15 Facts About Alexander Vlahos

Alexander Vlahos was born on 30 July 1988 and is a Welsh actor, writer, and director best known for playing Philippe, Duke of Orleans, in the Canal+ television series Versailles.

In 2012, Vlahos took the role of the adult Mordred, in the final series of the BBC One drama Merlin.

Alexander Vlahos was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, before moving to Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan.

Alexander Vlahos is the son of a Greek father and a Welsh mother, and speaks both Welsh and English.

Alexander Vlahos played ice hockey from ages eight to 18; for the Cardiff Devils, Great Britain and captained Wales.

Alexander Vlahos first appeared in the BBC Wales drama Crash in 2009, portraying Dylan.

Alexander Vlahos played the part of Mordred in series five of Merlin, a role originally played by Asa Butterfield in the first two series.

Alexander Vlahos has written one of the episodes, "The Mayfair Monster," released in October 2013, and the audio play, HMS Surprise for the Bernice Summerfield box set New Frontiers, which was released in April 2013.

From 6 December 2013, Alexander Vlahos appeared in Fortune's Fool at The Old Vic.

Series 2 was filmed in early 2016 and explores the lighter side to Philippe, the first time for Alexander Vlahos to portray a rather light-hearted character for an extended period of time.

In March 2018, Alexander Vlahos confirmed that the third season would be Versailles' final one.

Alexander Vlahos portrayed the Romanian philosopher and mathematician Maurice Solovine in one episode of Genius, National Geographic Channel's first scripted series.

From 11 February to 11 March 2017 in London, Alexander Vlahos starred La Ronde, directed by Max Gill, which was a modernised, gender-neutral version of the play by Arthur Schnitzler.

In summer 2018, Alexander Vlahos played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, and Catesby in Richard III at the Shakespeare's Rose Theatre in York, before returning to the Park Theatre in London to portray Captain Hook and Mr Darling in a stage production of Peter Pan.

Alexander Vlahos will be appearing in the Netflix movie, Irish Wish, in 2024.