Daphne Alexander

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]

Daphne Alexander
Born
Daphne Chrysostomides

28 November 1983
Nicosia, Cyprus
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Early life

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 (2013, ongoing),[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 and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
TBA Loose Strands Irini Short Film
TBA Pray Victoria
2023 Minore Aliki
2023 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Air stewardess Yeni Alvarez
2023 Zoi TV Series
2022 The Impact Royal Marine SNCO
2021 By the Light of Thine Eyes: 200 Years of Greece Narrator
2021 The Man Cave Chronicles Podcast Herself Podcast Series
2021 Smyrna Katina Horton
2021 A Girls Mum Short Film
2021 Proto banio Daphne Short Film
2021 Beckett British Journalist
2019 Music To Die For Royal Marine SNCO / Radio Announcer Short Film[5]
2019 The Siege on Liperti Street [5]
2018 Welcome Home Young Woman [5]
2015 Always in the Present Florence [5]
2013 Push Dreamer Short Film[5]
2011 Mesocafé Bisan [5]
2011 The Palace Stella Short Film[5]
2010 Doctors Kate Nichols TV Series (1 Episode)[5]
2010 The Ghost Writer Connie [5]
2009 The Fourth Kind Theresa [5]
2008 House of Saddam Sara TV Mini-Series (1 Episode)[5]
2007 Casualty Nadia Talianos TV Series (37 Episodes)[5]
2006 Dream Team Gabrielle Taylor TV Series (2 Episodes)[5]
2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Janita TV Series (1 Episode)[5]

Theatre
YearTitleRoleTheatre
2013 – ongoing City Stories Audrey / Ruth / Anna St James' Theatre / 59E59 Theaters / Wilton's Music Hall / Oxford Playhouse[8]
2015 Camelot: The Shining City Elaine Sheffield Crucible[9]
2014 Little Stitches Flight attendant / Activist Gate Theatre[11]
2013 Hidden in the Sand Sophia Trafalgar Studios[7]

Radio
YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2012Project Zero 2: Wii EditionMio Amakura
2018Assassin's Creed OdysseyAnthousa/Greek Civilian
2020DreamsLaila
2022Expeditions: RomeZenobia/Xenoclea/Aurelia Cotta
Babylon's FallBackground VoicesEnglish version

References
  1. Griffin, Cheryl (13 January 2010). "Daphne Alexander". holby.tv.
  2. "15 Minute Drama – Modesty Blaise: A Taste For Death". BBC Media Centre. BBC. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. Toli, Fani (14 December 2011). "Daphne Alexander: A Cypriot Talented Actress". GREEKREPORTER.com.
  4. admin (9 March 2010). "Daphne Alexander Interview". holby.tv.
  5. "Daphne Alexander – Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "The Palace". The Palace. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012.
  7. Coveney, Michael (7 October 2013). "Hidden in the Sand". What's On Stage.
  8. Gates, Anita (17 May 2016). "Review: Writing to God Is One Leap of Faith in 'City Stories'". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. Tripney, Natasha (15 July 2015). "Camelot: The Shining City". The Stage. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. Lidia, Karina (15 January 2013). "DAPHNE ALEXANDER Q&A". famemagazine. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. "Little Stitches". Arcola Theatre.
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