Alex Williams (actor)

Alex Williams is an Australian actor who played the lead role of Julian Assange in the 2012 television film Underground: The Julian Assange Story.

Alex Williams
Born
Perth, Western Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2012-Present
Known for

Originally from the northern Perth suburb of Sorrento, Williams attended Mount Lawley Senior High School's Specialist Visual & Performing Arts (SVAPA) Program before moving to St Stephen's School[1] in neighbouring Duncraig where he graduated in 2008.[2] He then attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His first audition after graduation was for the role of Assange.[3] His performance alongside experienced actors Rachel Griffiths and Anthony LaPaglia was critically acclaimed.[4][5][6][7] In 2014, Williams appeared in the 2014 Australian film The Reckoning as a supporting character named AJ. In 2016, he played Romeo in Bell Shakespeare's production of Romeo and Juliet.[8][9]

In 2016, Williams played the role of Australian motor racing driver John "Slug" Harvey in the miniseries Brock, which aired on Network Ten.[10]

In 2023, Williams starred as cricketer Shane Warne in the miniseries Warnie. The two-part series aired on the Nine network on 25 June and concluded on 26 June 2023.[11][12][13] The decision to produce the miniseries about Warne after his death was criticised by Warne's daughter Brooke who described it as "beyond disrespectful". The trailer for the miniseries also attracted negative commentary on social media when it was first shown on 31 May 2023.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2011 No More Fallen Heroes Neighbour Short film
2011 Mercy Short film
2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Julian Assange TV movie
2012 Gingers George Short film
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart[14] Kirk Pengilly TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2014 The Reckoning AJ Feature film
2014 Paper Planes Jethro Feature film
2015 Catching Milat Paul Onions TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2016 Brock John 'Slug' Harvey TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2017 Friday on My Mind Mike Vaughn TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2018 Chopper: The Untold Story Jared Hamill 1 episode
2019 Spongo, Fuzz & Jalapeña Dangles / Kray Kray (voice)
2019 Playing for Keeps Shane Manara TV series, 4 episodes
2019-20 The Heights Evan Clarke TV series, 24 episodes
2022 Rock Island Mysteries Radio DJ (voice) TV series, 2 episodes
2022–23 Home And Away Jacob Cameron TV series, 11 episodes
2023 Warnie[15] Shane Warne TV miniseries, 2 episodes

References
  1. "Wicked role for Assange actor". Community Newspaper Group. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  2. "Alex Williams (Class of 2008, Duncraig)". The Dove. St Stephen's School (83): 26. Winter 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. Juddery, Mark (6 October 2012). "Portrait of the hacker as a young man, How to make a hero out of Julian Assange". The Spectator.
  4. Simon, Alissa (11 September 2012). "Underground (Australia)". Variety.
  5. Kalina, Paul (4 October 2012). "Portrait of a Teen Hacker". Brisbane Times.
  6. Duck, Siobhan (8 October 2012). "Alex Williams turns in stellar performance as Julian Assangeby". Herald Sun.
  7. Hasted, Nick (12 October 2012). "LFF 2012: Underground: Gripping recreation of Julian Assange's early years". The Arts Desk.
  8. Bell Shakespeare. "Romeo and Juliet". bellshakespeare.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. "- RMK Voices". www.rmk.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  10. Brock at the Internet Movie Data Base
  11. Knox, David (14 September 2022). "2023 Upfronts: Nine network". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  12. "CHANNEL 9 unveils new and returning slate of programming for 2023". TV Black Box. TV Black Box. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  13. Airdate: Warnie | TV Tonight
  14. https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/06/hugh-sheridan-back-on-seven-for-inxs-drama.html
  15. https://lehren.com/entertainment/hollywood/alex-williams-to-star-as-shane-warne-in-his-biopic/152197/


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