Alex Ferns
Alex Ferns | |
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Born | Alexander Ferns 13 October 1968 |
Education | University of Cape Town |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Television | EastEnders River City |
Spouse |
Jennifer Woodburne (m. 1996) |
Children | MacKenzie Ferns & Cameron Ferns |
Alexander Ferns (born 13 October 1968) is a Scottish actor and television personality. His
Career
Alex Ferns is the oldest of three children of his family, who left Scotland for
Ferns made an appearance in
In 2003, Ferns appeared as Draco Malfoy in a Harry Potter sketch for Comic Relief. In 2004, he played Commander Martin Brooke, the lead role, in the short-lived ITV series Making Waves. In the same year he appeared in Man Dancin', a Festival Film & TV production, which won a number of awards on the festival circuit, including Outstanding Original Screenplay at the Sacramento Film Festival. He has also appeared on Coronation Street.[citation needed] He has also appeared in the 2006 movie Shadow Man, as Schmitt, also starring Steven Seagal.
His theatrical work includes the role of the "tapeworm" (a hallucination) in I.D., a play about Dimitri Tsafendas and his assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the 2008 national tour of Agatha Christie's murder mystery And Then There Were None, and Little Shop of Horrors as the Dentist. In 2011 he took the role of Scottish gangster Jimmy Boyle in the play about his life, The Hardman, during a Scottish tour to positive reviews.[4]
He also made a brief appearance in the
Ferns took part in television series Celebrity Coach Trip, partnered with friend Ricky Groves.[5] He starred as Luther in the 2011 London revival and subsequent UK tour of South Pacific.
In 2013, he starred as Lee in
He portrayed the leader of Tula coal miners Andrei Glukhov in the
Ferns appeared in Netflix's The Irregulars (2021) as Vic Collins. He portrayed Gotham Police Commissioner Pete Savage in the superhero film The Batman (2022).
Appeared in Disney+ series Andor as Sergeant Linus Mosk
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Stockton | |
2003 | Man Dancin' | Jimmy Kerrigan | |
2005 | Joyeux Noël | Lieutenant Gordon | |
2009 | Farewell | Scottish Agent | |
2015 | Legend | McLean | |
2016 | Hot Property | J.P. De Cock | |
The Legend of Tarzan | Force Publique Officer | ||
2017 | Romans | Jo | |
2020 | Knuckledust | Major Vaughn | |
2021 | Wrath of Man | John (Sticky John) | |
2022 | The Batman | Commissioner Pete Savage | |
2024 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Mikael |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Rhodes | John Grimmer | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
1997 | Tarzan: The Epic Adventures | Jimmy Dorgo | 1 episode |
1998 | The Bill | Johno | 1 episode |
1999 | Psychos | Policeman | Miniseries, 1 episode |
1999 | Taggart | Lenny Kerr | 1 episode |
2000 | Britannic | Stoker Evans | Television film |
2000 | Holby City | Stuart | 1 episode |
2000 | Doctors | Dan Thomas | 1 episode |
2000-2002 | EastEnders | Trevor Morgan | Main role, 112 episodes |
2001 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Mad Alex | 1 episode |
2004 | Making Waves | Commander Martin Brooke | Main role, 6 episodes |
2006 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Mark Antony | Miniseries, 1 episode |
2007 | M.I. High | General Scarp | 1 episode |
2007 | Casualty | Tom Dart | 1 episode |
2014 | The Widower | DCI Neil Thompson | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Radko | Miniseries, 1 episode |
2014 | The Passing Bells | David Edwards | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
2015 | The Coroner | Nolan Prince | 1 episode |
2015 | Wallander | Axel Hedeman | 1 episode |
2016 | Vera | Michael Quinn | 1 episode |
2016 | Wolfblood | Alistair | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2017 | Taboo | Hall | 1 episode |
2017-2018 | River City | Rick Harper | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
2019 | Chernobyl | Andrei Glukhov | Miniseries, 1 episode |
2020 | Barkskins | Gay Bill | 4 episodes |
2021 | The Irregulars | Vic Collins | 4 episodes |
2021 | Danny Boy | Gavin Wood | Television film |
2022 | Andor | Sergeant Linus Mosk | 5 episodes |
2022 | The Devil's Hour | DS Nick Holness | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c Susan Swarbrick: EastEnders' Alex Ferns on leaving River City and his Lennoxtown thriller. In: heraldscotland.com, Januar 13, 2018.
- ^ Alex Ferns. In: apm.co.za, access date July 22, 2022.
- ^ Welsh, James. "British Soap Awards 2002: Nominations". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Fisher, Mark (4 April 2011). "The Hard Man – review". The Guardian.
- ^ Alex Fletcher (16 September 2010). "Celebrity 'Coach Trip' lineup revealed". Digital Spy.
- ^ Scotland: Actor – Television in 2019. In: awards.bafta.org, access date July 22, 2022.
External links
- Alex Ferns at IMDb