Alex Roe

Alex Roe

Alex Roe | |
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Born | Alexander Michael Roe-Brown c. 1990 (age 28–29) Chiswick, London, England |
Nationality | English |
Other names | Alex Roe-Brown |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Alexander Michael Roe-Brown (born 9 May 1990) is an English film and television actor, best known for playing Jay Keaton in the series The Fugitives, Elliott Baden in The Cut and Ben in Siren. He has also played major roles in a number of films, including The 5th Wave, Hot Summer Nights, Rings and Forever My Girl.
Alex Roe | |
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Born | Alexander Michael Roe-Brown c. 1990 (age 28–29) Chiswick, London, England |
Nationality | English |
Other names | Alex Roe-Brown |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Early life and education
He enjoys sports, especially association football playing as a striker. He joined a Division Two football club when he was 16, and then played in Spain for a year.[3] After he returned to school in England and before his acting career took off, he played semi-professional football with Chalfont St Peter.[2] While he was acting on network television, he was also playing for a Hayes Middlesex Sunday league football team Chiswick Albion in 2010.[4] He continued playing football after he relocated to Los Angeles, where he plays for an amateur team Atlético Silverlake.[3]
Career
Jennifer Saunders saw him performing in a school production of Our Country's Good and asked him to audition for her comedy Jam & Jerusalem.[2] After appearing in this production in 2009, he began to land more acting roles. In 2010, Roe played Elliott Baden, a popular competitive swimmer in BBC Two's teen drama The Cut. In 2011, Roe appeared in guest appearances in episodes of Holby City as Connor Lane, Doctors as Matt Goonan, Hollyoaks as Toby, and The Jury as Schoolboy.
In 2014, Roe landed his first television role in the United States and played the male lead as Luke Holt in ABC Family's tennis drama film Unstrung.[6] He relocated to Los Angeles and worked in a number of Hollywood films. Roe played one of the lead roles, Evan Walker, in the 2016 science fiction film The 5th Wave, followed with a starring role as Holt Anthony in the 2017 horror film Rings.[7]
Roe appears in the coming-of-age film Hot Summer Nights, which premiered at the South by Southwest festival in March 2017 and released in 2018. He played the leading role as a country singer in Forever My Girl in 2018 and learned to sing for the role. He also plays the lead in Freeform’s 2018 TV series, Siren, as Benjamin Pownall.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Calling | Dylan St. Clair | |
2013 | A German Word | Dean | Short film |
2014 | Sniper: Legacy | Reese | |
2016 | The 5th Wave | Evan Walker | |
2017 | Rings | Holt Anthony | |
2017 | Hot Summer Nights | Hunter Strawberry | |
2018 | Forever My Girl | Liam Page |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Fugitives | Jay Keaton | 7 episodes |
2009 | Jam & Jerusalem | Christopher Martin | Episode: "Dinner Party", also known as Clatterford |
2010 | The Cut | Elliott Baden | 21 episodes, short series |
2011 | Holby City | Connor Lane | Episode: "Damage Control" |
2011 | Doctors | Matt Goonan | Episode: "Tricky Dicky" |
2011 | Hollyoaks | Toby | 1 episode |
2011 | The Jury | Schoolboy | 2 episodes |
2014 | Unstrung | Luke Holt | Television film |
2018–present | Siren | Ben Pownall | Main cast |