Alex Paxton-Beesley
| Alex Paxton-Beesley | |
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 Alex Paxton-Beesley (L) in 2017 with David Reale | |
| Born |
24 September 1986 Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Alex Paxton-Beesley is a Canadian actress from Toronto most noted for her acting roles in no less than 25 different TV series, including Copper, The Strain, Good Witch, Wynonna Earp, Cardinal and Pure.
Education and theatre work
Paxton-Beesley graduated in 2008 from the of the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto,[1] then went on to graduate from the Actors' Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre.[2] Paxton-Beesley has been involved in stage work at The Company Theatre in Festen in 2008, at the Canadian Stage Company and the Citadel Theatre on Rock 'n' Roll in 2009 and at the Theatre Aquarius[3] in The Woman in White.[4] She returned to the stage in 2017 in Slip a complex psychological drama where she played a detective at the Tarragon Theatre, her performance receiving high praise from Theatre Critic Karen Fricker.[5]
TV and film
Paxton-Beesley has performed acting roles in no less than 25 different TV series, including Copper in 2012, an American Civil War drama,[1] where she played Ellen Corcoran for 11 episodes, The Strain by Guillermo del Toro in 2014, Good Witch as Eve in 2015, Wynonna Earp as Hetty Tate, 2016. She played the role of a brain damaged shooting victim "Red" in six episodes of the TV series Cardinal in 2018[6] and in the same year starring as "Ann Funk" in Pure.[2][7][8]
Other work
Paxton-Beesley offers advice to budding actor students, advising they be mentally, physically and emotionally prepared for the reality of rejection in auditions. She was purported to suggest to students at Niagara College Q and A session, that in around 400 of her auditions (to 2014), only 10 per cent or so were successful.[1]
Personal life
Her brother Tommy Paxton-Beesley is a musician, better known by the stage name River Tiber.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Good Shepherd [10] | Monica |
| 2012 | Your Place or Mine (short) [11] | Annie |
| 2013 | The Colony [12] | Terrified Woman |
| 2014 | Burnt Grass (short) [13] | Sally |
| 2014 | Dirty Singles[14] | Meagan |
| 2015 | Shavasana (short) [15][16] | Claire |
| 2015 | Dredger (short) [17] | Bird the Wifmaid |
| 2017 | Space & Time [18] | Frances |
| 2018 | The Spadina House (short) [19] | The Maid |
TV
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Being Erica (TV series) | Laurie (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle (TV series) | Theresa Harris (1 episode) |
| 2011 | Suits [3] | Kelsey Price (1 episode) |
| 2010-2011 | Warehouse 13 (TV series) [10] | Rebecca St. Claire / Young Rebecca (2 episodes) |
| 2011 | The Listener | Elizabeth Simmonds (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Christmas with Holly (TV Movie) [3] | Shelby (supporting lead) |
| 2012 | Flashpoint[3] | Paramedic (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Alphas (TV Series) [20] | Megan Bates (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Beauty & the Beast | Chloe London (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Rookie Blue (TV Series) [3] | Rachel Finley (1 episode) |
| 2012 | The Firm[3] | Sarah Holt (9 episodes) |
| 2012-2013 | Copper [3] | Ellen Corcoran (11 episodes) |
| 2013 | Lost Girl (TV Series) | Lola (1 episode) |
| 2014 | The Strain | Ann-Marie Barbour (3 episodes) |
| 2014 | Guilty at 17 (TV Movie) [21] | June Gailey |
| 2015 | Haven | Kira Fletcher (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | Minority Report | Liz Rutledge (1 episode) |
| 2015 | Remedy | Jennifer Wilson (1 episode) |
| 2015 | Good Witch | Eve (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Robyn Westing (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Wynonna Earp | Hetty Tate (1 episode) |
| 2017 | The Perfect Soulmate (TV Movie) [22] | Sarah Miles |
| 2009-2017 | Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) [10] | Winifred Pink / Winifred 'Freddie' Pink / Lillie Dunn (5 episodes) |
| 2018 | Pure [23] | Anna Funk (7 episodes) |
| 2018 | Impulse | Sabine (3 episodes) |
| 2018 | Cardinal [24] | Red (6 episodes) [25] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Alex Paxton-Beesley gives niagara College students an inside on acting business". Niagara-news.com. 2014.
- 1 2 "CFC alumni 819". Canadian Film Centre. 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alex Paxton-Beesley". The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation. 2016.
- ↑ "Alex Paxton-Beesley Ensemble". The Company Theatre. 2018.
- ↑ "Slip is something to keep savouring - Review". thestar.com. 2017.
- ↑ "Season 2 of Cardinal is solid, but lacks searing sensibility". theglobeandmail.com. 2018.
- ↑ "Pure Cast - Alex Paxton-Beesley". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018.
- ↑ "John Doyle: CBC's Pure is about more than Mennonites – it's about morals". theglobeandmail.com. 2018.
- ↑ "Grolsch Open House | River Tiber". ION Magazine, September 4, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Biography - Alex Paxton-Beesley". TV Guide (CBS). 2018.
- ↑ "Your Place or Mine". (National Screen Institute). 2018.
- ↑ "The Colony 2013 Action Horror Sci-Fi". YTS.ph. 2013.
- ↑ "Burnt Grass". Shortoftheweek.com. 2015.
- ↑ "Dirty Singles". Calgary International Film Festival. 2018.
- ↑ "Toronto premiere - Shavasana". Canadian Film Fest. 2016.
- ↑ "Shavasana". Bahamas International Film Festival. 2018.
- ↑ "Dredger". 2016 Nouveaucinema.ca. 2016.
- ↑ "Space and Time". Oakland International Film Festival. 2018.
- ↑ "The Spadina House". LA Comedy Fest. 2018.
- ↑ "'Alphas' – Wake Up Call". airlockalpha.com (Nexus media). 2012.
- ↑ "Chloe Rose – Guilty At 17". starrymag.com. 2014.
- ↑ "The Perfect Soulmate". themoviescene.co.uk. 2017.
- ↑ "A conversation with Alex Paxton-Beesley of CBC's "Pure"". Novella Magazine. 2017.
- ↑ "Tag archives -Alex Paxton-Beesley". tv-eh.com. 2018.
- ↑ "Karine Vanasse relishes her return to CTV's 'real and raw' Cardinal". montrealgazette.com. 2018.