{{Short description|British actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Alexis Rodney | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = Alexis Rodney | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = United Kingdom | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = never }}
'''Alexis Rodney''' is a British actor known for his work in films such as ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', ''Killing Jesus'', and ''Buffalo Soldiers''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2022-11-11 |title='Guardians of the Galaxy' Star Alexis Rodney Joins Guy Ritchie's Netflix Series 'The Gentlemen' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-gentlemen-alexis-rodney-netflix-guy-ritchie-1235260094/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodreporter"/>
==Biography and career== Rodney started acting in 1997 at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. In 1998, he successfully auditioned for the seminal BBC Film Storm Damage.<ref name="imdb"/>
Rodney will be appearing in ''The Gentlemen'', Guy Ritchie's Netflix series set to premiere in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-30 |title=Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen Netflix series will expand on the film's bizarre crime world |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/the-gentlemen-series-netflix-guy-ritchie-2023 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref> As well as in the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' movie and upcoming dark comedy ''Young Gun.''<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2021-10-20 |title='Guardians of the Galaxy' Star Alexis Rodney to Lead Dark Brit Comedy 'Young Gun' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alexis-rodney-young-gun-cassian-elwes-1235033998/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-20 |title=Alexis Rodney Is Set To Star In The Upcoming Dark Comedy 'Young Guns' |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/asd-2/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref>
He has appeared in ''Outlander'', ''Street Fighter: Resurrection'', and ''Pennyworth'', among others.<ref name="imdb"/>
==Selected filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film roles<ref name="imdb">{{Cite web |title=Alexis Rodney |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734926/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- |2000 |''Storm Damage'' |Shinehead |- |2001 |''Buffalo Soldiers'' |Parsons McCovey |- |2010 |''Wild Target'' |First Hotel Receptionist |- |2014 |''Guardians of the Galaxy'' |Moloka Dar |- |2015 |''Killing Jesus'' |Simon |- |2019 |''A Working Mom's Nightmare'' |Tom |- |2019 |''Hostage Radio'' |Anthony |- |2019 |''Pentagram'' |Max |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television roles<ref name="imdb"/> |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- |2014 |''Outlander'' |Tebbe |- |2016 |''Street Fighter: Resurrection'' |Matt Furlong |- |2019 |''Pennyworth'' |Darren Thompson |- |2020 |''Out of Her Mind'' |Dr. Jekyll |- |2022 |''Willow'' |Lachlan |- |2023 |''The Gentlemen'' |Stevens |- |2026 |''Death in Paradise'' |Kelvin Mason |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0734926}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodney, Alexis}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century British male actors Category:Black British male actors Category:British male film actors Category:National Youth Theatre members Category:Actors from the London Borough of Croydon Category:Male actors from London Category:Year of birth missing (living people)