Alexander England is an Australian actor. He comes from
Albury
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...
in
New South Wales
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where he attended
Scots School Albury
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.
England starred opposite
Lupita Nyong'o
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and
Josh Gad
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in the 2019
zombie
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comedy horror
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film ''
Little Monsters''.
Career
Alexander England was selected to play
Tony Greig
Anthony William Greig (6 October 194629 December 2012) was a South African-born Test cricket captain turned commentator. Greig qualified to play for the England cricket team by virtue of his Scottish parentage. He was a tall () all-rounder w ...
, a former captain of the English cricket team known in Australia for his cricketing commentary, in 2012 for the television miniseries ''
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War
''Howzat! Kerry Packer's War'' is an Australian drama-miniseries set in the 1970s that premiered on the Nine Network on Sunday 19 August 2012.
Plot
The Ashes is the pinnacle of world cricket with two old enemies, Australia and England, going h ...
''. To copy Greig's distinctive accent, England listened to commentary recordings.
In 2016, England was cast to play Harry Crewe in the Australian television series ''
Offspring
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''. Joining the show in
season 6
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, England said "Offspring is a really interesting show tonally. It can swing from the extreme height of comedy to serious tragedy within one episode.I knew I was going to have to pay attention to what was going on around me and really respond it."
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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21st-century Australian male actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male stage actors
Australian male television actors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)