Alex Cubis

Alexander Cubis is an Australian actor and attorney,^[1] known for his roles on Netflix fantasy series Mako Mermaids, eOne drama Between Two Worlds and Tyler Perry drama series Ruthless.^[2][3][4][5] He will appear in the upcoming feature film Tender and TV series adaptation of Black Dagger Brotherhood.^[6] Cubis has also appeared in Dear White People, Rake and Unverified for Funny or Die.^{[7][8][9][10]} He was named one of Who Magazine’s Sexiest People.^[11][12]

Alex Cubis
Cubis at the 2019 AACTAs
Born	Sydney, Australia
Education	The University of Sydney, St Aloysius' College (Sydney)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present

Education

Cubis attended St. Aloysius' College, where he was Dux.^[13] He then received a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney where he was an editor on the Social Justice Law Review,^[14] and resided at St. Andrew's College. While a student, he was signed to Chadwick Models. In the United States, Cubis passed the New York Bar Exam.^[1]

Career

Australia

In 2015, Cubis starred as evil merman Erik in Mako: Island of Secrets (known internationally as Mako Mermaids).^[15][16] The series was created by Jonathan M. Shiff and streams on Netflix.^[17]

In 2017, Cubis starred as the loveable son in a Western suburbs family in the world premiere of the National Theatre production at Riverside Theatres of The Incredible Here and Now alongside Caroline Brazier, which was directed by Wayne Harrison.^{[18][19][9][20]}

In 2019, Cubis joined the cast of Seven Network’s Between Two Worlds as AFL player Danny Grey, directed by Kriv Stenders^[21] and created by Bevan Lee.^[22] The series was released in 2020^[23] and was acquired by Entertainment One for international distribution.^[24] Cubis was named the series' "breakout star."^[11]

United States

In the United States, Cubis was cast as a social worker opposite Oscar-nominee Sally Kirkland in feature film Hope for the Holidays and played a drug dealer alongside Lenny Von Dohlen and Estella Warren in Just Within Reach.^[25][4]

In 2021, Cubis joined the cast of Tyler Perry drama, Ruthless, as a hitchhiker confronting a mysterious cult.^[5]

In August 2024, Cubis was cast alongside David Koechner, Jesse Garcia and Jess Weixler in the feature film, Tender.^[26][27]

In October 2024, Cubis was announced as a leading cast member in the TV series adaptation of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood book series, directed by Tosca Musk.^[28]

Other work

Cubis hosted the podcast Honest Conversations for Nova Entertainment and also produced the film project Rocket Man.^[29][30][31]

He was an ambassador for the 2020 MEN-tality project and Beyond Blue, alongside David Wenham, Ryan Corr and Guy Sebastian.^[32]

Filmography

Film

List of acting performances in film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2017	Just Within Reach	Mike		[33]
2019	Rocket Man	Paul	Short film. Also writer, co-producer	[34]
2020	Hope for the Holidays	Scott Carter	Amazon Prime film	[35][36]

Television

List of acting performances in television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2015	Mako Mermaids	Erik	Main role, series 2	[16]
2016	Rake	Kyle Mannix
2017	Unverified	Andrew	Funny or Die web series. Also creator	[37]
2018	Dear White People	Nicolas	Netflix series, Volume 2, Chapter III	[38]
2020	Between Two Worlds	Danny Grey		[39]
2020 - 2024	Ruthless	Aaron	31 episodes

Theatre

List of acting performances in theatre

Dates	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2017	The Incredible Here and Now	Dom	National Theatre of Parramatta	[18][40]

External links

• Alex Cubis at IMDb