Alexander Vlahos

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Alexander Vlahos
File:Alexander Vlahos 2013.jpg
Vlahos at the 2013 MCMComicCon
Born (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 36)
Llantrisant, Wales
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

Alexander Vlahos (born 30 July 1988) is a Welsh actor best known for playing Mordred in the BBC One television series Merlin, and for his role in The Indian Doctor as Tom Evans.

Early life

Vlahos is from Llantrisant in Wales. He is the son of a Greek father and a Welsh mother and speaks Welsh and English.[1] He trained in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, graduating in 2009.[1][2]

Career

He first appeared in the BBC Wales drama, Crash, in 2009 portraying Dylan. The following year, he appeared in the daytime medical soap opera Doctors in a week-long storyline entitled Master Of The Universe, in which he played the lead role of Lewis Cutler. The episodes were then nominated for 'Best Single Episode' and 'Spectacular Scene of the Year' at the British Soap Awards in 2010.[3] Also in 2010, he appeared in both Pen Talar and The Indian Doctor, and the film Bright Lights.

In 2012, he earned the role of Private Keenan in Privates, a mini-television series about conscripts in the National Service set in the 1960s, for which he shaved his hair.[1] He also played the part of Mordred in series five of Merlin, a role originally played by Asa Butterfield in the first two series.[1][4]

Since 2012, he has played the role of Dorian Gray in Big Finish Productions' audio series The Confessions Of Dorian Gray.[5] He has also written an audio play, HMS Surprise for their Bernice Summerfield box set New Frontiers which was released in April, 2013.[6]

From 6 December 2013 Vlahos will appear in Fortune's Fool at The Old Vic. Mike Poulton’s adaptation of Turgenev’s play is directed by Lucy Bailey, in a new production which stars Iain Glen and Richard McCabe.[7]

In July 2015 it was announced that he would be playing Bertie Potts in the mini audiobook series "The Diary of River Song" set in the Doctor Who universe, alongside Alex Kingston. The series is due for release in January 2016.[8]

In the French historical television series about life at the court of Louis XIV, Versailles, which started with a first series in November 2015, he is part of the main cast, starring as the king's brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans.

Filmography

List of television performances
Title Year Role Notes
Crash 2009–2010 Dylan
Doctors 2010 Lewis Cutler 5 episodes
All Shook Up! 2010 Dafydd Hibbard
Pen Talar 2010 Iolo 3 episodes
The Indian Doctor 2010 Tom Evans 5 episodes
The Tower 2011 Tom Television film
Merlin 2012 Mordred 12 episodes
Privates 2013 Private Keenan 5 episodes
Versailles 2015 - Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Main cast
List of film performances
Title Year Role Notes
Bright Lights 2010 Steff Short film
Truth or Dare 2012 Luke

References

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