Alexandra Roach

Alexandra Elizabeth Roach (born August 23, 1987 in Ammanford , Wales ) is a British actress .

Life

Alexandra Roach is the daughter of Jeff Roach, a former police officer who now works for the Welsh Rugby Union. Roach's mother has now retired. Roach has a brother and a sister. She is fluent in Welsh . Before and during her student days, Roach played leading roles in plays and was seen in a number of Welsh television productions. Roach got her first TV role at the age of eleven. She played a supporting role in a soap opera . At the age of 15, Roach won the Children in Entertainment Award for Best Child Actress. Roach completed her acting studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2010. After graduating, Roach first took on a role in the three-person play "The Door Never Closes" at the Almeida Theater in London .

This was followed by a few supporting roles in various television series such as Being Human , Candy Cabs and New Tricks - Die Krimispezialisten . In 2011 she took on the role of young Margaret Thatcher in the movie Die Eiserne Lady . Roach is also known for her portrayal of the girlfriend and wife of Paul Potts Julz Cooper in the movie One Chance - once in a lifetime , as well as Becky in the television series Utopia .

Filmography (selection)

2010: The IT Crowd (TV series, episode 4x06)
2011: Being Human (TV series, episode 3x03)
2011: Candy Cabs (TV series, episode 1x01-1x03)
2011: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House (TV movie)
2011: New Tricks - The Crime Specialists ( New Tricks , TV series, episode 8x05)
2011: The Iron Lady
2012: Night of the Loving Dead (short film)
2012: Loserville (TV movie)
2012: Anna Karenina
2012: Hunderby (TV series, episode 1x01-1x08)
2012: Private Peaceful - My Brother Charlie (Private Peaceful)
2012: Electric Cinema: How to Behave (short film)
2013: Wrong Identity - In the skin of a murderess (Trap for Cinderella)
2013: One Chance - Once in a Lifetime (One Chance)
2013: That Night
2013: The Thirteenth Tale (TV movie)
2013–2014: Utopia (TV series, 12 episodes)
2013, 2015: Vicious (TV series, 2 episodes)
2014: Cuban Fury - Real Men Dancing (Cuban Fury)
2014: Testament of Youth
since 2015: No Offence (TV series)
2016: The Huntsman & The Ice Queen (The Huntsman: Winter's War)

Web links

Alexandra Roach in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Alexandra Roach in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Alexandra Roach . In: Imdb.com . Retrieved May 23, 2014.
↑ Alexandra Roach . In: Twitter . Retrieved August 8, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Judith Woods: 'I'm not a sexpot and that's my trump card': So says actress Alexandra Roach, but in fact this Welsh rising star can dazzle in any role . In: Dailymail.co.uk . July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
↑ ^a ^b Alexandra Roach (Julie-Ann "Julz" Cooper) . In: Sol.de . May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved on May 23, 2014.
^ Young actress wins soap award . In: News.bbc.co.uk . February 18, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Roach, Alexandra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roach, Alexandra Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British actress
DATE OF BIRTH	23rd August 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ammanford , Wales , United Kingdom

[IMDB-1] Alexandra Roach . In: Imdb.com . Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[2] Alexandra Roach . In: Twitter . Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[DAI-3] Judith Woods: 'I'm not a sexpot and that's my trump card': So says actress Alexandra Roach, but in fact this Welsh rising star can dazzle in any role . In: Dailymail.co.uk . July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[SOL-4] Alexandra Roach (Julie-Ann "Julz" Cooper) . In: Sol.de . May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved on May 23, 2014.

[5] Young actress wins soap award . In: News.bbc.co.uk . February 18, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2014.