Alex Hassell

Biography

Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor. He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. Hassell was born in Southend, England, the youngest of four, to a vicar. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex.

He has appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, and Henry in Henry V, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His first Hollywood role was in George Clooney's Suburbicon (2017), and later that year he appeared in his first major television role in the BBC adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, which first aired on Boxing Day. He also appeared as Translucent in the first season of The Boys (2019) on Amazon Prime Video, and played Vicious in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop in 2021.

Known For

Wasteman 2026 ★ 7.3
Rivals 2024 ★ 7.5
Young Woman and the Sea 2024 ★ 7.9
Locked In 2023 ★ 5.2
Everything Now 2023 ★ 7.0
Violent Night 2022 ★ 7.2
Cowboy Bebop 2021 ★ 6.5
The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 ★ 6.9
The Boys 2019 ★ 8.4
His Dark Materials 2019 ★ 7.8
The Red Sea Diving Resort 2019 ★ 6.8
The Bisexual 2018 ★ 6.4
Genius 2017 ★ 7.5
Suburbicon 2017 ★ 5.9
The Miniaturist 2017 ★ 7.1
Life of Crime 2013 ★ 6.4
Anonymous 2011 ★ 6.4
Legend of the Seeker 2008 ★ 7.5
Torchwood 2006 ★ 7.3
Hustle 2004 ★ 7.7
Cold Mountain 2003 ★ 6.9
Death in Holy Orders 2003 ★ 6.9
Murder in Mind 2001 ★ 8.3
Murphy's Law 2001 ★ 7.6