Daphne Alexander
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Daphne Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daphne Chrysostomides Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Daphne Alexander is a Cypriot/British actress best known for playing Nadia Talianos in the BBC Drama series Casualty[1] and Modesty Blaise in three BBC radio adaptations.[2]
Alexander was born and brought up in Cyprus, living later in both Paris, France and London, England. She studied law at Somerville College, Oxford before training to be an actress at LAMDA.[3][4]
Career
Soon after graduating from LAMDA, Alexander was cast in the BBC's long running medical drama Casualty, playing nurse Nadia from February to December 2007.[1] She went on to roles in the HBO/BBC co-production House of Saddam, and the movies The Fourth Kind and The Ghost Writer, working with Roman Polanski on the latter.[5] In 2011 she starred in the short film The Palace, which won multiple awards and received wide critical acclaim.[6]
On stage, Alexander has worked in both London and New York. Notable productions include Hidden in the Sand (2013)[7] and City Stories (2015–2016),[8] both by James Phillips, and Camelot: The Shining City (2015)[9] by Alan Lane of the Slung Low Theatre Company.
She has also done voice work, most notably playing Modesty Blaise in a series of adaptations for BBC Radio 4[10] and various characters in video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Fourth Kind | Theresa | [11] | |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Connie | [12] | |
| 2011 | The Palace | Stella | Short film | [13] |
| Mesocafé | Bisan | [14] | ||
| 2013 | Push | Dreamer | Short film | [15] |
| 2015 | Always in the Present | Florence | [16] | |
| 2018 | Welcome Home | Young Woman | [17] | |
| 2019 | Siege on Liperti Street | Mrs P | [18] | |
| Music to Die For | Royal Marine SNCO / Radio Announcer | Short film | [19] | |
| 2021 | Beckett | British Journalist | [20] | |
| First Swim | Daphne | Short film | [21] | |
| A Girls | Mum | Short film | [22] | |
| Smyrna, My Beloved | Katina Horton | [23] | ||
| 2022 | The Impact | Royal Marine SNCO | [24] | |
| 2023 | Minore | Aliki | [25] | |
| Sergeant | Amy | [26] | ||
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Yeni Alvarez | [27] | ||
| 2024 | The Hunted | Victoria | [28] | |
| Murphy's Law | Anna | [29] | ||
| Loose Strands | Irini | Short film | [30] | |
| 2025 | Pomegranate | Tatevik | Short film | [31] |
| One Night in Bath | Jennifer | [32] | ||
| Maricel | Dimitra | [33] | ||
| The Christmas Carols | Timothea | [34] | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | Janita | Episode: "Episode 3" | [35] |
| Dream Team | Gabrielle Taylor | Recurring role; 2 episodes | [36] | |
| 2007 | Casualty | Nadia Talianos | Series regular; 37 episodes | [3] |
| 2008 | House of Saddam | Sara | Episode: "Part IV" | [37] |
| 2010 | Doctors | Kate Nichols | Episode: "Fire and Water" | [38] |
| 2023 | Zoe | Nina | Episode: "Salome" | [39] |
| 2025 | Revenge Games | Ioulia | Recurring role | [40] |
| Kabul | Pilot Sofia Romano | Recurring role; 5 episodes | [41] | |
| The Sandman | Bromie | Episode: "The Song of Orpheus" | [42] | |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A Taste for Death | Modesty Blaise | BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama |
| 2014 | Modesty Blaise | Modesty Blaise | BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama |
| 2017 | The Silver Mistress | Modesty Blaise | BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Project Zero 2: Wii Edition | Mio Amakura | |
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Anthousa/Greek Civilian | |
| 2020 | Dreams | Laila | |
| 2022 | Expeditions: Rome | Zenobia/Xenoclea/Aurelia Cotta | |
| Babylon's Fall | Background Voices | English version |