Alexander Hanson
Alexander Hanson (Fredrik Egerman) received a 2010 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment for his interpretation of this role in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, which transferred to the West End’s Garrick Theatre. His other recent stage work includes Otto in Marguerite at Theatre Royal Haymarket (Olivier Award nomination) and Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music (London Palladium). In previous work with Trevor Nunn he played Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, Diomedes in Troilus and Cressida (National Theatre), Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard (Adelphi) and Septimus Hodge in Arcadia (Theatre Royal Haymarket). Other theatre credits include The London Cuckolds, Candide, The Villain’s Opera (NT); Copenhagen (NT tour); Talking to Terrorists, Shallow End (Royal Court); Cracked, Memory of Water (Hampstead Theatre); Enter the Guardsman, Brel (Donmar); Tonight at 8:30 (Chichester Minerva Theatre); Things We Do for Love (Duchess); Aspects of Love (Prince of Wales and UK tour); A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Chichester and Piccadilly). Alex also created the role of Khashoggi in We Will Rock You at the Dominion. His film and television credits include Party Animals, Kidulthood, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, The Fugitives, The Last Detective, Murder City, The Merchant of Venice, The Escort, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Fellow Traveller.
