James Alekos Alexandrou was born on 12 April 1985 and is a British actor and filmmaker from London.
18 Facts About James Alexandrou
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James Alexandrou is known for playing Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1996 to 2007.
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James Alexandrou was the presenter of Bizarre Crime on BBC Three.
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James Alexandrou has two sisters, one older, one a twin, as well as a younger brother.
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James Alexandrou was educated at Chingford Foundation School in Waltham Forest, as well as at Anna Scher Theatre School.
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James Alexandrou's acting career began in 1996, when he auditioned successfully for the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
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James Alexandrou appeared as Grant in the short film Blessed Burden in 1999.
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In early 2007, James Alexandrou appeared in the play The Homecoming opposite Harold Pinter for BBC Radio 3.
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James Alexandrou toured the UK and Norway with the British Shakespeare Company from June to September 2007.
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James Alexandrou played Pistol in Henry V, and Orlando in As You Like It.
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In October 2008, James Alexandrou appeared in All Quiet on the Western Front at the Nottingham Playhouse, prior to a UK tour of the production.
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In October 2009, James Alexandrou joined up with EastEnders cast members, Natalie Cassidy and Nina Wadia, to star in comedy shorts for BBC Raw Words.
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In 2010 James Alexandrou filmed his first feature film, Semper Fidel in Cuba.
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James Alexandrou appeared in the role of The Man in John Goodrum's play The Black Veil a thriller adapted from a Charles Dickens short story.
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In 2011 James Alexandrou took part in the BBC Learning project, Off By Heart Shakespeare, where he played Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet delivering the speech; "'tis not so deep as a well".
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In 2012 James Alexandrou toured theatres throughout the United Kingdom, with the Hull Truck Theatre starring as Phil, in the play DNA.
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In February 2015, James Alexandrou appeared in Silent Witness as Carl Parry.
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James Alexandrou was in a relationship with EastEnders co-star Kara Tointon which began in April 2006.