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Alex Wyndham (born 1 January 1981) is an English actor, known for his role as
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in the HBO television series ''Rome'' (2007).


Biography

He was educated at
Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...
and has a degree in history from the
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where he appeared in a number of student plays. During his studies he did a lot of stage performance, including touring Japan with an OUDS production of ''
Love's Labours Lost ''Love's Labour's Lost'' is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as ...
''. He then trained at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
(RADA), graduating in 2005. Wyndham augmented his formal education by completing programmes such as: a camera acting course at
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; earning the BASSC Certificate 1st class (distinction) armed and unarmed combat; and achieving the level of black belt (1st Dan)
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. He has many skills including period and
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, and sings baritone. His special interests include:
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, films, travel, guitar and graphic design. His first job as a professional actor was playing Silvius in
Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...
's adaptation of '' As You Like It'' while he was still at drama school. His other credits include an appearance in T4's girl-band soap ''
Totally Frank ''Totally Frank'' is a comedy drama series with a real-life band as its stars on Channel 4. It follows a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry. Frank The band on the show consisted of lead singer Tasha ( Lauren Bl ...
'' as Ben,
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: "The Line of Beauty," BBC.co.UK, May 2006 ''
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'' and ''
Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Cl ...
''. He also appeared in the BBC World War One medical drama ''
The Crimson Field ''The Crimson Field'' is a British period drama television series that was broadcast beginning on BBC One on 6 April 2014. The series shows the lives of medics and the patients at a fictional field hospital in France during the First World War. ...
''. He narrates the historical romance novels of Bliss Bennet (''The Penningtons) and'' Stella Riley (''The Rockcliffe'' series and ''The Roundheads and Cavaliers'' series).


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Video Games


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyndham, Alex 1981 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Alumni of the University of Oxford English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors English male Shakespearean actors People educated at Winchester College Actors from Winchester 21st-century English male actors