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'''Daphne Alexander''' is the voice actress of the ''[[courtesan|hetaera]]'' [[Anthousa]], a friend of [[Alkibiades]] who resided in [[Korinth]], [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE.
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{{Actor Infobox
| image=Daphne Alexender.jpg
| birth=Daphne Chrysostomides<br />[[Cyprus]]
| nationality=Cypriot-British
| acvoice=''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
| other=''{{Wiki|Casualty (TV series)|Casualty}}''
| website=https://www.daphnealexander.com}}
'''Daphne Alexander''' (born '''Daphne Chrysostomides''') is a Cypriot-British actress who voices the ''[[courtesan|hetaera]]'' [[Anthousa]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''.


Daphne was born in [[Cyprus]] and trained at Oxford University and LAMDA. She came to prominence quickly, playing nurse Nadia Talianos on the BBC's long running medical drama 'Casualty'. After this she has worked internationally, including roles in Roman Polanski's 'The Ghost Writer', Osunsanmi's 'The Fourth Kind', HBO's 'House of Saddam' . More recently she played the lead role in the Iraqi independent film 'Mesocafé'. She also played the role of Stella in 'The Palace', inspired by the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The film received Audience Award at Adelaide Film Festival, Best Short Film at Sydney Film Festival and Best Short Film at Melbourne Film Festival.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Daphne was born in [[Cyprus]], living later in both Paris, France and London, England. She studied Law at {{Wiki|Somerville College, Oxford}} before training to be an actress at {{Wiki|LAMDA}}. After graduating she rose to prominence playing Nurse Talianos on the BBC medical drama ''{{Wiki|Casualty (TV series)|Casualty}}'' in 2007.<ref>{{WP|Daphne Alexander}}</ref>


She has played Modesty Blaise for BBC Radio 4, and has worked onstage in London and Cyprus.
===''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''===
Daphne Alexander voices the [[Greece|Greek]] ''[[courtesan|hetaera]]'' [[Anthousa]] and several civilians in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', released 5 October 2018.<ref>{{Imdb|title/tt8545606|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''}}</ref> Daphne was selected by Ubisoft because of her Greek heritage and Ubisoft's desire to cast ethnic Greeks and native speakers.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/398521-assassins-creed-odyssey-greek-voice-actors| title=Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Prioritizing Greek Voice Actors to Avoid Whitewashing| first=Astrid| last=Johnson| work=GameRevolution| date=19-06-2018 |accessdate=11-01-2020| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724015445/http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/398521-assassins-creed-odyssey-greek-voice-actors| archivedate=24-07-2018}}</ref>


Daphne speaks fluent English, French and Greek and divides her time between London and Los Angeles.
==Assassin's Creed credits==
 
*[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] (2018) – [[Anthousa]], Greek [[civilian]]
==Assassin's Creed Roles==
*[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Anthousa]], Greek [[civilian]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 13:49, 11 January 2020


Daphne Alexander (born Daphne Chrysostomides) is a Cypriot-British actress who voices the hetaera Anthousa in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.

Biography

Early life

Daphne was born in Cyprus, living later in both Paris, France and London, England. She studied Law at Somerville College, Oxford before training to be an actress at LAMDA. After graduating she rose to prominence playing Nurse Talianos on the BBC medical drama Casualty in 2007.[1]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Daphne Alexander voices the Greek hetaera Anthousa and several civilians in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, released 5 October 2018.[2] Daphne was selected by Ubisoft because of her Greek heritage and Ubisoft's desire to cast ethnic Greeks and native speakers.[3]

Assassin's Creed credits

References

  1. Daphne Alexander on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey at the Internet Movie Database
  3. Johnson, Astrid (19-06-2018). Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Prioritizing Greek Voice Actors to Avoid Whitewashing. GameRevolution. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved on 11 January 2020.

External links