Daphne Alexander is a Cypriot actress best known for playing Nadia Talianos in the BBC Drama series Casualty and Modesty Blaise in three BBC radio adaptations.
Early life Alexander was born and brought up in Cyprus, living later in both Paris, France and London, England. She studied law at Somerville College, Oxford before training to be an actress at LAMDA.
Career Soon after graduating from LAMDA, Alexander was cast in the BBC's long running medical drama Casualty, playing nurse Nadia from February to December 2007. She went on to roles in the HBO/BBC co-production House of Saddam, and the movies The Fourth Kind and The Ghost Writer, working with Roman Polanski on the latter. In 2011 she starred in the short film The Palace, which won multiple awards and received wide critical acclaim.
On stage, Alexander has worked in both London and New York. Notable productions include Hidden in the Sand (2013), and City Stories (2015–2016), both by James Phillips, and Camelot: The Shining City (2015) by Alan Lane of the Slung Low Theatre Company.
She appeared in the films Minore, from director Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, and Siege on Liperti Street, directed by Stavros Pamballis, which were both screened at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, in addition to starring in the films The Hunted and One Night in Bath. She also made an appearance as Amy in the 2023 film Sergeant, and starred as British-Greek journalist called Thalia Symon in Beckett, in addition to appearing in Smyrna, My Beloved. Her other television credits include playing Ioulia in Revenge Games, a Greek remake of the British television drama series Doctor Foster, playing Sofia Romano in Kabul., and appearing as Bromie in the second season of The Sandman on Netflix.
She has also done voice work, most notably playing Modesty Blaise in a series of adaptations for BBC Radio 4, and voicing various characters in video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 The Fourth Kind Theresa 2010 The Ghost Writer Connie 2011 The Palace Stella Short film Mesocafé Bisan 2013 Push Dreamer Short film 2015 Always in the Present Florence 2018 Welcome Home Young Woman 2019 Siege on Liperti Street Mrs P Music to Die For Royal Marine SNCO / Radio Announcer Short film 2021 Beckett Thalia Symon First Swim Daphne Short film A Girls Mum Short film Smyrna, My Beloved Katina Horton 2022 The Impact Royal Marine SNCO 2023 Minore Aliki Sergeant Amy My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Yeni Alvarez 2024 The Hunted Victoria Murphy's Law Anna Loose Strands Irini Short film 2025 Pomegranate Tatevik Short film One Night in Bath Jennifer Maricel Dimitra The Christmas Carols Timothea
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Janita Episode: "Episode 3" Dream Team Gabrielle Taylor Recurring role; 2 episodes 2007 Casualty Nadia Talianos Series regular; 37 episodes 2008 House of Saddam Sara Episode: "Part IV" 2010 Doctors Kate Nichols Episode: "Fire and Water" 2023 Zoe Nina Episode: "Salome" 2025 Revenge Games Ioulia Recurring role Kabul Pilot Sofia Romano Recurring role; 5 episodes The Sandman Bromie Episode: "The Song of Orpheus"
Radio Year Title Role Notes 2012 A Taste for Death Modesty Blaise BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama 2014 Modesty Blaise Modesty Blaise BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama 2017 The Silver Mistress Modesty Blaise BBC Radio 4 15-minute Drama
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2012 Project Zero 2: Wii Edition Mio Amakura 2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Anthousa/Greek Civilian 2020 Dreams Laila 2022 Expeditions: Rome Zenobia/Xenoclea/Aurelia Cotta Babylon's Fall Background Voices English version
Theatre credits YearTitleRoleVenue Notes 2009 The Sea at Night Leticia Hackney Empire, London 2010 Hippolytus Artemis White Bear Theatre, London 2011 Change Various (Lead) Arcola Theatre, London Lust and Found Fidan Arcola Theatre, London 2012 A Slight Risk Isobel Skali Amphitheater, Nicosia 2013 Hidden in the Sand Sophia Green Trafalgar Studios, London Mare Rider Claire Arcola Theatre, London 2014 Little Stitches Flight Attendant / Activist Theatre503, London 2015 Camelot: The Shining City Elaine Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 2015–2016 City Stories - Tales of Love and Magic in London Audrey / Ruth / Anna St James' Theatre, London; Oxford Playhouse, Oxford; Wilton's Music Hall, London; 59E59 Theaters, New York 2017 A Colder Water Than Here Irena The Vaults, London
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