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Alex Hassell

Born 1980-09-17

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

Violent Night 2022 · 6.2 Suburbicon 2017 · 5.5 The Red Sea Diving Resort 2019 · 6.3 Young Woman and the Sea 2024 · 7.5 Wasteman 2026 · 7.5 Cowboy Bebop 2021 · 6.7 Locked In 2023 · 4.5 Rivals 2024 · 7.9 The Isle 2019 · 5.4 The Miniaturist 2018 · 7.0 Everything Now 2023 · 6.7 RSC Live: Henry V 2015 · 8.2