Daphne Alexander

Daphne Alexander
Born
Daphne Chrysostomides

Nicosia, Cyprus
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Daphne Alexander is a Cypriot actress best known for playing Nadia Talianos in the BBC Drama series Casualty and Modesty Blaise in three BBC radio adaptations.

Early life

Alexander was born and brought up in Cyprus, living later in both Paris, France and London, England. She studied law at Somerville College, Oxford before training to be an actress at LAMDA.

Career

Soon after graduating from LAMDA, Alexander was cast in the BBC's long running medical drama Casualty, playing nurse Nadia from February to December 2007. She went on to roles in the HBO/BBC co-production House of Saddam, and the movies The Fourth Kind and The Ghost Writer, working with Roman Polanski on the latter. In 2011 she starred in the short film The Palace, which won multiple awards and received wide critical acclaim.

On stage, Alexander has worked in both London and New York. Notable productions include Hidden in the Sand (2013), and City Stories (2015–2016), both by James Phillips, and Camelot: The Shining City (2015) by Alan Lane of the Slung Low Theatre Company.

She appeared in the films Minore, from director Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, and Siege on Liperti Street, directed by Stavros Pamballis, which were both screened at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, in addition to starring in the films The Hunted and One Night in Bath. She also made an appearance as Amy in the 2023 film Sergeant, and starred as British-Greek journalist called Thalia Symon in Beckett, in addition to appearing in Smyrna, My Beloved. Her other television credits include playing Ioulia in Revenge Games, a Greek remake of the British television drama series Doctor Foster, playing Sofia Romano in Kabul., and appearing as Bromie in the second season of The Sandman on Netflix.

She has also done voice work, most notably playing Modesty Blaise in a series of adaptations for BBC Radio 4, and voicing various characters in video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 The Fourth Kind Theresa
2010 The Ghost Writer Connie
2011 The Palace Stella Short film
Mesocafé Bisan
2013 Push Dreamer Short film
2015 Always in the Present Florence
2018 Welcome Home Young Woman
2019 Siege on Liperti Street Mrs P
Music to Die For Royal Marine SNCO / Radio Announcer Short film
2021 Beckett Thalia Symon
First Swim Daphne Short film
A Girls Mum Short film
Smyrna, My Beloved Katina Horton
2022 The Impact Royal Marine SNCO
2023 Minore Aliki
Sergeant Amy
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Yeni Alvarez
2024 The Hunted Victoria
Murphy's Law Anna
Loose Strands Irini Short film
2025 Pomegranate Tatevik Short film
One Night in Bath Jennifer
Maricel Dimitra
The Christmas Carols Timothea

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Janita Episode: "Episode 3"
Dream Team Gabrielle Taylor Recurring role; 2 episodes
2007 Casualty Nadia Talianos Series regular; 37 episodes
2008 House of Saddam Sara Episode: "Part IV"
2010 Doctors Kate Nichols Episode: "Fire and Water"
2023 Zoe Nina Episode: "Salome"
2025 Revenge Games Ioulia Recurring role
Kabul Pilot Sofia Romano Recurring role; 5 episodes
The Sandman Bromie Episode: "The Song of Orpheus"

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 A Taste for Death Modesty Blaise BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama
2014 Modesty Blaise Modesty Blaise BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama
2017 The Silver Mistress Modesty Blaise BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2012Project Zero 2: Wii EditionMio Amakura
2018Assassin's Creed OdysseyAnthousa/Greek Civilian
2020DreamsLaila
2022Expeditions: RomeZenobia/Xenoclea/Aurelia Cotta
Babylon's FallBackground VoicesEnglish version

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2009 The Sea at Night Leticia Hackney Empire, London
2010 Hippolytus Artemis White Bear Theatre, London
2011 Change Various (Lead) Arcola Theatre, London
Lust and Found Fidan Arcola Theatre, London
2012 A Slight Risk Isobel Skali Amphitheater, Nicosia
2013 Hidden in the Sand Sophia Green Trafalgar Studios, London
Mare Rider Claire Arcola Theatre, London
2014 Little Stitches Flight Attendant / Activist Theatre503, London
2015 Camelot: The Shining City Elaine Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2015–2016 City Stories - Tales of Love and Magic in London Audrey / Ruth / Anna St James' Theatre, London; Oxford Playhouse, Oxford; Wilton's Music Hall, London; 59E59 Theaters, New York
2017 A Colder Water Than Here Irena The Vaults, London

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