Alex Ferns

Biography

Alex Ferns is a Scottish actor and television personality. Born in Lennoxtown, he spent part of his youth in South Africa and later trained in drama in Cape Town. He made an early screen appearance in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) and played Trevor Morgan in EastEnders from 2000 to 2002, a role that won him the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer. In 2005 he played Lieutenant Gordon in Joyeux Noël, and he appeared as Schmitt in Shadow Man (2006). His stage work includes And Then There Were None, Little Shop of Horrors and The Hardman, in which he played Jimmy Boyle. He won a BAFTA Scotland Award for his performance as Andrei Glukhov in the 2019 miniseries Chernobyl, and later appeared in The Irregulars (2021), The Batman (2022) as Pete Savage, and Andor as Sergeant Linus Mosk.

58years old

Turns 59 on October 13in 365 days

Born October 13, 1968Lennoxtown
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Alexander Ferns

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 28 years1996 to 2024

Genres

Action75%, 6 films
Drama63%, 5 films
Adventure25%, 2 films
History25%, 2 films
Thriller25%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the award
Alex Ferns played the coal miners' leader Andrei Glukhov in the 2019 HBO miniseries Chernobyl, a performance that won him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television.
Early training
Alex Ferns went on to study drama at the University of Cape Town. He returned to the United Kingdom in the mid 1990s and began acting there.
Beyond film
In the play I.D., Alex Ferns took the part of the "tapeworm," a hallucination. The play concerns Dimitri Tsafendas and his assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd, the South African Prime Minister.

Alex Ferns movies on Netflix

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire2024IMDb rating 6.0as Mikael
The Batman2022IMDb rating 7.8as Commissioner Pete Savage
Danny Boy2021IMDb rating 6.0as Gavin Wood
Knuckledust2020IMDb rating 4.8as Major Vaughn
Shadow Man2006IMDb rating 4.0as Schmitt
Joyeux Noel2005IMDb rating 7.6as Le lieutenant Gordon
Britannic2000IMDb rating 5.1as Stocker Evans
The Ghost and the Darkness1996IMDb rating 6.8as Stockton

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire2024 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Mikael
IMDb rating 6.0139K votes
The Batman2022 Action, Crime, Dramaas Commissioner Pete Savage
IMDb rating 7.8949K votes
Joyeux Noel2005as Le lieutenant Gordon
IMDb rating 7.635K votes
The Ghost and the Darkness1996as Stockton
IMDb rating 6.871K votes
Shadow Man2006as Schmitt
IMDb rating 4.04.5K votes
Britannic2000as Stocker Evans
IMDb rating 5.11.7K votes
Danny Boy2021as Gavin Wood
IMDb rating 6.0518 votes
Knuckledust2020as Major Vaughn
IMDb rating 4.8884 votes

Worked with

Alex Ferns made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Rhys-Davies

Val Kilmer

John Turturro

Toby Jones

Tom Wilkinson

Colin Farrell

Matt ReevesDirector, 1 film

Adam WingardDirector, 1 film Stephen HopkinsDirector, 1 film

Films together

John Rhys-Davies1 film together, 2000
John Rhys-Davies's page
- Britannic2000IMDb rating 5.1Ferns as Stocker EvansRhys-Davies as Captain Barrett
Val Kilmer1 film together, 1996
Val Kilmer's page
- The Ghost and the Darkness1996IMDb rating 6.8Ferns as StocktonKilmer as Col. John Henry Patterson
John Turturro1 film together, 2022
John Turturro's page
- The Batman2022IMDb rating 7.8Ferns as Commissioner Pete SavageTurturro as Carmine Falcone
Toby Jones1 film together, 2021
Toby Jones's page
- Danny Boy2021IMDb rating 6.0Ferns as Gavin WoodJones as Phil Shiner
Tom Wilkinson1 film together, 1996
Tom Wilkinson's page
- The Ghost and the Darkness1996IMDb rating 6.8Ferns as StocktonWilkinson as Robert Beaumont
Colin Farrell1 film together, 2022
Colin Farrell's page
- The Batman2022IMDb rating 7.8Ferns as Commissioner Pete SavageFarrell as Oswald Cobblepot
Matt ReevesDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Matt Reeves
- The Batman2022IMDb rating 7.8Ferns as Commissioner Pete Savage
Adam WingardDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Adam Wingard
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire2024IMDb rating 6.0Ferns as Mikael
Stephen HopkinsDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Stephen Hopkins
- The Ghost and the Darkness1996IMDb rating 6.8Ferns as Stockton

Awards

One award and honor.

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Alex Ferns's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
	British Soap Award for Best Newcomer		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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