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British actor and musician
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Alex Kew
Born (1986-10-21) 21 October 1986 (age 38)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
GenresFolk, pop, indie rock
OccupationActor/musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele, mandolin, bass guitar.
Years active1995–present
Musical artist

Alexander Charles Kew (born 21 October 1986) is an English actor, musician, and singer-songwriter from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He is best known for his roles as Declan in 2point4 Children and as Josh Barker in My Parents Are Aliens.

Career

TV and film

He has appeared in ITV1's The Bill, as Oliver Sinclair (Ollie) in the pilot episode of BBC Three comedy Coming of Age and as Simon Cosgrove in the film About a Boy.

Theatre

Kew's first theatre role was in Stephen Daldry's production of An Inspector Calls at the Garrick Theatre. He also played the bell boy in David Lan's revival of Thornton Wilder's play Skin of our Teeth at the Young Vic in 2004.

He joined the stage show "Buddy Jolly and The Cricketers" in 2018 and has been touring with them ever since.

Music

Also a singer and guitarist, Kew joined a local rock band, The Wutars in 2009, making his onstage debut at the launch of their first EP at London's 100 Club. After the band's split in July 2011, he has continued to record and perform as a solo artist.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Sex & Chocolate Lewis TV movie
1999 Boyz Unlimited Boy at Pool Series 1, episode 1
1999–2005 My Parents Are Aliens Josh Barker Series 1–7 (main role, 92 episodes)
1999 Live & Kicking Himself Series 7, episode 8
1999 2Point4 Children Declan Series 8 (recurring, 4 episodes)
2000 The Wilsons Boy Series 1, episode 1
2000 Reach for the Moon Simon Arroway Miniseries
2000 The Strangerers Boy with Ray Gun Series 1, episode 4
2002 About a Boy Simon Cosgrove Feature film
2004 The Bill Chris Tucker Series 20, episode 12
2006 Brief Encounters Teddy Browflowski Series 1, episode 5
2007 Coming of Age Ollie Pilot episode
2007 Nearly Famous Techie Boy 3 Series 1, episode 6

References

  1. ^ "Alex Kew | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2024.


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