Alexander Carey Shrapnel (born 6 October 1979) is an English actor.
Early life Shrapnel was born on 6 October 1979 in London, the second of three boys for actor John Shrapnel and Francesca Ann (née Bartley). He is the brother of director/writer Tom Shrapnel and writer Joe Shrapnel and, through his mother, the grandson of Academy Award-nominated actress Deborah Kerr. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Career He has appeared in many film and television roles such as K-19: The Widowmaker, Nine Lives, Thunderbirds, Breakfast on Pluto, Flyboys, Ministry of Mayhem and The Last Detective. He also appeared in the Doctor Who audio play, Shadow of the Past.
Shrapnel's Hotspur in Henry IV in the Royal Shakespeare Company's critically acclaimed 2008 production was described as 'thrillingly charismatic'. He also has appeared on stage in 2011 in Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. He is quoted as saying "Before going in you set a high bar for yourself, but you've just got to get into rehearsals, do the work and hope it comes together".
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2002K-19: The WidowmakerKornilov2002Nine Lives Tom2004ThunderbirdsJohn Tracy2005Breakfast on Pluto Soldier at Roadblock2006Minotaur Tyro2006FlyboysGrant2007The Tonto WomanSpringfield2009An Organisation of Dreams Lex2011Captain America: The First AvengerGilmore Hodge 2014SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy LinesCase2018Hamlet Revenant2018ExtinctionRay
Television Year Title Role Notes2004Ministry of MayhemHimself2005Beneath the SkinFred2006Sharpe's ChallengeCaptain Lawrence2007The Last DetectiveYoung Billy1st episode2009Minder Jamie Cartwright6 episodes2012HuntedIan Fowkes2013EndeavourRoy AdamsonEpisode: "Fugue"CasualtyMark CaffolaEpisode: "Garage Flowers"By Any MeansDI CampbellEpisode #1.22014The AssetsMitch Weaver2016Medici: Masters of FlorenceRinaldo degli Albizzi 2022 Infiniti Anthony Kurz Main cast 2023 A Town Called Malice Leonard Lord Main cast 2024 The Bay David Wallasey Series 5 2025–present Father Brown Father Vincent Lazarus Recurring cast
References
External links Lex Shrapnel - Fan Website