James Alexandrou

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James Alekos Alexandrou (born 12 April 1985) is an English actor.

He is best known for portraying Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1996 to 2007.

On BBC Three, he was also the host of Bizarre Crime.

Early life

Alexandrou was born in Hackney, London, to a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. He has two sisters, one older and one a twin, as well as a younger brother. He attended Chingford Foundation School in Waltham Forest, as well as Anna Scher Theatre School.

Personal life

Alexandrou was in a relationship with EastEnders co-star Kara Tointon, which began in April 2006. On November 4, 2007 they split.

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Career

Alexandrou's acting career began in 1996, when he auditioned for the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. The character was created shortly after the show's inception in 1985, but following the departure of actor Jon Peyton Price in 1996, the job became vacant. In the 1999 film Blessed Burden, Alexandrou appeared as Grant.

He appeared in a "Soap Stars Special" edition of The Weakest Link in July 2003. Alexandrou appeared in Who Stole the Snowman, a crime caper that took place over Christmas 2005. Alexandrou will leave EastEnders in Autumn 2007, according to the newspaper on April 14, 2006. On February 2, 2007, he and Natalie Cassidy, who portrayed his on-screen wife Sonia Fowler, were divorced (to tie in with Wendy Richard and Ray Brooks' departures). "I've decided to leave the show to explore other aspects of my work," Alexandrou said when asked about his resignation. Since turning 21 years old, I felt it was a good time to leave. I owe everything to the show and would love to return one day - if EastEnders would have me. It was revealed on October 12, 2014, actor James Bye would take over as the character's return to Albert Square.

Alexandrou appeared in The Homecoming opposite Harold Pinter for BBC Radio 3.

Alexandrou was a member of the British Shakespeare Company of the United Kingdom and Norway from June to September 2007. In Henry V. and Orlando in As You Like It, he played Pistol and Orlando. It was incorrectly announced that he turned down the opportunity to replace Daniel Radcliffe in the West End revival of Equus in 2007.

He appeared in In My Name, a new play by Steven Hevey, at the Old Red Lion Theatre Company in 2008. From 1–19 July 2008, the performance was transferred to Trafalgar Studio 2. Alexandrou appeared in All Quiet on the Western Front of the Nottingham Playhouse in October 2008 before a UK tour of the performance.

He appeared in Romeo in the Globe Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet in March 2009. Alexandrou joined Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Jackson) and Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood), two EastEnders cast members, in October 2009 to appear in BBC Raw Words' comedy shorts.

Semper Fidel, Alexandrou's first feature film, was shot in Cuba in 2010. In 2014, the film was released. In John Goodrum's play The Man, a comedy based on a Charles Dickens short story, he appeared in the role of The Man.

Alexandrou played Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet in 2011 and was part of BBC Learning's Off by Heart Shakespeare, where he performed Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet speaking in the address; "not so deep as a well."

Alexandrou toured theatres around the United Kingdom in 2012, with the Hull Truck Theatre playing Phil as Phil in the play DNA.

He appeared in Grassroots Shakespeare London's production of Othello in Birmingham's West End in April 2014, and also performed sonnets with Damian Lewis at the Guildhall in London. BBC World Service and James Alexandrou's appearance in Iago's programme The Why Factor captured rehearsals.

Alexandrou was seen in Silent Witness as Carl Parry in February 2015.

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