Kae Alexander

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Kae Alexander
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Alexander at the 2019 German Comic Con Dortmund
Born (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 38)
Kobe, Japan
Other namesKae Yukawa [1]
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Kae Yukawa (born 31 August 1985), known professionally as Kae Alexander, is a Japanese-born British actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jing Hua in Bad Education and its spinoff film. She played Leaf in the sixth season of Game of Thrones, Linh Xuan Huy in the BBC Two drama Collateral , [2] and Min Farshaw in the Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time . [3]

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She appeared on the Evening Standard's 2017 list of Rising Stars. [4] [5]

Early life and education

Alexander was born in Kobe. She is of Japanese and Chinese[ citation needed ] descent. She spent some of her childhood in Tokyo and lived in Hong Kong for two years before moving to London with her mother Kinu, a chef and culinary teacher, at ten years old. She has a sister and a brother. [6]

Alexander was interested in dance as a teenager and participated in Pineapple Studios classes. She developed an interest in acting through an open house at the BRIT School her friend took her to. [4] She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011. [7] [8]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The BoxAgathaShort film
2012City SlackerYoung Trader
2012Hollow FeetKeikoShort film
2015 The Bad Education Movie Jing Hua
2015The White RoomSun-li
2015The Bird Chapters: #1 Monday MundaneGirlShort film
2018 Ready Player One Reb
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Ini
2019 A Guide to Second Date Sex Tali
2021 Infinite Trace
2022 Medusa Deluxe Inez

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2014 Bad Education Jing HuaMain role
2012 Seconds from Disaster StewardessEpisode: "Terrified Over Tokyo"
2013 Pramface JulieEpisode: "If You Cry I'll Cry"
2013 House of Anubis Erin Blakewood2 episodes
2013 Scúp LingEpisode: "The Raid"
2013 Doctors MimEpisodes: "A Fair Exchange"
2015 Gigglebiz Awesome GirlSeries 4
2016 Wolfblood Mai LinEpisode: "A Long Way from Home"
2016 Game of Thrones Leaf3 episodes
2016BloodworksLeafEpisode: "Game of Thrones: Part 1"
2016 One of Us YukiMiniseries; 3 episodes
2016We the JurySamPilot
2016, 2019 Fleabag Elaine2 episodes
2017 Uncle LexEpisode: "Bringing Sexy Back"
2017 W1A Receptionist2 episodes
2018 Hard Sun Angie Jones3 episodes
2018 Strangers BeckyMain role
2018 Collateral Linh Xuan HuyMain role
2018 High & Dry SwallowEpisode: "The Rescue"
2019 Deep State Jessica TamuraSeries 2
2019 Krypton Araame4 episodes
2020 Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of IsolationBat1 episode
2021- The Wheel of Time Min FarshawMain role

Video games

YearGameVoice roleNotes
2018 Overkill's The Walking Dead Maya

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013HannahYoung Hannah Unicorn Theatre, London [9]
2014Teh Internet is Serious BusinessKayla Royal Court Theatre, London [10]
2015 Peter Pan Wendy Darling Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London [11]
2017 Gloria Kendra Hampstead Theatre, London [12] [13]
2018The Great WaveReiko Royal National Theatre, London [14]
2018Trial of Richard IIILady Anne Novello Theatre, London [15]
2019White PearlBuiltRoyal Court Theatre, London [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Chan, Eva (8 September 2009). "sneak peak: Kae Yukawa". The Ricetrail. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Meechan, Lauren (12 February 2018). "You'll NEVER guess who this Collateral star played in Game of Thrones…". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ↑ The Wheel of Time on Prime [@WoTonPrime] (19 August 2020). "The sparks are trying to fill the shadow, and the shadow is trying to swallow the sparks. You are all tied together in something dangerous" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 August 2020– via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 McCoy, Frankie (7 September 2017). "Meet the new generation of acting stars on the rise this autumn". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Ryholt, Martina (10 November 2020). "Interview: The Only Asian in The Room" . Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kae Alexander". BAFTA. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Bano, Tim (27 June 2017). "Kae Alexander: 'Meeting Steven Spielberg was a treat' | Interviews". The Stage. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama| Kae Alexander". www.gsmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hannah". Unicorn Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kae Alexander". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "ae Alexander". Open Air Theatre: Our Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Casey, Ian. "Kae Alexander". Nuit Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Diversity and Gloria: Interview with Kae Alexander". 27 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kae Alexander". National Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Pascoe, Nigel (29 April 2018). "Theatre review: The Trial of Richard III". Council Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Wood, Alex (29 March 2019). "Katie Leung, Kae Alexander and more cast in White Pearl at the Royal Court". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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