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Alex Etel
English actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Nathan Etel (born 19 September 1994) is an English former actor most known for his lead roles in the 2004 film Millions and the 2007 film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
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Early life
Etel was born Alexander Nathan Etel on September 19, 1994, in a hospital on the outskirts of Manchester, the son of Nicholette Etel and Jason Hartley.[2] Etel is the middle child of his family: he has a younger brother, Daniel Etel, and an older sister, Rebecca Etel. He attended Lum Head Primary School in Gatley in Stockport.[3]
Career
Etel's film debut was the starring role of Damian Cunningham in Millions, a 2004 family film directed by Danny Boyle. He played the lead in his second film, Jay Russell's The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
Etel played Harry Gregson in the five-part TV adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford, which was transmitted in the autumn of 2007 and co-starred Philip Glenister, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Francesca Annis and Imelda Staunton.[4] He reprised his role in the two-part second series entitled Return to Cranford.
According to his official website, as of February 2016[update], Etel's acting career is on hold while he attends university.
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Personal life
Etel began dating Laura Reid in September 2015.[5][6] They became engaged in September 2021 after six years of dating.[7] Together they have one child, a son (b. 2023).[8]
Filmography
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Appearances
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External links
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