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Paul Telfer (actor)
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Paul Telfer (born 30 October 1979) is a Scottish actor. He plays Xander Kiriakis on the NBC/Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives, for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020.
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Career
He appeared in the title role of the 2005 TV miniseries Hercules.[1][2] In 2007, Telfer appeared in five episodes of the second series of the BBC drama Hotel Babylon (as Luke),[1] and in three episodes of the TV series NCIS,[citation needed], as Marine Corporal Damon Werth: "Corporal Punishment", "Outlaws and In-laws" and "Jack Knife." He also played Alexander in The Vampire Diaries as one of the original five vampire hunters, in Season 4 of the show (which aired in 2012). this role was a guest appearance.
In January 2015, Telfer was cast on Days of Our Lives as Damon, a hitman hired by Victor Kiriakis; soon after, he was cast in the role of Xander Kiriakis.[3][4] In April 2019, it was revealed that Paul had returned to the show, signing contract.[5] In late 2019, he guest starred in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Viro.
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Personal life
Telfer graduated with First Class honours in Film Studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1999.[1] He is married to Broadway actress Carmen Cusack.[6][7]
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