Alexander Vlahos was born on the 30th of July, 1988 in Swansea, South
Wales. His first language is Welsh.
He studied Acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in
Cardiff, graduating in 2009.
He his probably best known for his role as Mordred in the hit BBC
fantasy show, 'Merlin' where he earned rave reviews for his portrayal
as the young Druid destined to kill King Arthur.
His first job upon leaving drama school was 'Crash' (BBC Wales/Red
Planet Pictures) playing the semi-regular role of Dylan.
He went on to appear in the medical drama 'Doctors' (BBC) in a
week-long storyline, 'Master Of The Universe', where he played the lead
role of Lewis Cutler. The episodes were nominated for 'Best Single
Episode' & 'Spectacular Scene of the Year' at the ITV British Soap
Awards 2010.
Following this, he appeared as Tom Evans alongside Sanjeev Bhaskar,
Ayesha Dharker & Mark Williams in the multi-award winning BBC drama
series 'The Indian Doctor'.
In January 2013, Vlahos was seen in his breakthrough lead role as
Private Keenan in BBC drama 'Privates', focusing on one of the last
group of conscripts to enter National Service before it ended in 1960.
Alexander returned to the stage playing Malcolm opposite Kenneth
Branagh in the critically acclaimed 'Macbeth', performing at the
Manchester International Festival (2013) and on Broadway (2014).