| Intro | British actor |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 September 1994, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England |
| Age: | 25 years |
Alexander Nathan “Alex” Etel (born 19 September 1994) is an English actor most widely known for his lead role in the 2007 film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
Early life
Etel was born in a hospital on the outskirts of Manchester, the son of Nicholette Etel and Jason Hartley. Etel is the middle child of his family: he has a younger brother, Daniel Etel, and an older sister, Rebecca Etel. He attended Lum Head Primary School in Gatley.
Career
Etel’s film debut was the starring role of Damian Cunningham in Millions, a 2004 family film directed by Danny Boyle. He played the lead in his second film, Jay Russell’s The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. The film, based on a Dick King Smith story about a boy who adopts a monster sea creature, opened in North America on Christmas Day 2007 and in other countries in early 2008. The film is set in Scotland during World War II, although all the scenes involving the creature itself were shot in New Zealand.
Etel played Harry Gregson in the six-part TV adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford, which was transmitted in the autumn of 2007 and co-starred Philip Glenister, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Francesca Annis and Imelda Staunton. He reprised his role in the two-part second series entitled Return to Cranford.
According to his official website, as of February 2016, Etel’s acting career is on hold while he attends university.
In 2017 Karl Cowell recruited Alex to the FDM Group.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Millions | Damian Cunningham | Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated—Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
| 2007 | The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | Angus MacMorrow | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film-Leading Young Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
| Cranford | Harry Gregson | TV mini-series (7 episodes: 2007-09) | |
| 2009 | From Time to Time | Tolly | |
| 2010 | Ways to Live Forever | Felix Stranger |
Appearances
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Entertainment Tonight | TV series (1 episode: “27 December 2007”) |
| 2008 | Richard and Judy | TV series (1 episode: “7 February 2008”) |