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Daphne Alexander

Daphne Alexander

Donatienne Grizard
+33 1 47 23 05 46
donatienne@agentagitateur.com
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About me

Daphne was born in Cyprus and trained at Oxford University and LAMDA. She started off on BBC’s well known series “Casualty” (2006-8). Other TV: “House of Saddam” (HBO/BBC), “The Amazing Mrs Pritchard” (BBC), “The Sandman” (Netflix), “Kabul” (France 2). Films: Polanski’s “The Ghost Writer”, Luca Guadagnino’s “Beckett” and “The Fourth Kind” opposite Milla Jovovitch (Universal Pictures), “Smyrna my Beloved” (Apple and Netflix), “Minore” (Rotterdam Film Festival and FrightFest), “The Hunted” (Amazon) and “Murphy’s Law” by Angelos Frantzis. Coming up are “Maricel” by Elias Demetriou and “Kalanda” by Christos Kanakis. 
Notably, Daphne played the lead female role in award-winning short film “The Palace” by Anthony Maras, and the lead female role in award winning Cypriot feature film “The Siege on Liperti Street” by Stavros Pamballis.
Stage: “City Stories” at 59E59 in NYC, “Hidden in the Sand” at London’s Trafalgar Studios and “The Marshall Plan” with Athens and Epidaurus Festival. 
Voice highlights include her portrayal of iconic heroine Modesty Blaise for BBC radio 4.
Daphne speaks native English and Greek, fluent French and basic German, Italian and Levantine Arabic.

Information

Acting age
36-46 years
Place of birth
Nicosia Cyprus
Height (cm)
165
Weight (in kg)
55
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
Athens (GR), London (GB)
Housing options
Paris (FR), Nicosia (CY), Los Angeles (US)
Nationality
British, Cypriot
Languages
English(native)Greek(native)FrenchArabicGermanItalianSpanish
Dialects
Standard American EnglishStandard British English(native dialect)
Accents
ArabicFrenchGreekItalianAmerican
Instruments
Piano
Sport
Water skiingYoga
Dance
ChoreographyBallet
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappella
Special skills
Audio bookAudio drama(cartoon) voice actingStoryteller
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Professional background

LAMDA 2-year BA (2004-2006) Law at Somerville College, Oxford

Film

2025
KALANDA (Drama) In development
TIMOTHEA (SUP) CHRISTOS KANAKIS Producer: AVATON Written by: LORIS LOIZIDES
2025
MARICEL (Drama) In development
DIMITRA (LR) ELIAS DEMETRIOU Producer: FILMBLADES Written by: ELIAS DEMETRIOU
2024
MURPHY'S LAW (Drama)
ANNA (SUP) ANGELOS FRANTZIS Producer: TANWEER Written by: ANGELOS FRANTZIS/ KATERINA BEI
2024
POMEGRANATE (Short film)
TATEVIK (LR) ZOE CHISWICK MORGAN Producer: CLAUDIA KAYE Written by: ABI ZAKARIAN
2023
ONE NIGHT IN BATH
JENNIFER (SUP) MARC PRICE Producer: DEAD PIXEL Written by: MARC PRICE
2022
MINORE (Drama)
ALIKI (LR) KOSTAS KOUTSOLIOTAS Producer: INKAS Written by: KOSTAS KOUTSOLIOTAS
2022
THE HUNTED (Drama)
VICTORIA LOUIS LAGAYETTE Producer: BLACK SWAN TALES Casting Director: SOFIA DIMOPOULOU Written by: LOUIS LAGAYETTE
2021
BECKETT (Drama)
THALIA SYMONS (SUP) FERDINANDO CITO FILOMARINO Producer: FRENESY Written by: LUCA GUADAGNINO
2021
SMYRNA (Drama)
CATHERINE HORTON (SUP) GRIGORIS KARANTINAKIS Producer: TANWEER Casting Director: MAKIS GAZIS Written by: MIMI DENISSI/ MARTIN SHERMAN
2019
THE SIEGE ON LIPERTI STREET (Drama)
MRS P (LR) STAVROS PAMBALLIS Producer: ARGONAUTS/ GREEN OLIVE Written by: STAVROS PAMBALLIS
2012
THE PALACE (Short film)
STELLA (LR) ANTHONY MARAS Producer: ANTHOUSE Written by: ANTHONY MARAS
2010
THE GHOST WRITER (Drama)
CONNIE (SUP) ROMAN POLANSKI Written by: ROMAN POLANSKI/ ROBERT HARRIS

Television

2025
REVENGE GAMES (TV series)
JULIA (LR) ALEKOS KYRANIS/ CHRISTOS ZACHARAKIS Producer: SILVERLINE MEDIA Station: ANTENNA TV Written by: GIANNIS SKARAGAS
2025
KABUL (TV series)
SOFIA ROMANO (SUP) KASIA ADAMIK/ OLGA CHAJDAS Producer: CINETEVE Station: FRANCE 2 Written by: OLIVIER DEMANGEL/ THOMAS FINKIELKRAUT
2025
THE SANDMAN (TV series)
BROMIE JAMIE CHILDS Distribution: NETFLIX
2023
ZOE (TV series)
NINA (LR) DOROTHEA PASCHALIDOU Producer: ANTENNA Station: NETFLIX Written by: DOROTHEA PASCHALIDOU
2010
HOUSE OF SADDAM (TV series)
SARA (SUP) JIM O'HANLON Producer: BBC/HBO Station: AMAZON
2009 – 2010
CASUALTY (TV series)
NADIA TALIANOS (LR) VARIOUS Producer: BBC Station: BBC