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Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos (Alexa Davalos Dunas), American actress born 1982 in Paris, known for Juliana Crain in The Man in the High Castle (2015-2019), Kyra in The Chronicles of Riddick, Andromeda in Clash of the Titans, and Kristin Gaines on FBI: Most Wanted.

Alexa Kenin

Alexa Kenin (Alexa Jordan Kenin), American actress born 1962, New York City; died September 10, 1985, Manhattan, age 23. Known for Little Darlings (1980), Honkytonk Man (1982), and posthumously Pretty in Pink (1986), which was dedicated to her memory.

Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega, born Alexa Ellesse Vega in 1988, is an American actress and singer famous as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids films, later a Hallmark movie lead married to Carlos PenaVega.

Alexander Abdallah

Alexander Abdallah (born 1993, born Jihad Abdallah) is a Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter trained at Teaterhögskolan i Malmö; known for Salim in Snabba Cash (Kristallen 2021), Thunder in My Heart, Paradis City, and directing Halva halva.

Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong (Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong), English comedian, actor, presenter and bass-baritone born 1970 in Rothbury; Armstrong and Miller duo, host of Pointless since 2009, Classic FM presenter and chart-topping vocalist.

Alexander Bertrand

Alexander Bertrand (born 1990) is an Australian actor known for Les Norton, Australian Gangster, and Pitbull in The Surfer (2024, Cannes); former Australian Army member, raised in Manly, Sydney.

Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Richard Ludwig, born 1992 in Vancouver, is a Canadian actor and country singer known for Cato in The Hunger Games (2012) and Bjorn Ironside in Vikings.

Alexander MacNicoll

Alexander Ian MacNicoll (Alex MacNicoll), American actor and producer born 1989 in Hunterdon, New Jersey; known for Luke in The Society, Colton in Transparent, and Dr. Van Markus in Brilliant Minds.

Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig (born 1965, Sudan; birth name Siddig El Tahir El Fadil...) is a British-Sudanese actor, Dr. Julian Bashir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, later Syriana, Kingdom of Heaven, and Game of Thrones' Doran Martell.

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård (born 1976, Stockholm), Swedish actor, son of Stellan Skarsgård; known for True Blood's Eric Northman, Generation Kill, Big Little Lies (Emmy/Golden Globe/SAG), Succession, and The Northman.

Alexander Vlahos

Alexander Vlahos is a Welsh actor, writer, and director, born in 1988, best known as Mordred in Merlin and Philippe in Versailles, and later seen in Sanditon and Outlander.

Alexandra Bastedo

Alexandra Bastedo (1946-2014), British actress who played agent Sharron Macready in the 1968 ITC series The Champions, later founded the ABC Animal Sanctuary in West Sussex and was a Compassion in World Farming patron.

Alexandra Billings

Alexandra Billings (born 1962, Schaumburg, Illinois) is an American transgender actress, singer, and USC theater professor, known as Davina on Transparent, for the TV first Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, and as the first trans actor to play Madame Morrible in Broadway's Wicked.

Alexandra Breckenridge

Alexandra Breckenridge (born 1982, Connecticut) is an American actress known for Mel Monroe on Virgin River, Jessie Anderson on The Walking Dead, Sophie on This Is Us, Moira on American Horror Story, and Family Guy voice work; also a photographer married to Casey Hooper.

Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Daddario (born 1986) is an American actress known as Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson, Lisa Tragnetti in True Detective, and Emmy-nominated Rachel Patton in The White Lotus, now leading AMC's Mayfair Witches.

Alexandra Dowling

Alexandra Dowling (born 1990) is an English actress trained at the Oxford School of Drama, known for Queen Anne in BBC One's The Musketeers (2014–2016), Roslin Frey in Game of Thrones, and films Emily and Hammer of the Gods.

Alexandra Holden

Alexandra Holden (Alexandra Paige Holden, born 1977, Northfield, Minnesota) is an American actress known for Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Hot Chick, and recurring TV roles including Elizabeth Stevens on Friends and Lydia Sparks on Rizzoli & Isles.

Alexandra Jensen

Alexandra Jensen, Australian actress (born Canberra; based in Newcastle), known for Jade in Talk to Me (2022), Abby in Frayed, Amazing Grace, The Messenger, The Moogai, and Amy in Penny Lane Is Dead; 2024 AACTA Best Supporting Actress nominee.

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara (Alexandra Maria Plătăreanu), Romanian-German actress born 1978 in Bucharest; breakthrough as Traudl Junge in Downfall (2004); known for Control, Rush, The Reader; Deutsche Filmakademie co-president since 2022.

Alexandra Metz

Alexandra Metz, American actress and producer, plays trauma surgeon Dr. Yolanda Garcia in The Pitt (2025–2026). Brown PLME medical-program graduate turned actress; earlier roles in Chicago Fire, Once Upon a Time, Grey's Anatomy, Tracker.

Alexandra Paul

Alexandra Paul (born 1963) is an American actress and activist, best known as Lt. Stephanie Holden on Baywatch (1992–97) and for roles in Christine and Lifetime films; also a prominent animal-rights activist.

Alexandra Roach

Alexandra Roach (born 1987) is a Welsh actress from Ammanford, also credited as Alex Roach, known for the young Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, Becky in Utopia, DS Joy Freers in No Offence, and Nightsleeper's Abby Aysgarth.

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp (born 1991, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress and singer known as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix, as Aaliyah in the 2014 Lifetime biopic, and as Barbie in the 2023 film Barbie.

Alexandria Riley

Alexandria Riley is a Welsh actress and writer from Newport, South Wales, known for Camille Sims in Silo, DI Ella Richards in The Pembrokeshire Murders, and Natalie Tucker in The Tuckers; BAFTA Cymru-nominated, also a Torchwood voice actor.

Alexandros Logothetis (Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης)

Alexandros Logothetis (Αλέξανδρος Λογοθέτης), Greek actor born 1970 in Athens; known for To Nisi (Dr Kyritsis), Magpie Murders, Adults in the Room; National Theatre of Greece Drama School graduate, twice Thessaloniki festival award winner.

Alexej Manvelov

Alexej Manvelov, Swedish actor born 1982 in Moscow to a Russian mother and Kurdish Syrian father, is known for Akram Salim in Netflix's Dept. Q (2025), Chernobyl, Jack Ryan, and A Day and a Half.

Alexia Robinson (actress)

Alexia Robinson, American actress from Fort Lauderdale, Florida; played Tiffany in Total Recall (1990), Meg Lawson on General Hospital, Alex Perez on The Young and the Restless; birth year disputed (1960, 1970, or 1980); runs the Alexia Robinson Acting Studio in North Hollywood.

Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette, 1969-2016), American actress, cabaret performer, and transgender activist of the Arquette acting family; known for Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, The Wedding Singer, and the 2007 documentary She's My Brother.

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel (Kimberly Alexis Bledel, born 1981, Houston) is an American actress known as Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls and Emmy-winning Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale.

Alexis Denisof

Alexis Denisof (born 1966, Salisbury, Maryland) is an American actor known as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Benedick in Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, Sandy Rivers on How I Met Your Mother, and a 2018 Emmy nominee.