Alex Hassell — Movies, TV Shows & Roles

Actor

1980-09-17 · Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England · Male

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Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor, and co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV series Bonkers (2007), the BBC series The Miniaturist (2017), the Netflix series Cowboy Bebop (2021), the HBO series His Dark Materials (2022) and the Disney+ series Rivals (2024). His films include Suburbicon (2017) and Locked In (2023).
Early life and education
Alexander Stephen Hassell was born on September 7, 1980, in Southend, England, the youngest of four, to a vicar.
After completing his education at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex, he studied acting for a further two and a half years at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career
Hassel has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in Henry V, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company whose patrons include Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance, and Emma Thompson.
His debut television appearance was in 2001, in an episode of Queen of Swords. His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), in a cast which included Matt Damon and Julianne Moore. and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, which first aired on Boxing Day 2017.
Hassell appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video, Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021, and Metatron in the final season of the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials.
He has a leading role in the 2024 Disney+ TV adaptation of the 1986 novel Rivals, playing playboy Rupert Campbell Black, alongside a cast that included David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner, Emily Atack, and Katherine Parkinson.
Personal life
Hassell married fellow actor Emma King in January 2011. The two met during their acting training at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Audiobooks
In 2025, Hassell was revealed as Lucius Malfoy in Audible's full-cast audio adaptations of the Harry Potter books.