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Paul Telfer (born 30 October 1979) is a
Scottish actor. He plays
Xander Kiriakis
Xander Kiriakis is a fictional character from '' Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network. The character, created by Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell, is portrayed by Paul Telfer.
Introduced in 2015 as the nephew of t ...
on the
NBC
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soap opera ''
Days of Our Lives
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'', for which he was nominated for the
in 2020.
Career
He appeared in
the title role for 2005
TV miniseries
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''
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
''.
[Byrne, Bridget (2005) "Dalton finds niche in NBC's 'Hercules'", '']Chicago Tribune
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'', 11 May 2005, p. 8 In 2007, Telfer appeared in five episodes of the second series of the
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drama ''
Hotel Babylon'' (as Luke),
and in three episodes of the TV series ''
NCIS'',, as
Marine Corporal
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Damon Werth: "
Corporal Punishment", "Outlaws and In-laws" and "Jack Knife."
He also played Alexander in
The Vampire Diaries
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as one of the original five vampire hunters, in Season 4 of the show (which aired in 2012). this role was a guest appearance.
In January 2015, Telfer was cast on ''
Days of Our Lives
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'' as Damon, a hitman hired by
Victor Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis is a fictional character on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives''. The role was portrayed by John Aniston from 1985 until his death in 2022, with a storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was "killed off" but found alive on the ...
; soon after, he was cast in the role of
Xander Kiriakis
Xander Kiriakis is a fictional character from '' Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network. The character, created by Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell, is portrayed by Paul Telfer.
Introduced in 2015 as the nephew of t ...
. In April 2019, it was revealed that Paul had returned to the show, signing contract. In late 2019, he guest starred in an episode of
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...
as Viro.
Personal life
Telfer graduated with First Class honours in Film Studies from the
University of Kent at Canterbury
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in 1999.
He is married to Broadway actress
Carmen Cusack
Carmen Cusack (born April 25, 1971) is an American musical theater actress and singer. She is known for playing Elphaba in the Chicago, North American Tour, and Melbourne productions of the musical ''Wicked'' and for originating the roles of Al ...
.
[Afterbuzz TV's Days of Our Lives 22–26 June 2015 review with special guest Paul Telfer.]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Kent
Male actors from Paisley, Renfrewshire
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male television actors
Scottish male video game actors
21st-century Scottish male actors