Wayne Alexander (actor)
Wayne Alexander is an American actor who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California.
Career
[edit]Theatre
[edit]He trained at the Los Angeles City College Theater Academy, then spent four years at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. He later worked as a fight choreographer and did stage work both in Los Angeles and New York City. In the late 1980s, he made the switch to film and TV.[1][2]
Babylon 5
[edit]Alexander appeared in numerous roles on the Babylon 5 television series. His first appearance in the series was in the season two episode "Comes the Inquisitor" as "Sebastian"[3] – the only time he played a human. Alexander subsequently played "Lorien".[4] Other appearances were in season three as a Narn named "G'Dan" in the episode "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place",[5] as a Drazi in the season four episode "Intersections in Real Time",[citation needed] and as a Drakh in the season five episodes "Movements of Fire and Shadow" and "The Fall of Centauri Prime".[6] In the television films, he played a Drakh in Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, and in Babylon 5: The River of Souls, he appeared as a soul.[7]
Other appearances
[edit]On television Alexander has also guest starred on Otherworld (1985), The Twilight Zone (1986), Hypernauts (1996), Frasier (1997), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998), Becker (1998), The X-Files (1998-2000), Mad Men (2013), and Scandal (2013).
In the 1990 film Spaced Invaders, Alexander portrayed Vern Pillsbury, the geekish gas station attendant who becomes the powerful "Verndroid" after coming into contact with the commander of the invading Martians.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Otherworld | Lieutenant/Aid | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Cornelius | Episode: Devil's Alphabet |
| The Disney Sunday Movie | Father | Episode: Little Spies | |
| 1990 | Spaced Invaders | Vern Pillsbury | |
| 1995-1998 | Babylon 5 | Lorien/Sebastian/Drakh/Drazi | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Man at Opera | |
| Hypernauts | Barada | Episode: Into the Dark So Deep | |
| 1997 | Frasier | Peter Soutendeck | Episode: To Kill a Talking Bird |
| 1998 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Claude | Episode: When Teens Collide |
| Becker | Wholesome Man | Episode: City Lights | |
| 1998-2000 | The X-Files | Various Roles | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Drakh | TV movie |
| 2013 | Mad Men | George Parsons | Episode: A Tale of Two Cities |
| Scandal | TV Reporter | Episode: Say Hello to My Little Friend |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Official Wayne Alexander Autograph Website". WayneAlexander.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Herman, Jan (August 7, 1992). "Alexander Is a Prince of a Guy : Stage: The actor will again star locally as 'Hamlet,' this time at the Waltmar Theatre in Orange beginning tonight". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
Alexander (who prefers not to divulge his age except to say he's 'thirtysomething-ish')
- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (May 31, 2013). "Babylon 5: "Comes The Inquisitor"/"The Fall Of Night"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ Morawetz, Thomas (2013). Making Faces, Playing God: Identity and the Art of Transformational Makeup. University of Texas Press. pp. 5.24–5.25. ISBN 9780292749412. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Lane, Andy (1997). The Babylon File. Virgin Books. p. 337. ISBN 9780753500491.
- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (August 22, 2014). "Babylon 5: Season five, part four". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "Wayne Alexander". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 29, 2016.