Alexander Arnold''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' A45B (born 21 December 1992) is an English actor, singer, and musician, best known for his role as

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in the E4 teen drama '' Skins''.

Career

Acting

Arnold made his professional debut in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama '' Skins'', playing the keen metalhead

. He got the role while still in the

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through the open audition process in London. In September 2011, he starred in the music video “Death Cloud” by

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. Directed by the award-winning

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, it was shot in Spain over two days. He starred in a two-part

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drama called '' A Mother's Son'', written by

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and first screened in September 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the

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zombie drama ''

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'', and in the third series of crime drama '' Vera''. He also earned a starring role as Adam in the television series '' What Remains''. In 2015, he joined the cast of ''

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'', a new BBC series based on

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. Arnold landed his first film role in the 2014 western '' The Salvation'', shot in South Africa.

Music

Arnold enjoys playing the

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, and is the lead singer of an

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band called Circuithouse.

Charity work

In April 2011, Arnold donated a painting of his childhood bear to The Bristol Autism Project, which helps

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children in

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Filmography

Television

Feature film

Short film

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Alex 1992 births Autism activists English male television actors Living people Male actors from Kent National Youth Theatre members People from Ashford, Kent