Alex Wyndham

Alex Wyndham
Born (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981
Education
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Alex Wyndham (born 1 January 1981) is an English actor who has appeared on radio and television and in films, known for supporting roles as Gaius Maecenas on the second season of the historical drama series Rome[1] and Kevyn Tan in the first and second seasons of the psychological drama series Yellowjackets (2021–23).

Biography

Wyndham was educated at Winchester College and has a degree in history from the University of Oxford where he appeared in a number of student plays. During his studies he did a lot of stage performance, including touring Japan with an OUDS production of Love's Labours Lost. He then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 2005. Wyndham augmented his formal education by completing programmes such as: a camera acting course at BBC Elstree Centre; earning the BASSC Certificate 1st class (distinction) armed and unarmed combat; and achieving the level of black belt (1st Dan) Shotokan Karate. He has many skills including period and Flamenco dancing, and sings baritone. His special interests include: athletics, films, travel, guitar, and graphic design.[2]

His first job as a professional actor was playing Silvius in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of As You Like It while he was still at drama school.[3] His other credits include an appearance in T4's girl-band soap Totally Frank as Ben,[4] The Line of Beauty and Henry Gowan in Little Dorrit.[5] He also appeared as a "louche surgeon" in the BBC World War One medical drama The Crimson Field.[6]

For BBC radio he has appeared in the title role in an adaptation of Forster's Maurice (2007), Rory in The Dig (2008), Clarence in Fortunes of War (2008), Robert in Lady Audley's Secret (2009), Captain Lombard in Christie's And Then There Were None (2010) and Lt. Maberly Dunster in Tommies (2014).[7]

Wyndham narrates the historical romance novels of Bliss Bennet (The Penningtons) and Stella Riley (The Rockcliffe series and The Roundheads and Cavaliers series).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2006As You Like ItSylvius
2007Arn – The Knight TemplarArmand De Gascogne
2009The Hills Run RedLalo
2011Lotus EatersMarlon
2011Super EruptionJosh
2022The Sea BeastSailor #1, Sailor #2, Villager (voices)

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisode
2005Totally FrankBen6 episodes
2006The Line of BeautyWani Ouradiminiseries
2007RomeGaius Maecenas7 episodes
2008Little DorritHenry Gowanminiseries
2014The Crimson FieldCapt. Miles Hesketh-Thorne6 episodes
2017EndeavourDr. Jon LevinEpisode: "Harvest"
2021–2023YellowjacketsKevyn Tan12 episodes (seasons 1–2)
2024Batman: Caped CrusaderEdmund HayesEpisode: "...And Be a Villain"

Video games

YearTitleRole
2017Horizon Zero DawnBalahn
2018We Happy FewArthur Hastings
2023Immortals of AveumHauser
2024Dead by DaylightAlucard

References

  1. ↑ HBO Rome Official Site
  2. ↑ Profile Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art website; accessed 13 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Cambridge-News: "Adaptation shot the way Branagh likes it," Cambridge-News.co.UK, 9 July 2007
  4. ↑ BBC: "The Line of Beauty," BBC.co.UK, May 2006
  5. ↑ BFI Screenonline page for Little Dorrit (2008), accessed 1 January 2026.
  6. ↑ BBC One The Crimson Field - Captain Miles Hesketh-Thorne, accessed 1 January 2026.
  7. ↑ BBC Genome search for Alex Wyndham / radio, accessed 1 January 2026.