Paul Telfer (actor)

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Paul Telfer
Born (1979-10-30) 30 October 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2012)

Paul Telfer (born 30 October 1979) is a Scottish actor. He plays Xander Kiriakis on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives , for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020.

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Career

He appeared in the title role of the 2005 TV miniseries Hercules . [1] [2] In 2007, Telfer appeared in five episodes of the second series of the BBC drama Hotel Babylon (as Luke), [1] and in three episodes of the TV series NCIS ,[ citation needed ], as Marine Corporal Damon Werth: "Corporal Punishment", "Outlaws and In-laws" and "Jack Knife." He also played Alexander in The Vampire Diaries as one of the original five vampire hunters, in Season 4 of the show (which aired in 2012). this role was a guest appearance.

In January 2015, Telfer was cast on Days of our Lives as Damon, a hitman hired by Victor Kiriakis; soon after, he was cast in the role of Xander Kiriakis. [3] [4] In April 2019, it was revealed that Paul had returned to the show, signing contract. [5] In late 2019, he guest starred in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Viro.

Personal life

Telfer graduated with First Class honours in Film Studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1999. [1] He is married to Broadway actress Carmen Cusack. [6] [7]

Filmography

List of film performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Miss Conception Luca
2010Young Alexander the GreatHephaestion
2011Son of MorningGlenn
2018California NoJacko
2019The Thin LineTone JimenezPost-production
2019Star Trek First FrontierCommander McCainPost-production
2019Green RushTickerPost-production
2021 Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas Xander Kiriakis Peacock Original Movie
List of television performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Is Harry on the Boat? MattEpisode 1.03
2004 Spartacus Gannicus
2004 Mile High RoryEpisode 1.01
2005 Hercules Hercules
2007 Hotel Babylon Luke5 episodes
2007–2010 NCIS Damon Werth3 episodes
2012–2013 The Vampire Diaries Alexander3 episodes
2012Co-op of the DamnedZombie BillEpisode: "Braaaaiinnsss..."
2013 Body of Proof Tanner BrennanEpisode: "Dark City"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation LexEpisode: "Love for Sale"
2014 Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey Angry Scholar #2Episode: "Standing Up in the Milky Way"
2015 Days of our Lives Damon6 episodes
2015– Days of our Lives Xander Kiriakis Regular role
2015 Once Upon a Time Lord MacintoshEpisode: "The Bear and the Bow"
Episode: "The Bear King"
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ViroEpisode: "Window of Opportunity"
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Will IronsVoice and likeness
2014 Sunset Overdrive Voice

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRefs.
2020 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Nominated [8] [9]

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