Wayne Alexander (actor)

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Wayne Alexander is an American actor who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California.

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Career

Theatre

He trained at the Los Angeles City College Theater Academy, then spent four years at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. He later worked as a fight choreographer and did stage work both in Los Angeles and New York City. In the late 1980s, he made the switch to film and TV. [1] [2]

Babylon 5

Alexander appeared in numerous roles on the Babylon 5 television series. His first appearance in the series was in the season two episode "Comes the Inquisitor" as "Sebastian" [3] – the only time he played a human. Alexander subsequently played "Lorien". [4] Other appearances were in season three as a Narn named "G'Dan" in the episode "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place", [5] as a Drazi in the season four episode "Intersections in Real Time",[ citation needed ] and as a Drakh in the season five episodes "Movements of Fire and Shadow" and "The Fall of Centauri Prime". [6] In the television films, he played a Drakh in Babylon 5: A Call to Arms , and in Babylon 5: The River of Souls , he appeared as a soul. [7]

Other appearances

On television Alexander has also guest starred on Otherworld (1985), The Twilight Zone (1986), Hypernauts (1996), Frasier (1997), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998), Becker (1998), The X-Files (1998-2000), Mad Men (2013), and Scandal (2013).

In the 1990 film Spaced Invaders , Alexander portrayed Vern Pillsbury, the geekish gas station attendant who becomes the powerful "Verndroid" after coming into contact with the commander of the invading Martians. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Otherworld Lieutenant/Aid5 episodes
1986 The Twilight Zone CorneliusEpisode: Devil's Alphabet
The Disney Sunday Movie FatherEpisode: Little Spies
1990 Spaced Invaders Vern Pillsbury
1995-1998 Babylon 5 Lorien/Sebastian/Drakh/Drazi
1996 Mr. Wrong Man at Opera
Hypernauts BaradaEpisode: Into the Dark So Deep
1997 Frasier Peter SoutendeckEpisode: To Kill a Talking Bird
1998 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ClaudeEpisode: When Teens Collide
Becker Wholesome ManEpisode: City Lights
1998-2000 The X-Files Various Roles3 episodes
1999 Babylon 5: The River of Souls DrakhTV movie
2013 Mad Men George ParsonsEpisode: A Tale of Two Cities
Scandal TV ReporterEpisode: Say Hello to My Little Friend

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References

  1. ↑ "The Official Wayne Alexander Autograph Website". WayneAlexander.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Herman, Jan (August 7, 1992). "Alexander Is a Prince of a Guy : Stage: The actor will again star locally as 'Hamlet,' this time at the Waltmar Theatre in Orange beginning tonight". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016. Alexander (who prefers not to divulge his age except to say he's 'thirtysomething-ish')
  3. ↑ Kaiser, Rowan (May 31, 2013). "Babylon 5: "Comes The Inquisitor"/"The Fall Of Night"". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ Morawetz, Thomas (2013). Making Faces, Playing God: Identity and the Art of Transformational Makeup. University of Texas Press. pp. 5.24–5.25. ISBN   9780292749412. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lane, Andy (1997). The Babylon File. Virgin Books. p. 337. ISBN   9780753500491.
  6. ↑ Kaiser, Rowan (August 22, 2014). "Babylon 5: Season five, part four". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Wayne Alexander". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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