Alex Wyndham

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

Biography

He was educated at Winchester College and has a degree in history from the University of Oxford 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. He then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 2005. Wyndham augmented his formal education by completing programmes such as: a camera acting course at BBC Elstree; earning the BASSC Certificate 1st class (distinction) armed and unarmed combat; and achieving the level of black belt (1st Dan) Shotokan Karate. He has many skills including period and Flamenco dancing, and sings baritone. His special interests include: athletics, films, travel, guitar and graphic design.[2]

His first job as a professional actor was playing Silvius in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of As You Like It while he was still at drama school.[3] His other credits include an appearance in T4's girl-band soap Totally Frank as Ben,[4] The Line of Beauty and Little Dorrit. He also appeared in the BBC World War One medical drama The Crimson Field. He narrates the novels of Stella Rile, The Rockcliffe series and The Roundheads and Cavaliers Series.

Works

Film
YearTitleRole
2006As You Like ItSylvius
2007Arn – The Knight TemplarArmand De Gascogne
2009The Hills Run RedLalo
2011Lotus EatersMarlon
2011Super EruptionJosh

Television
YearTitleRoleEpisode
2005Totally FrankBen7 episodes in season 1
2006The Line of BeautyWani OuradiMiniseries
2007MauriceMauriceBBC Radio 4
2007RomeMaecenas7 episodes in season 2
2008Little DorritHenry Gowan
2014The Crimson FieldMiles Hesketh-Thorne

Video Games
YearTitleRole
2017Horizon Zero DawnBalahn
2018We Happy FewArthur Hastings

References
  1. HBO Rome Official Site
  2. Profile Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art website; accessed 13 May 2014.
  3. Cambridge-News: "Adaptation shot the way Branagh likes it," Cambridge-News.co.UK, 9 July 2007
  4. BBC: "The Line of Beauty," BBC.co.UK, May 2006
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