Alexander Mercury
Alexander Mercury | |
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Native name | Александр Терентьев |
Born |
Alexander Terentyev 5 September 1983 Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia) |
Occupation | Actor, director |
Years active | 2000–present |
Alexander Mercury (aka Alexander Terentyev, born 5 September 1983) is a British-Russian actor and director.
Early life
Alexander attended Primary school in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia), Secondary school 1251 (a French lycée) - in Moscow and received higher education in London. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (2003–2006) together with Luke Treadaway, Harry Treadaway, Emily Beecham and Harry Haddon-Paton.
Career
Upon graduation, Alexander was cast as a Tartar Officer in a family fantasy film The Golden Compass (2007). In Frankenstein's Army (2013) he portrayed Dimitri.[1] Most recent projects are the TV-series Londongrad (2015) for the Russian entertainment channel STS in which he plays Marcus Stapleton, a British diplomat, and Okkupert (2015), a Norwegian political thriller TV-series based on an idea by Jo Nesbø, which was filmed on location in Norway.
Alexander shot his debut short Mama – Saint Sebastian on location in St. Petersburg and Moscow in early 2015. The film is due for completion in November 2015.
Selected filmography
- Londongrad (2015)
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
- Frankenstein's Army (2013)
- The Golden Compass (2007)
References
- ↑ John DeFore. "Frankenstein's Army: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- Alexander Mercury at Internet Movie Database
- Personal website
- Alexander Mercury on KinoPoisk
- Showreel on Vimeo