Keon Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Alexander, 2011 | |
| Born | Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
Keon Alexander, also known as Keon Mohajeri,[1] is a Canadian actor best known for his television roles as Marco Inaros in The Expanse, Rami Said in Tyrant and Dominick Baptiste in Impulse.
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Biography
Alexander is of Persian heritage.[2] His early roles included a guest appearance in an episode of Flashpoint (2009) and a six-episode stint in the television adaptation of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (2010), playing the part of Sri. This was followed by his first film role in Circumstance (2011),[3] which won the Audience Award: Dramatic at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was ranked one of the 50 best movies of 2011 by Paste magazine.[4]
Keon was named one of Canada's Rising Stars by the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011.[1]
Over the next few years, Alexander appeared in many TV series—including Murdoch Mysteries (2012), Republic of Doyle (2012), Legends (2014), and Remedy (2015)—before landing the Recurring Role of Rami Said in FX's Tyrant, in which he appeared in the second and third Seasons from 2015 to 2016.[5]
Alexander has had recurring roles as Dominick Baptiste in the television series Impulse (2018)[6] and as Marco Inaros in the science fiction series The Expanse.[7][8][9] As of season 5, he became a series regular on The Expanse.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Flashpoint | John Martens | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Sri | Mini-series (6 episodes) |
| 2011 | Circumstance | Joey | Film |
| 2011 | Good Dog | Doctor Williams | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Fouad Sharif | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Republic of Doyle | Holden Neely | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2013 | The Resurrection of Tony Gitone | Male Hipster | Film |
| 2013 | Rewind[11] | Charlie | TV movie |
| 2014 | Taxi Brooklyn | Arash | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Legends | Chief Abdel | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2015 | Remedy | Jason Kazemi | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2015–2016 | Tyrant | Rami Said | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2016 | Killjoys | Sam Romwell | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Eugenia and John | Carlos | Film |
| 2016 | Pure Genius | Bashir Masood | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2018 | Impulse | Dominick Baptiste | TV series (5 episodes) |
| 2018 | NCIS | Nazy Rickman | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2019 | A Simple Wedding | Kamran | Film |
| 2019–2022 | The Expanse | Marco Inaros | TV series (18 episodes) |
| 2024 | Quantum Leap 2022 | Ricardo Baragan | TV series (1 episode) |
References
- ^ a b Jackson, Emily (9 September 2012). "TIFF 2012: Actors Sarah Gadon, Charlie Carrick discuss TIFF Rising Stars program". The Star. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Sadri, Iman (3 February 2020). "Three Actors of Iranian Heritage Starring in the Amazon Series Expanse". The Persian Observer. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Hachard, Tomas (2 January 2012). "'Circumstance' Shows Just How Desolate the View Can Be from the Ground". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Dunaway, Michael (27 December 2011). "The 50 Best Movies of 2011". Paste.
- ^ Flook, Ray (23 May 2018). "Tyrant's Keon Alexander Jumping to Doug Liman Series 'Impulse' for YouTube Red". Bleeding Cool.
- ^ Petski, Denise (22 May 2018). "'Impulse': Keon Alexander Set To Recur In Doug Liman's YouTube Red Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Petski, Denise (25 February 2019). "'The Expanse': Rosa Gilmore, Keon Alexander & Jess Salgueiro To Recur In Season 4". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Spencer, Samuel (13 December 2019). "'The Expanse' Season 4 Cast: Who Stars In The Amazon Prime Video Series?". Newsweek.
- ^ Church, Ricky (26 February 2019). "The Expanse season 4 adds Keon Alexander and Jess Salgueiro, Rosa Gilmore's role revealed". Flickering Myth.
- ^ Petski, Denise (21 January 2020). "'The Expanse' Ups Three To Series Regulars For Season 5 Of Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (11 April 2012). "Quartet of Actors Join Syfy Pilot 'Rewind'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2020.