Alexander Hanson (actor)

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name = "Alexander Hanson"


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notable role = "Captain Von Trapp sound of music; Commander Khashoggi We Will Rock You"

Alexander Hanson (born April 28, 1961) is a British stage actor who most recently starred in the high-profile West End revival of "The Sound of Music" as Captain Georg Von Trapp. He was brought in to replace Simon Shepherd, who bowed out of the show during previews.

Hanson had previously originated the role of Khashoggi in London's "We Will Rock You" but left the production after seven months. He also played Captain Macheath in The Royal National Theatre's flop production, directed by Trevor Nunn "The Villain's Opera", Nick Dear and Stephen Warbeck's 21st Century updating of The Beggars Opera. Hanson is an alumnus of Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is married to Samantha Bond and has two children Molly and Tom.

Theatre

* The Sound of Music
* Talking to Terrorists
* We Will Rock You (original cast)
* Enter the Guardsman and Brel
* The Things We Do For Love
* Shallow End
* Sunset Boulevard
* Arcadia
* Aspects of Love
* Valentine’s Day
* Copenhagen
* The Villain’s Opera
* Troilus and Cressida
* Candide
* The Merchant of Venice and The London Cuckolds
* Cracked and The Memory of Water
*Marguerite (musical)

Film and television

Party Animals, The Bill, Kidulthood, The Fugitives, Murder City II, Auf Wiedershehn Pet, The Last Detective II, Rosemary and Thyme, Heartbeat, Beech is Back, Relic Hunters, Casualty, The Merchant of Venice, The Escort, Unfinished Business, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, Poetry Readings, Ffizz, Fellow Traveller, Museums of Madness, The Black Candle, Taking the Floor, Boon, The Chief and Six Characters in Search of an Author.