Lex Shrapnel
Lex Shrapnel | |
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| Born | Alexander Carey Shrapnel 6 October 1979 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Parent(s) | John Shrapnel Francesca Ann Bartley |
| Relatives | Norman Shrapnel (grandfather) Tony Bartley (grandfather) Deborah Kerr (grandmother) |
Alexander Carey Shrapnel (born 6 October 1979) is an English actor.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Shrapnel was born on 6 October 1979 in London, the second of three boys for actor John Shrapnel and Francesca Ann (née Bartley).[1] He is the brother of director/writer Tom Shrapnel and writer Joe Shrapnel and, through his mother, the grandson of Academy Award-nominated actress Deborah Kerr.[1] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Career
[edit | edit source]He has appeared in many film and television roles such as K-19: The Widowmaker, Nine Lives, Thunderbirds, Breakfast on Pluto, Flyboys, Ministry of Mayhem and The Last Detective. He also appeared in the Doctor Who audio play, Shadow of the Past.
Shrapnel's Hotspur in Henry IV in the Royal Shakespeare Company's critically acclaimed 2008 production was described as 'thrillingly charismatic'.[2] He also has appeared on stage in 2011 in Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. He is quoted as saying "Before going in you set a high bar for yourself, but you've just got to get into rehearsals, do the work and hope it comes together".[3]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Kornilov[1] | |
| 2002 | Nine Lives | Tom | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | John Tracy[1] | |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Soldier at Roadblock | |
| 2006 | Minotaur | Tyro | |
| 2006 | Flyboys | Grant | |
| 2007 | The Tonto Woman | Springfield | |
| 2009 | An Organisation of Dreams | Lex | |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Gilmore Hodge | |
| 2014 | SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines | Case | |
| 2018 | Hamlet Revenant | ||
| 2018 | Extinction | Ray |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ministry of Mayhem | Himself | |
| 2005 | Beneath the Skin | Fred | |
| 2006 | Sharpe's Challenge | Captain Lawrence | |
| 2007 | The Last Detective | Young Billy | 1st episode |
| 2009 | Minder | Jamie Cartwright[1] | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Hunted | Ian Fowkes[4] | |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Roy Adamson[5] | Episode: "Fugue" |
| Casualty | Mark Caffola | Episode: "Garage Flowers" | |
| By Any Means | DI Campbell | Episode #1.2 | |
| 2014 | The Assets | Mitch Weaver | |
| 2016 | Medici: Masters of Florence | Rinaldo degli Albizzi | |
| 2022 | Infiniti | Anthony Kurz[6] | Main cast |
| 2023 | A Town Called Malice | Leonard Lord | Main cast |
| 2024 | The Bay | David Wallasey | Series 5 |
| 2025 | Father Brown | Father Vincent Lazarus | Episode: “The Cup of Calabria”, Character debut |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Lex Shrapnel - Fan Website Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Lex Shrapnel at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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