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Daphne Alexander is a Cypriot/British actress best known for playing Nadia Talianos in the BBC Drama series Casualty[1] and Modesty Blaise in three BBC radio adaptations.[2]

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Daphne Alexander
Born	Daphne Chrysostomides Cyprus
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Alexander was born and brought up in Cyprus, living later in both Paris, France and London, England. She studied law at Somerville College, Oxford before training to be an actress at LAMDA.[3][4]

Career

Soon after graduating from LAMDA, Alexander was cast in the BBC's long running medical drama Casualty, playing nurse Nadia from February to December 2007.[1] She went on to roles in the HBO/BBC co-production House of Saddam, and the movies The Fourth Kind and The Ghost Writer, working with Roman Polanski on the latter.[5] In 2011 she starred in the short film The Palace, which won multiple awards and received wide critical acclaim.[6]

On stage, Alexander has worked in both London and New York. Notable productions include Hidden in the Sand (2013)[7] and City Stories (2013, ongoing),[8] both by James Phillips, and Camelot: The Shining City (2015)[9] by Alan Lane of the Slung Low Theatre Company.

She has also done voice work, most notably playing Modesty Blaise in a series of adaptations for BBC Radio 4[10] and various characters in video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey.[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Music To Die For	Royal Marine SNCO / Radio Announcer	Short Film[5]
2019	The Siege on Liperti Street		[5]
2018	Welcome Home	Young Woman	[5]
2015	Always in the Present	Florence	[5]
2013	Push	Dreamer	Short Film[5]
2011	Mesocafé	Bisan	[5]
2011	The Palace	Stella	Short Film[5]
2010	Doctors	Kate Nichols	TV Series (1 Episode)[5]
2010	The Ghost Writer	Connie	[5]
2009	The Fourth Kind	Theresa	[5]
2008	House of Saddam	Sara	TV Mini-Series (1 Episode)[5]
2007	Casualty	Nadia Talianos	TV Series (37 Episodes)[5]
2006	Dream Team	Gabrielle Taylor	TV Series (2 Episodes)[5]
2006	The Amazing Mrs Pritchard	Janita	TV Series (1 Episode)[5]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
2013 – ongoing	City Stories	Audrey / Ruth / Anna	St James' Theatre / 59E59 Theaters / Wilton's Music Hall / Oxford Playhouse[8]
2015	Camelot: The Shining City	Elaine	Sheffield Crucible[9]
2014	Little Stitches	Flight attendant / Activist	Gate Theatre[11]
2013	Hidden in the Sand	Sophia	Trafalgar Studios[7]

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	A Taste for Death	Modesty Blaise	BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama
2014	Modesty Blaise	Modesty Blaise	BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama
2017	The Silver Mistress	Modesty Blaise	BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama

References

External links

• Daphne Alexander at IMDb
• www.daphnealexander.com

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