Alex Hassell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-09-17 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Southend, Essex, England, UK

Alex Hassell

Biography

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

  • The Boys

    The Boys

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Genius

    Genius

  • Legend of the Seeker

    Legend of the Seeker

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

  • Young Woman and the Sea

    Young Woman and the Sea

  • Cowboy Bebop

    Cowboy Bebop

  • Violent Night

    Violent Night

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Tragedy of Macbeth

  • Rivals

    Rivals

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • The Miniaturist

    The Miniaturist

  • Health, Wealth & Happiness

    Health, Wealth & Happiness

  • Suburbicon

    Suburbicon

  • Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

  • The Isle

    The Isle

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall

    A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall

  • National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running

    National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running

  • Locked In

    Locked In

  • Two Down

    Two Down

  • The Sickhouse

    The Sickhouse

  • Everything Now

    Everything Now

  • The Red Sea Diving Resort

    The Red Sea Diving Resort

  • Death in Holy Orders

    Death in Holy Orders

  • Life of Crime

    Life of Crime

  • RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

    RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

  • RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

    RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

  • Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

    Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

  • RSC Live: Henry V

    RSC Live: Henry V

  • The Private Life of Samuel Pepys

    The Private Life of Samuel Pepys

  • Boudica

    Boudica

  • The Miniaturist

    The Miniaturist

  • Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología)

    Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología)

  • Dog & Bull

    Dog & Bull

  • Miss in Her Teens

    Miss in Her Teens