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Xander Berkeley Biography

Birth Name:Alexander Harper Berkeley

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Make up department

Fast Facts

  • Received a Streamy Award for Best Male Performance, Drama in 2013 for his role in the webseries "The Booth at the End․"
  • Studied at Hampshire College and the University of Massachusetts
  • Has two children with sculptor and make-up artist Sarah Clarke
  • Performed in New York regional and repertory theaters, as well as Off Broadway
  • Pursued a career as a film actor when an agent encouraged him after watching him perform in the Reynolds Price play "Early Dark․"
  • Best known for portraying George Mason in the series "24" and Percy on the series "Nikita․"
  • Lent his voice for the character Dexter Hovis in the video game "FreeLancer" in 2003
  • His mother would sew him costumes when he was a child

Awards

  • 2003Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011IGN Award-Best TV Villain: nominated
  • 2012IGN Award-Best TV Villain: nominated
  • 2013IAWTV Award-Best Male Performance in a Drama: winner
  • 2013Streamy Award-Best Male Performance: Drama: winner
  • 2015Maverick Movie Award-Best Ensemble Acting: Feature: nominated
  • 2017Global-Best Actor: winner
  • 2018Jury Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 2018Golden Strands-Outstanding Male Performer: winner
  • 2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
  • 2020SFF Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2020SFF Award-Best Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2021Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
  • 2022Festival Prize-Best Actor: winner
  • 2022Willow Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 2022Jury Prize-Best Actor: winner
  • 2022Best Actor-Best Actor: winner
  • 2022Jury Award-Best Actor - Feature Film: winner
  • 2022Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Festival Award-Best Actor in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2022International Competition-Best Acting Duo: nominated
  • 2022International Competition-Best Actor in a Feature Film: nominated