Alex Hassell

Alex Hassell
Hassell at TIFF 2017
Born
Alexander Stephen Hassell

(1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 (age 44)
Southend-on-Sea, England
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
SpouseEmma King (m. 2011)

Alexander Stephen Hassell is an English actor, and co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. He has played roles on screen in Bonkers (2007), Suburbicon (2017), The Miniaturist (2017), Genius (2018), The Boys (2019), Cowboy Bebop (2021), His Dark Materials (2022), Locked In (2023), and Rivals (2024).

Early life and education

Alexander Stephen Hassell was born September 7, 1980,[1] in Southend, England,[1] the youngest of four, to a vicar.[2]

After completing his education at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex,[3] he studied acting for a further two and a half years at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[2]

Career

Hassel has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in Henry V, for the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2][4][5] He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company[2] whose patrons include Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance, and Emma Thompson.[3]

His debut television appearance was in 2001, in an episode of Queen of Swords.[5] His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), in a cast which included Matt Damon and Julianne Moore.[6] and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, which first aired on Boxing Day 2017.[6]

In 2019, Hassel appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video,[7] and played Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021.,[8] and portrayed Metatron in the final season of the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials.[9]

He had a leading role [10] in the 2024 Disney+ TV adaptation of the 1986 novel Rivals, playing playboy Rupert Campbell Black,[11] alongside a cast that included David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner, Emily Atack, and Katherine Parkinson.[11]

Personal life

Hassell married fellow actor Emma King in January 2011.[11] The two had met during their acting training at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[11]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Cold Mountain Orderly
2008 The Sickhouse Nick
2011 Anonymous Spencer
2012 The Grind Drug Dealer
2014 Miss in Her Teens The Player
2015 Two Down John Thomas
2017 Suburbicon Louis
2018 The Isle Oliver Gosling
2019 The Red Sea Diving Resort Max Rose
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Ross
2022 Violent Night Jason Lightstone
2023 Locked In Doctor Robert Lawrence
2024 Young Woman and the Sea Harry Horlick
TBA Wasteman † TBA Post-production[12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Queen of Swords Andreo Rey Episode: "The Pretender"
2003 Murder in Mind Jules Episode: "Contract"
2003 Danielle Cable: Eyewitness Stephen Cameron Television film
2003 Death in Holy Orders Peter Buckhurst 2 episodes
2003 Warrior Queen Roman Officer Television film
2003 The Private Life of Samuel Pepys Balty
2005 Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore Mike
2005 Murphy's Law Scott Garvey Episode: "Extra Mile"
2006 Robin Hood 2nd Sheriff's Man 2 episodes
2006 Torchwood Mark Lynch Episode: "Combat"
2007 Bonkers Felix Nash 6 episodes
2008 Love Soup Jake Randall Episode: "Green Widow"
2008 The Bill Marcus Kendall Episode: "After the Fall"
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander / Flute Television film
2009 Legend of the Seeker Eryn Episode: "Fever"
2009 Miranda Edmund Dettori Episode: "Excuse"
2011 Hustle Viscount Manley Episode: "Silent Witness"
2013 Jo Piet Nykvist Episode: "Place de la Concorde"
2013 Way to Go Philip Episode: "Dead End"
2013 Life of Crime Colin Nash 2 episodes
2013 Big Thunder Abel White Television film
2014 Silent Witness Simon Turner 2 episodes
2017 The Miniaturist Johannes Brandt 3 episodes
2018 Genius Manach 2 episodes
2018 The Bisexual David Episode #1.5
2019 Grantchester Ernest Carter Episode #4.4
2019 The Boys Translucent 3 episodes
2021 Cowboy Bebop Vicious 10 episodes
2022 His Dark Materials Metatron Main role
2023 Everything Now Rick Main role
2024 Rivals Rupert Campbell-Black Lead role [10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alex Hassell". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Hoggard, Liz (1 November 2015). "Alex Hassell: 'Of course you hope people will say – yes, I saw his Henry V'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Moulsham High School Alumni". moulshamhigh.org. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (23 September 2015). "Henry V review – Alex Hassell catches the conscience of the king". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Alex Hassell | United Agents". unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b Conrad, Anna (26 December 2017). "Alex Hassell on his mysterious role in The Miniaturist". gq-magazine.co.uk.
  7. ^ Abhishek, Aharon (22 April 2020). "'The Boys': 'If it ain't the invisible c***', fans react to Translucent's look in new photo". Meaww. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ Volpe, Allie (22 October 2021). "How 'Tragedy of Macbeth' Star Alex Hassell Became a Shakespeare Whisperer". Backstage. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ Clark, Campbell. "His Dark Materials Casts Metatron In Alex Hassell For Final Season". LRM Online. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner star in adaptation of racy Jilly Cooper novel". Independent.ie. 21 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e Emma Costigan (19 October 2024). "Everything to know about Rivals star Alex Hassell and wife Emma King". evoke.ie.
  12. ^ Tabbara, Mona (5 November 2024). "Bankside Films reveals first look at 'Wasteman' starring David Jonsson, Tom Blyth (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 November 2024.