Lex Shrapnel
| Lex Shrapnel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Carey Shrapnel 6 October 1979 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1997-present |
Alexander Carey "Lex" Shrapnel (born 6 October 1979) is an English actor and voice actor.
Early life
Shrapnel was born in London, the son of Francesca Ann (née Bartley) and actor John Shrapnel.[1] He is the brother of actor/producer Tom Shrapnel and writer Joe Shrapnel and the grandson of Academy Award-honoured Scottish actress Deborah Kerr.[1] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Career
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.
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".[2]
According to actress Emily Blunt on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, he once played Romeo to her Juliet in a production of the Shakespeare play.
Filmography
| 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 |
| 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[3] | |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Roy Adamson[4] | 1 episode "Fogue" |
| By Any Means | DI Campbell | Episode #1,2 |
References
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This article about an English actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
