Alex Hassell
Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor. He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. Hassell was born in Southend, England, the youngest of four, to a vicar. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex.
He has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in Henry V, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, which first aired on Boxing Day. He also appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video, and played Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8592 |
| Birthday | 1980-09-17 |
| Place of Birth | Southend, Essex, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Alexander Stephen Hassell, אלכס האסל, |
2008
The Sickhouse
4.308/26
Terror lurks in the old orphanage, beneath a disused London hospital - a Seventeeth Century malevolence, the Plague Doctor, has returned to complete h...
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The Sickhouse
2022
Violent Night
7.227/2525
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surpr...
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Violent Night
2015
RSC Live: Henry V
0/0
Henry IV is dead and Hal is King. With England in a state of unrest, he must leave his rebellious youth behind, striving to gain the respect of his n...
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RSC Live: Henry V
2023
Locked In
5.298/294
A kindly nurse tries to unlock the secrets of a coma patient's injuries — and discovers the bitter rivalry, infidelity, betrayal and murder behind the...
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Locked In
2024
Young Woman and the Sea
7.856/423
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her o...
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Young Woman and the Sea
Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología)
0/0
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Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología)
2011
Anonymous
6.401/782
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fac...
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Anonymous
2003
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
4.333/3
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys is a 2003 British comedy television film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Steve Coogan, Lou Doillon and Nathani...
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The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.2/12
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversar...
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
0/0
King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface. Intent on securing his legacy, he is uncertain that his s...
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RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
0/0
With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware...
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RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
2003
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
7/1
Dramatisation of the real-life road-rage killing in 1996 of Stephen Cameron by Kenneth Noye, who was also implicated in the Brinks Mat bullion robbery...
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Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
6.815/861
Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid r...
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The Red Sea Diving Resort
2025
Two Down
0/0
After surviving an explosion in Iraq, Mr. Thomas leaves the infuriating desk job the army had created for him and enters the underground world of the...
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Two Down
2017
The Miniaturist
7.114/44
A woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems.
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The Miniaturist
2019
The Isle
4.8/99
1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the fe...
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The Isle
2014
Miss in Her Teens
3/2
An adaptation of David Garrick's 1747 afterpiece, this lighthearted comedy follows Miss Biddy Bellair as she pits her suitors against eachother in ord...
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Miss in Her Teens
2017
Health, Wealth & Happiness
0/0
A mugger meets his match in a mysterious woman who offers him three wishes in exchange for his soul.
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Health, Wealth & Happiness
2017
Suburbicon
5.891/1800
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordina...
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Suburbicon
2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
6.9/870
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurre...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
2019
National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running
10/1
Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalw...
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National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running
2003
Cold Mountain
6.942/1964
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts...
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Dog & Bull
0/0
A fugitive criminal, who is hiding out as a pub landlord begins to question his identity when he gets discovered by a psychotic hitman, who is also hi...
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Dog & Bull
2009
A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall
0/0
A special, fully-staged production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Mendelssohn’s complete incidental music, broadcast on air, online and via red bu...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall
2003
Boudica
4.786/28
The Celtic queen who shook the Roman Empire. Boudica is one of history’s first and fiercest women warriors. Sickened by ceaseless war, the king of the...
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Boudica
2026
Wasteman
7.25/30
Taylor's hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests the...
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