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Born | Alexander Carey Shrapnel 6 October 1979 London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Parent(s) | John Shrapnel Francesca Ann Bartley |
Relatives | Norman Shrapnel (grandfather) Tony Bartley (grandfather) Deborah Kerr (grandmother) |
Alexander Carey Shrapnel (born 6 October 1979) is an English actor.
Shrapnel was born on 6 October 1979 in London, the second of three boys for actor John Shrapnel and Francesca Ann (née Bartley). [1] He is the brother of director/writer Tom Shrapnel and writer Joe Shrapnel and, through his mother, the grandson of Academy Award-nominated actress Deborah Kerr. [1] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
He has appeared in many film and television roles such as K-19: The Widowmaker , Nine Lives , Thunderbirds , Breakfast on Pluto , Flyboys , Ministry of Mayhem and The Last Detective . He also appeared in the Doctor Who audio play, Shadow of the Past.
Shrapnel's Hotspur in Henry IV in the Royal Shakespeare Company's critically acclaimed 2008 production was described as 'thrillingly charismatic'. [2] He also has appeared on stage in 2011 in Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. He is quoted as saying "Before going in you set a high bar for yourself, but you've just got to get into rehearsals, do the work and hope it comes together". [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Kornilov [1] | |
2002 | Nine Lives | Tom | |
2004 | Thunderbirds | John Tracy [1] | |
2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Soldier at Roadblock | |
2006 | Minotaur | Tyro | |
2006 | Flyboys | Grant | |
2007 | The Tonto Woman | Springfield | |
2009 | An Organisation of Dreams | Lex | |
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Gilmore Hodge | |
2014 | SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines | Case | |
2018 | Hamlet Revenant | ||
2018 | Extinction | Ray |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Ministry of Mayhem | Himself | |
2005 | Beneath the Skin | Fred | |
2006 | Sharpe's Challenge | Captain Lawrence | |
2007 | The Last Detective | Young Billy | 1st episode |
2009 | Minder | Jamie Cartwright [1] | 6 episodes |
2012 | Hunted | Ian Fowkes [4] | |
2013 | Endeavour | Roy Adamson [5] | Episode: "Fugue" |
Casualty | Mark Caffola | Episode: "Garage Flowers" | |
By Any Means | DI Campbell | Episode #1.2 | |
2014 | The Assets | Mitch Weaver | |
2016 | Medici: Masters of Florence | Rinaldo degli Albizzi | |
2022 | Infiniti | Anthony Kurz [6] | Main cast |
2023 | A Town Called Malice | Leonard Lord | Main cast |
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