Alex Roe

Alexander Michael Roe-Brown (born May 9, 1990), known professionally as Alex Roe, is a British actor. He is best known for playing Jay Keaton in the series The Fugitives, Elliott Baden in The Cut and Benjamin Pownall in Siren. He has also played major roles in a number of films, including Hot Summer Nights, Rings and Forever My Girl.

Early life and education Roe was born in London, and grew up in Ladbroke Grove. He has a twin sister, Katheryne Elizabeth. His father worked as a plumber and his mother was a ballet dancer. He won a sixth-form scholarship to Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith where he studied until 2009. He continued playing football after he relocated to Los Angeles, where he plays for an amateur team Atlético Silverlake.

Career Roe first appeared in an advertisement for Milky Way as a child. He made his acting debut in 2000 in the horror film The Calling when he was 10 years old. He relocated to Los Angeles and worked in a number of Hollywood films. Roe played one of the lead roles, Evan Walker, in the 2016 science fiction film The 5th Wave, followed with a starring role as Holt Anthony in the 2017 horror film Rings.

Roe co-starred with Timothée Chalamet in the coming-of-age film Hot Summer Nights, which premiered at the South by Southwest festival in March 2017, and was released the next year. Also in 2018, he played the leading role as a country singer in Forever My Girl, and learned to sing for the role; and started playing the lead role as Ben Pownall in Freeform's TV series, Siren.

Personal life Since 2016, Roe has been in a relationship with American artist Monica Noonan.

Filmography

Film

Television Title Year Role Notes 2005 The Fugitives Jay Keaton Main role 2009 Jam & Jerusalem Christopher Martin Episode: "Dinner Party" 2010 The Cut Elliott Baden Main role (seasons 2–3)2011 Holby City Connor Lane Episode: "Damage Control" Doctors Matt Goonan Episode: "Tricky Dicky" Hollyoaks Toby 1 episode The Jury Schoolboy 2 episodes 2014 Unstrung Luke Holt Unsold television pilot 2018-2020 Siren Ben Pownall Main role 2022-2025Billy the KidPat Garrett Guest (season 1); Main (seasons 2–3)