Alexander Cappelli

Alexander (Alex) Cappelli (born 4 October 1984) is an Australian musician and actor.

Early life

Alex developed an interest in acting while making amateur films, in which he then started acting. From there, he enrolled in drama school in 2000 and procured an agent in 2001.

Career Cappelli has had many acting roles on Australian television, playing the recurring guest role of Mike Pill in long-running soap opera Neighbours, Gresham in the 2005 telemovie Little Oberon and a starring role as Kurt Winters in the 2002 children's television series, Short Cuts.

As an actor, he is best known for his lead role in the 2005 feature comedy film, Hating Alison Ashley. Working alongside Delta Goodrem and Saskia Burmeister, he played the character of Barry Hollis, the school bully. Other television credits include children's series Wicked Science, police procedural series Blue Heelers and 2004 crime thriller tv movie The Brush-Off.

Cappelli is also the lead singer, guitarist and pianist in the local Melbourne original rock band 'The Collectibles'.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Hating Alison Ashley Barry Hollis 2006 Wil Adam Schindel

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001; 2004 Blue Heelers Jay Fielding / Damien Shaw 2 episodes 2002 Stingers Male clubber 1 episode 2002 Short Cuts Kurt Winters 26 episodes 2004 The Brush-Off Youth TV movie 2005 Wicked Science Shannon 1 episode 2002; 2005 Neighbours Mike Pill / Rueben Alecantero / Dusk Dundler / Barry Shears 16 episodes 2005 Little Oberon Gresham TV movie