crazy"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Claire KeatsEpisodes: "Red: Parts 1 & 2"
2013–15 The Americans Celia Gerard aka Annelise4 episodes
2014 The Crazy Ones MeganEpisode: "The Lighthouse"
2014–15 Royal Pains Charlotte5 episodes
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Savannah Kelly3 episodes
2015 Aquarius Martha KendallEpisode: "Sick City"
2016–17 Outsiders G'Winveer FarrellMain cast
2018 Dirty John MaggieEpisode: "Remember It Was Me"
2020 The Blacklist Victoria FenbergEpisode: "Victoria Fenberg"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue / Company
1999 Popcorn
2000 Return to the Forbidden Planet
2001Mice
2002Resident Alien
2003Six Characters Looking for an Author
2004 Ghost Train
2004The Chatroom
2004Bed Daisy Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts with ThinIce Productions
2005Codes of Practice

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