Alex Scott-Fairley

Alex is originally from Scotland, but is now based in Australia. He has worked professionally as an actor for the past 26 years. In the UK he has appeared in plays including The Chronicles of Atom and Luna (Funnelwick Limb), Nothello (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry), Round the Horne (UK Tour), Mister Bullfinch (Edinburgh Lyceum), The 39 Steps (Swanage Repertory Theatre), Chicago, High Society, Travesties, Quality Street, Absurd Person Singular, People, The Ruling Class, A Chorus of Disapproval, Lady Windermere's Fan and Hello, Dolly! (all Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Peril at Sea (UK Tour), The Shakespeare Revue (UK Tour), A Christmas Carol (UK Tour), Stiles and Drewe's The Three Little Pigs (UK Tour), Blood Brothers (West End and UK Tour), Flahooley! and Mexican Hayride (Sadler's Wells), Enjoy! (York Theatre Royal), Doctor Faustus (Creation, Oxford), Pool (Brockley Jack), Alice in Wonderland, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew (all Guildford Shakespeare Company), Travels with My Aunt and A Capital Affair (Vienna's English Theatre), An Inspector Calls (International Theatre), and Was Ihr Wollt and Romeo und Julia (Openhouse Vienna). He also regularly appears in traditional pantomime in the UK, most recently in Jack and the Beanstalk (Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn). His screen appearances include Sunday Dinner with the Morgans, as well as the media suite for Cultybraggan, the last surviving prisoner of war camp in Scotland. Most recently he appeared in Ancestry Road, filmed in Tasmania, which will air on Channel 9. He is currently a member of the Creature Tales team, promoting Tasmania to both adults and young people onboard the Spirit of Tasmania, where he works as a storyteller, with his own original fairy tales, and performances about Tasmania's unique wildlife and flora. He has also worked extensively as a translator, with his work for the stage including the translation of Der Gruffelo (Junges Theater, Bonn), and as a proof-reader and copy-editor, where his recent work includes Robert Marsden's books Inside the Rehearsal Room and A Beginner's Guide to Theatre Directing for Bloomsbury, as well as Doris Schneeberger's Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals, Fiona Mason's memoir 36 Hours, and Murray Lachlan Young's poetry collection Tales from the Forest. His own writing work includes plays for young people that have been performed by drama schools in the UK, USA and UAE, and several pantomimes. His hobbies include a regular yoga practice, mountain climbing, and nature, especially botany and mycology.

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1. 2025

   Round the Horne

   Hugh Paddick · Apollo Theatre Company (UK Tour), dir. Tim Astley · Stage

2. 2025

   Tigers, Devils, Kangaroos and Other Creature Tales

   Performer · Spirit of Tasmania, dir. Chris Mead · Stage

3. 2024

   The Chronicles of Atom and Luna

   Iffly Sney / Puppeteer · Funnelwick Limb (UK Tour), dir. Scott Hurran · Stage

4. 2023

   Aladdin

   Abanazaar · Portsmouth New Theatre Royal, dir. Will Holyhead · Stage

5. 2022

   Jack and the Beanstalk

   Fleshcreep · Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering, dir. Samuel Clemens · Stage

6. 2022

   Nothello

   Iago / Colin · Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, dir. Justine Themen · Stage

7. 2022

   Call Me Mr. Bullfinch

   Rudolf Hess · Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, dir. Liz Carruthers · Stage

8. 2021

   Travels With My Aunt

   O'Toole / Hatty / Miss Patterson · Vienna's English Theatre, dir. Philip Dart · Stage

9. 2020

   A Christmas Carol

   Ebenezer Scrooge · Apollo Theatre Company (UK Tour), dir. Joseph O'Malley · Stage

10. 2019

    Beauty and the Beast

    Prince / Beast · Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, dir. Chris Jordan · Stage

11. 2019

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

    Doctor Caius / Pistol · Guildford Shakespeare Company, dir. Caroline Devlin · Stage

12. 2019

    The 39 Steps

    Richard Hannay · Swanage Repertory / Leatherhead Theatre, dir. Teresa Barlow · Stage

13. 2019

    Peril at Sea

    Bobby · Up The Road Theatre, dir. Nicola Pollard · Stage

14. 2018

    Chicago

    Mary Sunshine · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. Richard Baron · Stage

15. 2018

    Travesties

    James Joyce · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. Richard Baron · Stage

16. 2017

    High Society

    Dexter Haven · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. John Durnin · Stage

17. 2017

    Absurd Person Singular

    Sidney Hopcroft · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. Richard Baron · Stage

18. 2017

    People

    Bevan · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. Patrick Sandford · Stage

19. 2017

    Monstersaurus

    Monstersaurus / Puppeteer · Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company, dir. Adam Bampton-Smith · Stage

20. 2016

    The Shakespeare Revue

    Various Roles · Kenny Wax Ltd / Cambridge Arts Theatre, dir. Malcolm McKee · Stage

21. 2016

    Stiles and Drewe's The Three Little Pigs

    The Big Bad Wolf · Kenny Wax Ltd, dir. Ewan Jones · Stage

22. 2015

    Alice in Wonderland

    Mad Hatter / Puppeteer · Guildford Shakespeare Company, dir. Charlotte Conquest · Stage

23. 2015

    Was Ihr Wollt (Twelfth Night)

    Feste · Open House Theatre Vienna, dir. Eric Lomas · Stage

24. 2015

    The Gruffalo's Child

    Gruffalo / Fox / Owl / Snake · Tall Stories (USA/Canada Tour), dir. Toby Mitchell · Stage

25. 2014

    Pool

    Trevor · Brockley Jack Theatre, dir. Kate Bannister · Stage

26. 2013

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lord Windermere · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. Richard Baron · Stage

27. 2013

    A Chorus of Disapproval

    Guy · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. Richard Baron · Stage

28. 2013

    Hello, Dolly!

    Court Clerk / Waiter · Pitlochry Festival Theatre, dir. John Durnin and Chris Stuart Wilson · Stage

29. 2012

    Mother Goose

    Demon King · Millfield Theatre, Enfield, dir. Marc Day · Stage

30. 2012

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Flute / First Fairy · Guildford Shakespeare Company, dir. Charlotte Conquest · Stage

31. 2012

    An Inspector Calls

    Gerald Croft · International Theatre Vienna, dir. Eric Lomas · Stage

32. 2012

    Flahooley!

    Tuffles / Ensemble · Sadler's Wells, dir. Ian Marshall-Fisher · Stage

33. 2011

    Blood Brothers

    Policeman / Teacher · Bill Kenwright Ltd, Phoenix Theatre London, dir. Bob Tomson · Stage

34. 2011

    Doctor Faustus

    Pope / Emperor / Dick / Horse-Courser · Creation Theatre, dir. Charlotte Conquest · Stage

35. 2010

    A Capital Affair

    Ezekiel North · English Theatre of Vienna, dir. Roger Forbes · Stage

36. 2010

    Room on the Broom

    Bird Puppeteer / Dragon · Tall Stories (UK National Tour), dir. Olivia Jacobs · Stage

37. 2009

    Two Gentlemen of Verona

    Speed · Guildford Shakespeare Company, dir. Joanna Read · Stage

38. 2007

    Enjoy!

    Ms. Craig · York Theatre Royal, dir. Damien Cruden and Juliet Forster · Stage

39. 2024

    Respublica

    People · Beyond Shakespeare, dir. Robert Crighton · Voiceover

40. 2022

    The Amelia Project: The RSC

    Hamlet · Imploding Fictions, dir. Oystein Brager and Philip Thorne · Voiceover

41. 2019

    The Amelia Project: Ant

    Ant · Imploding Fictions, dir. Oystein Brager and Philip Thorne · Voiceover

42. 2024

    Ancestry Road

    Hotel Receptionist · Dark Epic Films, dir. Glenn Triggs · Film

43. 2023

    Freebasing Love

    Bodyguard · University of Tasmania, dir. Jack Magnotta · Film

44. 2022

    Cultybraggan

    Sulzbach / Golz / Wilson / Narrator · Comrie Development Trust, dir. Susan Holoran · Film

45. 2023

    The Conceited Pedlar

    The Pedlar · Beyond Shakespeare, dir. Robert Crighton · Voiceover

46. 2021

    Tales of Light: The Buried Moon

    Narrator · Tall Stories, dir. Alex Scott Fairley · Film

47. 2020

    Cause Celebre

    Clerk of the Court / Sergeant / Coroner · Classic Play Reading Company, dir. Ben Stock · Film

48. 2014

    Sunday Dinner with the Morgans

    Jeffery Rodgers · Fancy A Jam Pictures, dir. Alex Forbes · Film