Alexandra Dowling (born 22 May 1990), is an English actress best known for her lead role as Queen Anne in the BBC One historical action drama series The Musketeers, which is based on the characters in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. She is also known for her guest starring role as Roslin Frey in HBO's Game of Thrones.
Alexandra Dowling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1990 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Early life
editIn 2012, Dowling graduated from Oxford School of Drama with a Diploma in Professional Acting.[1]
Career
editIn 2012, Dowling made her television debut in "The Drawing of the Dark", the eleventh episode of the final series of the BBC fantasy drama series Merlin, as a druid girl named Kara.[2] She also appeared in the music video for "Love Is All I Got" by Feed Me and Crystal Fighters.[3]
Dowling guest starred in "The Rains of Castamere", the ninth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones as Roslin Frey.[4] She also starred in "Elephants Can Remember" in the thirteenth series of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot, adapted from Agatha Christie's novel of the same name. This episode was aired on 9 June 2013, and also starred Zoë Wanamaker, Vanessa Kirby and David Suchet.[5]
Dowling played the female lead Agnes in the epic action film Hammer of the Gods, also starring James Cosmo. The film is directed by Farren Blackburn and was released on 5 July 2013. The film tells the story of a dying Viking king who sends his son on a quest to seek out his older brother, the clan's only hope for defeating an approaching enemy horde.[6]
She is known for her role as Queen Anne in the BBC One drama series The Musketeers, based on Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers,[7]
Dowling portrayed Bertha in Joshua Stamp-Simon's stage adaption of St. John Emile Clavering Hankin's The Last of the De Mullins, which opened at Jermyn Street Theatre, London on 5 February and ended on 28 February 2015.[8][9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hammer of the Gods | Agnes | |
| 2021 | Itch | Sister Agatha | |
| 2022 | Emily | Charlotte Brontë | |
| 2023 | Falling Into Place | Emily | |
| TBA | Starbright | Aisling | Post-production |
| TBA | The Silence of Mercy | TBA | Upcoming film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Merlin | Kara | Episode: "The Drawing of the Dark" |
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | Roslin Frey | Episode: "The Rains of Castamere" |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Marie McDermott | Episode: "Elephants Can Remember" | |
| 2014–16 | The Musketeers | Queen Anne | Main cast |
| 2023 | The Doll Factory | Sylvia | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Sweetpea | Seren | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Last of the De Mullins | Bertha | Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2016 | I Have Been Here Before | Janet Ormund | Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2016 | While The Sun Shines | Lady Elizabeth | Theatre Royal Bath |
| 2017 | A Lie of the Mind | Beth | Southwark Playhouse |
| 2018 | Richard III and Romeo & Juliet | Lady Anne and Juliet | Shakespeare's Rose Theatre |
| 2019 | Vassa | Lipa | Almeida Theatre |
References
edit- ^ "Alexandra Dowling". The Oxford School of Drama. 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "'Merlin': New episode 'The Drawing of the Dark' review". Digital Spy. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Feed Me & Crystal Fighters - Love Is All I Got (Music Video). YouTube.
- ^ "'Game of Thrones' casts Roslin Frey for season 3". Hypable. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "TV Trailer: 'Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember' On ITV". TV Wise. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Hammer of the Gods". Magnolia Pictures. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Alexandra Dowling on playing Queen Anne in The Musketeers". Cambridge News. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Alexandra Dowling, Charlotte Powell, Roberta Taylor & Harriet Thorpe to Star in THE LAST OF THE DE MULLINS at Jermyn Street Theatre". Broadway World. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Game of Thrones to The Musketeers: Alexandra Dowling's fantasy world". The Resident. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2015.