Alexandra Dowling
Alexandra Dowling | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990年05月22日) 22 May 1990 (age 34) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Alexandra Dowling (born 22 May 1990), is an English actress best known for her lead role as Queen Anne in the BBC One historical action drama series The Musketeers , which is based on the characters in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. She is also known for her guest starring role as Roslin Frey in HBO's Game of Thrones .
Early life
[edit ]In 2012, Dowling graduated from Oxford School of Drama with a Diploma in Professional Acting.[1]
Career
[edit ]In 2012, Dowling made her television debut in "The Drawing of the Dark", the eleventh episode of the final series of the BBC fantasy drama series Merlin , as a druid girl named Kara.[2] She also appeared in the music video for "Love Is All I Got" by Feed Me and Crystal Fighters.[3]
Dowling guest starred in "The Rains of Castamere", the ninth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones as Roslin Frey.[4] She also starred in "Elephants Can Remember" in the thirteenth series of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot , adapted from Agatha Christie's novel of the same name. This episode was aired on 9 June 2013, and also starred Zoë Wanamaker, Vanessa Kirby and David Suchet.[5]
Dowling played the female lead Agnes in the epic action film Hammer of the Gods , also starring James Cosmo. The film is directed by Farren Blackburn and was released on 5 July 2013. The film tells the story of a dying Viking king who sends his son on a quest to seek out his older brother, the clan's only hope for defeating an approaching enemy horde.[6]
She is known for her role as Queen Anne in the BBC One drama series The Musketeers , based on Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers ,[7]
Dowling portrayed Bertha in Joshua Stamp-Simon's stage adaption of St. John Emile Clavering Hankin's The Last of the De Mullins, which opened at Jermyn Street Theatre, London on 5 February and ended on 28 February 2015.[8] [9]
Filmography
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hammer of the Gods | Agnes | |
| 2021 | Itch | Sister Agatha | |
| 2022 | Emily | Charlotte Brontë | |
| 2023 | Falling Into Place | Emily | |
| TBA | Starbright | Aisling | Post-production |
| TBA | The Silence of Mercy | TBA | Upcoming film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Merlin | Kara | Episode: "The Drawing of the Dark" |
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | Roslin Frey | Episode: "The Rains of Castamere" |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Marie McDermott | Episode: "Elephants Can Remember" | |
| 2014–16 | The Musketeers | Queen Anne | Main cast |
| 2023 | The Doll Factory | Sylvia | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Sweetpea | Seren | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Last of the De Mullins | Bertha | Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2016 | I Have Been Here Before | Janet Ormund | Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2016 | While The Sun Shines | Lady Elizabeth | Theatre Royal Bath |
| 2017 | A Lie of the Mind | Beth | Southwark Playhouse |
| 2018 | Richard III and Romeo & Juliet | Lady Anne and Juliet | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre |
| 2019 | Vassa | Lipa | Almeida Theatre |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Alexandra Dowling". The Oxford School of Drama. 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "'Merlin': New episode 'The Drawing of the Dark' review". Digital Spy. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Feed Me & Crystal Fighters - Love Is All I Got (Music Video). YouTube .
- ^ "'Game of Thrones' casts Roslin Frey for season 3". Hypable. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "TV Trailer: 'Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember' On ITV". TV Wise. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Hammer of the Gods". Magnolia Pictures. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Alexandra Dowling on playing Queen Anne in The Musketeers". Cambridge News. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Alexandra Dowling, Charlotte Powell, Roberta Taylor & Harriet Thorpe to Star in THE LAST OF THE DE MULLINS at Jermyn Street Theatre". Broadway World. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Game of Thrones to The Musketeers: Alexandra Dowling's fantasy world". The Resident. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2015.