Kai Alexander

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Kai Alexander
Born
Kai Alexander

(1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 26)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2015-present

Kai Alexander (born 7 June 1997) is a British actor. He appeared in the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air. [1]

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Career

In 2017, he joined the cast of Channel 4 and Amazon comedy Catastrophe in a recurring role playing Jeffrey, the on-screen child of characters portrayed by Ashley Jensen and Mark Bonnar. [2] [3] He also played the lead in the BBC Original Drama Short, Oakwood.

In 2019, he reprised his role in the fourth and final season of Catastrophe which was released in 2019. [4] [5] He also joined the cast of The Stranger , a Netflix adaptation of the novel by Harlan Coben. [6] [7]

In 2022, he portrayed Richard Branson, in the Danny Boyle miniseries, Pistol created by Craig Pearce for FX, which follows the rise of the Sex Pistols. [8]

In 2024, he played Sgt. William Quinn in the Apple TV+ miniseries, Masters of the Air from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Casualty Liam Rennell1 episode
2015 Midwinter of the Spirit Dean WallisMiniseries, 1 episode
2017 Doctors Conor Keywood1 episode
2017–2019 Catastrophe Jeffrey Beasley4 episodes
2020 The Stranger Dante GunnarssonMiniseries, 7 episodes
2022 Pistol Richard Branson Miniseries, 1 episode
2024 Masters of the Air Sgt. William QuinnMiniseries, 5 episodes [13]
TBA Rhona Who Lives by the River KnoxUpcoming series
Denotes productions that have not yet been released

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