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
All Movies (27)
- Wasteman2026 · as Paul
- Two Down2025 · as John Thomas
- Young Woman and the Sea2024 · as Harry Horlick
- Locked In2023 · as Dr. Robert Lawrence
- Violent Night2022 · as Jason
- The Tragedy of Macbeth2021 · as Ross
- The Red Sea Diving Resort2019 · as Max Rose
- The Isle2019 · as Oliver Gosling
- National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running2019 · as Jack Gould
- The Miniaturist2017 · as Johannes Brandt
- Suburbicon2017 · as Louis
- Health, Wealth & Happiness2017
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · as Various
- RSC Live: Henry V2015 · as Henry V
- RSC Live: Henry IV Part 12015 · as Prince Hal
- RSC Live: Henry IV Part 22015 · as Prince Hal
- Miss in Her Teens2014 · as The Player
- Big Thunder2013 · as Abel White
- Anonymous2011 · as Spencer
- A Midsummer Night's Dream Live at Middle Temple Hall2009 · as Lysander / Francis Flute
- The Sickhouse2008 · as Nick
- Cold Mountain2003 · as Orderly
- The Private Life of Samuel Pepys2003 · as Balty
- Boudica2003 · as Roman Officer
- Danielle Cable: Eyewitness2003 · as Stephen Cameron
- Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología)—
- Dog & Bull—
All TV Shows (18)
- Rivals: The Official Podcast2026 · as Self
- TFI Unplugged2026 · as Self
- Rivals2024 · as Rupert Campbell-Black
- Everything Now2023 · as Rick
- Cowboy Bebop2021 · as Vicious
- His Dark Materials2019 · as Metatron
- The Boys2019 · as Translucent
- The Bisexual2018 · as David
- The Miniaturist2017 · as Johannes Brandt
- Genius2017 · as Manach
- Life of Crime2013 · as Colin Nash
- Way to Go2013 · as Philip
- Legend of the Seeker2008 · as Eryn
- Torchwood2006 · as Mark Lynch
- Hustle2004 · as Viscount Manley
- Death in Holy Orders2003 · as Peter Buckhurst
- Murphy's Law2001 · as Scott Garvey
- Murder in Mind2001 · as Jules