Gillian Alexy

Gillian Alexy is an Australian actress. She is best known for her Television roles as Tayler Geddes on McLeod's Daughters, Gitta Novak on Damages, and G'Winveer Farrell on Outsiders.

Gillian Alexy
Born
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present

Early life

Alexy graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses. Afterwards, she went to the Actors Centre in London, Le Centre des Arts Vivants and the Ecole de danse Peter Goss in Paris, and earned a six-month theatre degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder (United States).[1]

Career

Alexy began her acting career at the age of ten, making her debut in 1994 in the television series Ship to Shore. In 1997 she appeared in her first leading television role, the children's series The Gift, for which she played the part for the complete first and only season. Her second leading role was in the series Parallax, another television series which was cancelled after just one season. She gained notability for her role as Tayler Geddes on Logie Award-winning television series McLeod's Daughters; she first appeared at the end of season 6, in which her character came to Drovers Run to get revenge on Regan McLeod, whom she held responsible for the death of her father.[1]

Alexy's other television credits include Fast Tracks, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters. In 2011, she began appearing on American television, in the series' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods. She starred in the Australian film West in 2007, playing a supporting role opposite Khan Chittenden and Nathan Phillips.[2]

Alexy took part in a back door pilot for the proposed TV series NCIS:Red in early 2013,[3] the cast of which appeared in the spin-off debut double-episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles, "Red, Part 1" and "Red, Part 2", in March that year.[4] The series was ultimately not picked up by the network.[5]

In 2023, Alexy had the starring role in the Australian feature film Avarice.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Umbrella Condition Holly Short film
2006 Underexposed Short film
2007 West Cheryl
2007 Little Charmer Eve Short film
2008 Mockingbird Emily Short film
2008 Cane Cutter Pearl Short film
2014 Monkfish
2015 Anchors Christine
2017 People You May Know Abigail
2022 Avarice Kate Matthews Starring role

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Ship to Shore Chloe Episode: "Aussie Holiday" (as Gillian McLaughlin)
1996 Bush Patrol Eloise unknown episodes
1997 The Gift Sharon Main cast
1998 Fast Tracks Alana Burroughs Main cast
2004 Parallax Katherine Raddic Main cast
2005–06 All Saints Nicole Higgins Episodes: "Immortal", "No Way Out"
2006–09 McLeod's Daughters Tayler Jane Geddes Guest role (season 6), main cast (seasons 7–8)
2008 The Strip Cherry Cunningham Episode: "1.6"
2008 Packed to the Rafters Lauren Valco Episode: "Taking the Lead"
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Danielle 'Dani' Hynes Episode: "Double Strands"
2011 Blue Bloods Ellen Sloan Episode: "Innocence"
2011 Unforgettable Laura Episode: "Lost Things"
2012 Nurse Jackie Hip Replacement Patient Episode: "Chaud & Froid"
2012 Damages Gitta Novak Recurring role (season 5)
2013 Castle Candice Mayfield Episode: "Death Gone Crazy"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Claire Keats Episodes: "Red: Parts 1 & 2"
2013–15 The Americans Celia Gerard aka Annelise 4 episodes
2014 The Crazy Ones Megan Episode: "The Lighthouse"
2014–15 Royal Pains Charlotte 5 episodes
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Savannah Kelly 3 episodes
2015 Aquarius Martha Kendall Episode: "Sick City"
2016–17 Outsiders G'Winveer Farrell Main cast
2018 Dirty John Maggie Episode: "Remember It Was Me"
2020 The Blacklist Victoria Fenberg Episode: "Victoria Fenberg"

Theatre
  • Popcorn (1999)
  • Return to the Forbidden Planet (2000)
  • Mice (2001)
  • Resident Alien (2002)
  • Six Characters Looking for an Author (2003)
  • Ghost Train (2004)
  • The Chatroom (2004)
  • Codes of Practice (2005)

References
  1. "Tayler Geddes (Gillian Alexy)". Ninemsn. 29 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. "West". Australian Film Commission. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (8 February 2013). "Jonathan Groff Cast in Michael Lannan HBO Pilot, Gillian Alexy Joins 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (5 November 2012). "CBS Prepping 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff Created By Shane Brennan As Planted Two-Part Episode". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. Jeffery, Morgan (15 May 2013). "'NCIS: Red' not going forward as series at CBS". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. Morazzini, Jim (2022). "Avarice (2022) Review". Voices from the Balcony. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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