Gillian Alexy (born March 13, 1983) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Tayler Geddes on McLeod's Daughters, Annelise in The Americans, Gitta Novak on Damages, and G'Winveer Farrell on Outsiders.
Early life Alexy graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses. Afterwards, she went to the Actors Centre in London, Le Centre des Arts Vivants and L'École de Danse Peter Goss in Paris, and spent six months toward a theatre degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Career Alexy began her acting career at the age of ten, making her debut in 1994 in the television series Ship to Shore. In 1997 she appeared in her first leading television role, the children's series The Gift, for which she played the part for the first and only season. Her second leading role was in the series Parallax, another television series which was cancelled after just one season. She gained notability for her role as Tayler Geddes on Logie Award-winning television series McLeod's Daughters; she first appeared at the end of season 6, in which her character came to Drovers Run to get revenge on Regan McLeod, whom she held responsible for the death of her father.
Alexy's other television credits include Fast Tracks, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters. In 2011, she began appearing on American television, in the series' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods. She starred in the Australian film West in 2007, playing a supporting role opposite Khan Chittenden and Nathan Phillips.
Alexy took part in a backdoor pilot for the proposed TV series NCIS:Red in early 2013, the cast of which appeared in the spin-off debut double-episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles, "Red, Part 1" and "Red, Part 2", in March that year. The series was ultimately not picked up by the network.
In 2023, Alexy had the starring role in the Australian feature film Avarice.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2005HollyShort film2006UnderexposedShort film2007WestCheryl2007Little CharmerEveShort film2008MockingbirdEmilyShort film2008Cane CutterPearlShort film2014Monkfish2015AnchorsChristine2017People You May KnowAbigail2022AvariceKate MatthewsStarring role
Television Year Title Role Notes1994Ship to ShoreChloeEpisode: "Aussie Holiday" (as Gillian McLaughlin)1996Bush PatrolEloiseunknown episodes1997SharonMain cast1998Fast TracksAlana BurroughsMain cast2004ParallaxKatherine RaddicMain cast2005–06All SaintsNicole HigginsEpisodes: "Immortal", "No Way Out"2006–09McLeod's DaughtersTayler Jane GeddesGuest role (season 6), main cast (seasons 7–8)2008Cherry CunninghamEpisode: "1.6"2008Packed to the RaftersLauren ValcoEpisode: "Taking the Lead"2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDanielle 'Dani' HynesEpisode: "Double Strands"2011Blue BloodsEllen SloanEpisode: "Innocence"2011UnforgettableLauraEpisode: "Lost Things"2012Nurse JackieHip Replacement PatientEpisode: "Chaud & Froid"2012DamagesGitta NovakRecurring role (season 5)2013CastleCandice MayfieldEpisode: "Death Gone Crazy"2013NCIS: Los AngelesClaire KeatsEpisodes: "Red: Parts 1 & 2"2013–15Annelise aka Celia Gerard 4 episodes2014MeganEpisode: "The Lighthouse"2014–15Royal PainsCharlotte5 episodes2015NCIS: New OrleansSavannah Kelly3 episodes2015AquariusMartha KendallEpisode: "Sick City"2016–17OutsidersG'Winveer FarrellMain cast2018Dirty JohnMaggieEpisode: "Remember It Was Me"2020The BlacklistVictoria FenbergEpisode: "Victoria Fenberg"
Theatre Year Title Role Venue / Company 1999 Popcorn 2000 Return to the Forbidden Planet 2001 Mice 2002 Resident Alien 2003 Six Characters Looking for an Author 2004 Ghost Train 2004 The Chatroom 2004 Bed Daisy Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts with ThinIce Productions 2005 Codes of Practice
References
External links
Gillian Alexy biography at Perth Theatre Company (archived 2008)