Alex Hassell

Actor

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Associate Agent: Jennifer Karniely

Acting

Alex has recently finished filming a lead role in the recently announced Disney + / ITV adaptation of RIVALS.  

Recent film credits include leading roles in Netflix feature film LOCKED IN, Universal’s VIOLENT NIGHT opposite David Harbour, and Ross in Joel Coen’s acclaimed THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH for A24/Apple TV+, opposite Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington. 

Recent TV credits include a leading role in Netflix series EVERYTHING NOW, the role of Viscious in the Netflix show COWBOY BEBOP, opposite John Cho, Translucent in THE BOYS for Amazon, and the leading role of Johannes opposite Anya Taylor Joy in BBC One’s THE MINIATURIST. 

Other film work includes - Luis in SUBURBICON, directed by George Clooney, opposite Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin, Gideon Raff’s THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Greg Kinnear, and Chris Evans, and Roland Emmerich’s ANONYMOUS.   

On stage, Alex played Prince Hal in HENRY IV Parts I and II, and subsequently the title role in HENRY V for the RSC. The Telegraph awarded Henry V with five stars, calling the show "just what the nation ordered," and Alex's performance "career-making stuff.   Alex has an extensive theatre CV - stage work includes leading roles in DEATH OF A SALESMAN opposite Antony Sher and Harriet Walter in London’s West End, and David Hare’s I’M NOT RUNNING for The National Theatre.  

Alex trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and he is a co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. 

Film

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

VIOLENT NIGHT

Jason Lightstone

Tommy Wirkola

87North

YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA

Harry Horlick

Joachim Rønning

Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Disney+

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Ross

Joel Coen

A24

RED SEA DIVING RESORT

Max Rose

Gideon Raff

Bron Studios

SUBURBICON

Louis

George Clooney

Paramount Pictures

ANONYMOUS

Spencer [Henry V, Hamlet, Romeo]

Roland Emmerich

Anonymous Pictures Ltd

TWO DOWN

John Thomas

Matthew Butler

Fizz and Ginger Films

THE SICK HOUSE

Nick

Curtis Radclyffe

Hopscotch Films

COLD MOUNTAIN

Orderly

Anthony Minghella

Mirage

CALENDAR GIRLS

Nigel Cole

Buena Vista

Television

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

RIVALS

Rupert Campbell Black

Elliot Hegarty

Disney+

EVERYTHING NOW

Rick

Various

Netflix

HIS DARK MATERIALS

Metatron

Various

BBC

COWBOY BEBOP

Vicious

Alex Garcia Lopez

Netflix

THE MINIATURIST

Johannes

Guillem Morales

BBC

SILENT WITNESS

Simon

Nick Renton

BBC

WAY TO GO

Phillip

Catherine Morshead

BBC

BIG THUNDER

Abel White

Rob Bowman

ABC

LIFE OF CRIME

Gary Nash

Jim Loach

Loc Film Productions

HUSTLE

Viscount Manley

John McKay

BBC

A COP IN PARIS

Piet Nykvist

Charlotte Sieling

Atlantique Productions

MIRANDA

Juliet May

BBC

LOVESOUP

Jake Randall

 Christine Gernon

BBC

BONKERS

Felix

Juliet May

ITV

TORCHWOOD

Mark

Andy Goddard

BBC

QUEEN OF SWORDS

Andreo Ray

Peter Ellis

Paramount

ROBIN HOOD

2nd Sheriff's Man

John McKay

Tiger Aspect

MURPHY'S LAW

Scott

Andy Goddard

Tiger Aspect

PEPYS

Balty

Oliver Parker

BBC

BOUDICA

Roman Officer

Bill Anderson

Box TV

DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS

Peter Buckhurst

Jonny Campbell

BBC

DANIELLE CABLE-EYE WITNESS

Stephen Cameron

Adrian Shergold

Granada

MURDER IN MIND

Jules

Paul Knight/Adrian Bean

BBC

KENNETH TYNAN : IN PRAISE OF HARDCORE

Mike

Chris Durlacher

BBC

HAWKINS

Actor

Robin Shepperd

BBC

Stage

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

PIGS AND DOGS

Dominic Cooke

The Royal Court Theatre

I'M NOT RUNNING

Jack Gould

Neil Armfield

National Theatre

HENRY V

Henry

Gregory Doran

RSC/Barbican/BAM

HENRY IV PARTS I & II

Prince Hal

Greg Doran

RSC/Barbican/BAM

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Biff

Gregory Doran

RSC/West End

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Demetrius

Nancy Meckler

RSC

THE CARETAKER

Mick

Christopher Hampton

Liverpool Everyman / Theatre Royal Bath

THE CITY MADAM

Maurice

Dominic Hill

RSC

CARDENIO

Fernando

Greg Doran

RSC

TURANDOT

Anthony Clark

Hampstead Theatre

THE SEAGULL

Trigorin

Tim Carroll

The Factory

HAMLET

Hamlet

Tim Carroll

The Factory

 OTHELLO

Cassio

 Kathryn Hunter

RSC

I AM SHAKESPEARE

Matthew Warchus

Chichester Festival Theater

UNTITLED WORKSHOP

Richard Wilson

Royal Court Theatre

THE TEMPEST

Caliban, Ferdinand & Gonzale

Tim Carroll

Shakespeare's Globe

THE STORM

Tim Carroll

Shakespeares Globe

A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM

Lysander & Flute

Tim Carroll

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Claudio

Jon Dove

Shakespeare's Globe

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Happy

Jon Dove

Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh

BLOOD AND ICE

Byron

Graham McLaren

Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh

HARDCORE

Craig

Russell Labey

Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh

THE SEAGULL

Medvedenko

Grainne Byrne

Central School of Speech and Drama

SWEENEY TODD

Anthony Hope

John Abulafia

Central School of Speech & Drama

THE LONDON CUCKOLD

Dashwell

Paul Tomlinson

Central School of Speech and Drama

KING LEAR

King Lear

Sean McLevy

Central School of Speech and Drama

THE MAN OF MODE

Mr Medley

Antony Tuckey

Central School of Speech and Drama

THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK

Augie Belfast / Falk

Percy Steven

Central School of Speech and Drama

TWELFTH NIGHT

Malvolio

Peter McAllister

Central School of Speech and Drama

UNCLE VANYA

Uncle Vanya

Scott Handy

Central School of Speech and Drama

THE KISSING DANCE

Charles Marlow

Russell Labey and Jeremy James Taylor

The National Youth Music Theatre

Radio

ProductionCharacterDirectorCompany

THE CHANGLING

Tomazo

Jeremy Mortimer

BBC