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Alex Price
Born8 May 1985 (1985-05-08) (age 39)
Manchester, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Children1

Alex Price (born 8 May 1985) is a British actor who has appeared in various television programmes including Being Human, Merlin and Doctor Who.[1] He starred in feature-length films, such as A Horse with No Name, and in a variety of short films.[2]

From 2013 to 2022, he played Sid Carter, one of the main characters in the television series Father Brown.[3] Price was praised by critics for his performance of Proteus in the television series Penny Dreadful.[4][5][6][7] He has appeared in a vast number of stage productions like Is Everyone OK? (Nabokov Touring Project), Colourings (Old Red Lion), The Duchess of Malfi (National Theatre Studio), and Birdland (Royal Court Theatre).[8] In 2016, he was cast as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Most recently he appeared in The Capture, a BBC drama about deep fake technology.

Personal life

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Alex Price has a younger sister and is married and has a son (2011).[9]

Television

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Year Title Format Role Notes
2008 Casualty Television series Daniel Freed 1 episode
2009 Being Human Television series Gilbert 1 episode
Merlin Television series Sir William of Daira 1 episode
Merlin: Secrets and Magic Documentary series Himself 1 episode
Mouth to Mouth Television series Tyler 6 episodes
2010 Doctors Television series Sam Griffin 1 episode
Doctor Who
"The Vampires of Venice"
Television series Francesco 1 episode
Doctor Who Confidential Documentary series Narrator 13 episodes
Going Postal Television series Roger
Lewis "Falling Darkness" Victor Clerval S4:E4
2012 Above Suspicion: Silent Scream Television series Dan Hutchkins 3 episodes
Vera: Sandancers Television series Lance Corporal "Budgie" O'Connor
2013–16 Father Brown Television series Sid Carter 4 series
As regular
2017–2020 4 episodes
guest star
2022 6 episodes
as regular cast
2014–15 Penny Dreadful Television series Proteus 4 episodes
2016 Beowulf Television series Koll
Doctor Thorne Television series Reverend Caleb Oriel

Film

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Year Title Format Role
2006 Internal Film Extra
2007 Saturday 3pm Film Patrick
2007 Fervour Film Hans
2008 Clubbed Film Pluto
2010 A Horse with No Name Film Vince Vinyl
2010 Eric & Ernie Film Nigel
2012 Storage 24 Film Jake

Theatre

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Year Title Role Theatre Location
2008 Colourings Mark Old Red Lion Theatre London, United Kingdom[10]
2010 Bingo Son Minerva Studio Chichester, United Kingdom[11][12]
2011 Beautiful Thing Tony Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, United Kingdom[13][14]
2011 Electra Orestes Gate Theatre London, United Kingdom[15]
2012 Bingo Son Young Vic London, United Kingdom[16]
2013 Before the Party David Almeida Theatre London, United Kingdom[17]
2014 Birdland Johnny Royal Court Theatre London, United Kingdom[18]
2016–2017 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Draco Malfoy Palace Theatre London, United Kingdom
2018 Lyric Theatre New York City, United States[19]

References

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  1. ^ "SF's Serial Guest Stars. The Top 10 telefantasy actors we love to see putting in a special appearance, by our special guest star Jayne Nelson". Sfx.co.uk. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ Joanne Black (2011): Where have I seen... Alex Price (Gilbert)? In: Joanne Black: A guide to being human [series 1-3]. Cambridge. Classic TV Press S.45-46
  3. ^ "Father Brown". Imdb.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ^ Neil Genzlinger (9 May 2014). "Literary Help Sending a Shiver Down Your Spine 'Penny Dreadful,' Showtime's Supernatural Entry". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. ^ Emily Verona (28 May 2014). "'Penny Dreadful' Cast: Alex Price Returning As Proteus In Future Episodes Of Showtime Series?". Enstarz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  6. ^ Robert Berg (19 May 2014). "Penny Dreadful 1.02: "Séance"". Dreampunk.me. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. ^ Wednesday Lee Friday (20 May 2014). "Penny Dreadful Season 1, Episode 2 Review: "Séance"". Geekbinge.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Alex Price". Cft.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Alex Price on Twitter Sept 2015". Twitter.
  10. ^ Natalie Li. "Therapy for a 'negative type'. COLOURINGS. Old Red Lion Theatre". thecnj.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Cast list, Bingo (2010)". passiton.cft.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  12. ^ Ian Shuttleworth. "Bingo, Minerva Studio, Chichester". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  13. ^ Jonathan Brown. "Beautiful Thing, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  14. ^ Dominic Cavendish. "Beautiful Thing, Manchester Royal Exchange/ Next Time I'll Sing To You, Orange Tree, Richmond, review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  15. ^ Aleks Sierz. "Electra review at Gate Theatre London". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  16. ^ Michael Billington. "Bingo – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  17. ^ Matt Bourne. "News: Before The Party - Production Images". theatreone.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ Aleks Sierz (10 April 2014). "Birdland, Royal Court Theatre". Theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  19. ^ McPhee, Ryan (2 August 2017). "Original Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Trio to Reunite on Broadway; Additional Casting Announced | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2 August 2017.