Alex Ferns
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Alexander "Alex" Ferns is a Scottish
actor and television personality, best known for his EastEnders
role as Trevor Morgan
, "Britain's most-hated soap
villain."
Alex made an appearance in The Ghost and the Darkness
(1996) before various TV roles, including EastEnders from 2000–02. He cites a scene where, as Morgan, he had to push Little Mo
's face into a Christmas dinner
as his most stressful filming experience.
In 2003, Ferns played Career Officer Gordon in the highly-acclaimed trilingual
film Joyeux Noël (in English Merry Christmas), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTAs http://www.joyeuxnoel-lefilm.com/.
In 2004 he played Commander Martin Brooke, the lead role, in the short-lived ITV
series Making Waves. In the same year he appeared in Man Dancin, a Festival Film & TV
production, which won a number of awards on the festival circuit, including Outstanding Original screenplay at the Sacramento Film Festival
as well as Critics Choice and Gold Remi winner at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. He has also appeared on Coronation Street
.
His theatrical work includes the role of the "tapeworm" (a hallucination) in I.D.
, a play about Dimitri Tsafendas
and his assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the 2008 national tour of Agatha Christie's
murder mystery And Then There Were None
and Little Shop of Horrors
as the Dentist. In 2011 he took the role of Scottish gangster Jimmy Boyle
in the play about his life, The Hardman, during a Scottish tour to positive reviews.
He also made a brief appearance in the Smirnoff Vodka advert in 2009.
Alex took part in TV series Celebrity Coach Trip partnered with friend Ricky Groves
.
, East Dunbartonshire
, he lived in South Africa
for 17 years and studied drama at the University of Cape Town
.
Ferns has been married to South Africa
n born actress Jennifer Woodburne since 1996. They currently live in London
with their two sons, Cameron and Mackenzie.
He won the final of Marco's Kitchen Burnout
in May 2010.
Ferns is a Buddhist. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0273159/bio
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actor and television personality, best known for his EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
role as Trevor Morgan
Trevor Morgan (EastEnders)
Trevor Morgan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Alex Ferns. He first appeared in December 2000, and became a regular cast member the following summer, after moving into Albert Square with his wife Little Mo Slater .-Storylines:Trevor is introduced as the abusive...
, "Britain's most-hated soap
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
villain."
Alex made an appearance in The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 adventure film starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer set in Africa at the end of the 19th century.It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and the screenplay was written by William Goldman....
(1996) before various TV roles, including EastEnders from 2000–02. He cites a scene where, as Morgan, he had to push Little Mo
Little Mo Mitchell
Maureen "Little Mo" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kacey Ainsworth.-Storylines:...
's face into a Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. In many ways the meal is similar to a standard Sunday dinner. Christmas feasts have traditionally been luxurious and abundant...
as his most stressful filming experience.
In 2003, Ferns played Career Officer Gordon in the highly-acclaimed trilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
film Joyeux Noël (in English Merry Christmas), which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTAs http://www.joyeuxnoel-lefilm.com/.
In 2004 he played Commander Martin Brooke, the lead role, in the short-lived ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
series Making Waves. In the same year he appeared in Man Dancin, a Festival Film & TV
Festival Film & TV
Festival Film & TV is an independent UK based production company founded in 1992 by award-winning producer Ray Marshall.The company is best known for producing The Cookson Dramas for ITV...
production, which won a number of awards on the festival circuit, including Outstanding Original screenplay at the Sacramento Film Festival
Sacramento Film Festival
The Sacramento International Film Festival is an arts organization with year round activities, culminating in an annual film celebration each year in late March and continuing to early April-Mission:...
as well as Critics Choice and Gold Remi winner at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. He has also appeared on Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
.
His theatrical work includes the role of the "tapeworm" (a hallucination) in I.D.
I.D. (play)
I.D. is a historical drama by Antony Sher. It debuted on 4 September 2003 at London's Almeida Theatre, directed by Nancy Meckler.The play is adapted from the book A Mouthful of Glass by Henk van Woerden, and follows the events surrounding the trial and imprisonment of the mentally unstable...
, a play about Dimitri Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas assassinated the "Architect of Apartheid", South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd on 6 September 1966...
and his assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the 2008 national tour of Agatha Christie's
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
murder mystery And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939 under the title Ten Little Niggers which was changed by Dodd, Mead and Company in January 1940 because of the presence of a racial...
and Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
as the Dentist. In 2011 he took the role of Scottish gangster Jimmy Boyle
Jimmy Boyle
James Boyle may refer to:*James Boyle , professor of law*James Boyle *Jimmy Boyle , Scottish sculptor and novelist, former gangster*Jimmy Boyle , American baseball player...
in the play about his life, The Hardman, during a Scottish tour to positive reviews.
He also made a brief appearance in the Smirnoff Vodka advert in 2009.
Alex took part in TV series Celebrity Coach Trip partnered with friend Ricky Groves
Ricky Groves
Richard "Ricky" Groves is an English actor best known for playing Garry Hobbs in EastEnders from 2000–09. Before his role in EastEnders he appeared in the series Burnside, a spin-off from The Bill.-Other TV work:...
.
Personal life
Born in LennoxtownLennoxtown
Lennoxtown is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north.It is now part of the East Dunbartonshire council area but prior to 1975 was in the county of Stirling....
, East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...
, he lived in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
for 17 years and studied drama at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
.
Ferns has been married to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n born actress Jennifer Woodburne since 1996. They currently live in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with their two sons, Cameron and Mackenzie.
He won the final of Marco's Kitchen Burnout
Kitchen Burnout
Kitchen Burnout was a British cookery reality show airing on ITV, and was created by ITV Studios, which features prospective chefs competing with each other for a final prize. The first series aired in April 2010, presented by Marco Pierre White...
in May 2010.
Ferns is a Buddhist. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0273159/bio