Alexander Ferns was born on 13 October 1968 and is a Scottish actor and television personality.
16 Facts About Alex Ferns
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Alex Ferns played the role of Rick Harper in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City between 2017 and 2018.
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Alex Ferns is the oldest of three children of his family, who left Scotland for South Africa, when Ferns was eleven years old.
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Alex Ferns made an appearance in The Ghost and the Darkness before various television roles, including Trevor Morgan in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2000 to 2002, for which he won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer.
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In 2005, Alex Ferns played Lieutenant Gordon in the highly acclaimed trilingual film Joyeux Noel, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTAs.
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In 2003, Alex Ferns appeared as Draco Malfoy in a Harry Potter sketch for Comic Relief.
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Alex Ferns has appeared in the 2006 film Shadow Man, as Schmitt, starring Steven Seagal.
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Alex Ferns made a brief appearance in a Smirnoff Vodka advert in 2009.
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Alex Ferns took part in television series Celebrity Coach Trip, partnered with friend Ricky Groves.
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Alex Ferns starred as Luther in the 2011 London revival and subsequent UK tour of South Pacific.
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In 2016, Alex Ferns starred in ITV's Vera series 6 episode 4 as Michael Quinn.
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Alex Ferns appeared in the BBC's Wallander series 4 episode 1 as Axel Hedeman.
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Alex Ferns portrayed the leader of Tula coal miners Andrei Glukhov in the HBO 2019 miniseries Chernobyl.
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Alex Ferns appeared in Netflix's The Irregulars as Vic Collins.
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Alex Ferns portrayed Gotham Police Commissioner Pete Savage in the superhero film The Batman.
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In 2024, Alex Ferns appeared as Aaron Moy in the BBC One thriller series Nightsleeper.