Alex Williams (actor)

Alex Williams
Alex Williams
Born	Perth, Western Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	Since 2012

Alex Williams is an Australian actor who played the lead role of Julian Assange in the 2012 television film Underground: The Julian Assange Story.

Originally from the northern Perth suburb of Sorrento, Williams attended Mount Lawley Senior High School's Specialist Visual & Performing Arts (SVAPA) Program before moving to St Stephen's School^[1] in neighbouring Duncraig where he graduated in 2008.^[2] He then attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His first audition after graduation was for the role of Assange.^[3] His performance alongside experienced actors Rachel Griffiths and Anthony LaPaglia was critically acclaimed.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] In 2014, Williams appeared in the 2014 Australian film The Reckoning as a supporting character named AJ. In 2016 he will play^{[needs update]} Romeo in Bell Shakespeare's production of Romeo and Juliet.^[8]

In 2016, Williams played the role of Australian motor racing driver John "Slug" Harvey in the miniseries Brock, which aired on Network Ten.^[9] He currently plays cricket for Mount Lawley Inglewood Panthers.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012) – Julian Assange
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart (2014) - Kirk Pengilly
The Reckoning (2014) – AJ
Brock (2016) – John "Slug" Harvey

References[]

^ "Wicked role for Assange actor". Community Newspaper Group. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
^ "Alex Williams (Class of 2008, Duncraig)". The Dove. St Stephen's School (83): 26. Winter 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
^ Juddery, Mark (6 October 2012). "Portrait of the hacker as a young man, How to make a hero out of Julian Assange". The Spectator.
^ Simon, Alissa (11 September 2012). "Underground (Australia)". Variety.
^ Kalina, Paul (4 October 2012). "Portrait of a Teen Hacker". Brisbane Times.
^ Duck, Siobhan (8 October 2012). "Alex Williams turns in stellar performance as Julian Assangeby". Herald Sun.
^ Hasted, Nick (12 October 2012). "LFF 2012: Underground: Gripping recreation of Julian Assange's early years". The Arts Desk.
^ Bell Shakespeare. "Romeo and Juliet". bellshakespeare.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ Brock at the Internet Movie Data Base

External links[]

Alex Williams at IMDb
Alex Williams on Twitter

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[1] "Wicked role for Assange actor". Community Newspaper Group. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.

[2] "Alex Williams (Class of 2008, Duncraig)". The Dove. St Stephen's School (83): 26. Winter 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

[3] Juddery, Mark (6 October 2012). "Portrait of the hacker as a young man, How to make a hero out of Julian Assange". The Spectator.

[4] Simon, Alissa (11 September 2012). "Underground (Australia)". Variety.

[5] Kalina, Paul (4 October 2012). "Portrait of a Teen Hacker". Brisbane Times.

[6] Duck, Siobhan (8 October 2012). "Alex Williams turns in stellar performance as Julian Assangeby". Herald Sun.

[7] Hasted, Nick (12 October 2012). "LFF 2012: Underground: Gripping recreation of Julian Assange's early years". The Arts Desk.

[8] Bell Shakespeare. "Romeo and Juliet". bellshakespeare.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

[9] Brock at the Internet Movie Data Base

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