Kae Alexander

Kae Alexander
Alexander at the 2019 German Comic Con Dortmund
Born (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39)
Kobe, Japan
Other namesKae Yukawa[1]
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Kae Yukawa (born 31 August 1985), known professionally as Kae Alexander, is a Japanese-born British actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jing Hua in Bad Education[2] and its spinoff film. She played Leaf in the sixth season of Game of Thrones, Linh Xuan Huy in the BBC Two drama Collateral,[3] and Min Farshaw in the Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time.[4]

She appeared on the Evening Standard's 2017 list of Rising Stars.[5][6] In 2019, she was selected for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts's Initiative program.[7]

  1. ^ Chan, Eva (8 September 2009). "sneak peak: Kae Yukawa". The Ricetrail. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Kae Alexander". 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ Meechan, Lauren (12 February 2018). "You'll NEVER guess who this Collateral star played in Game of Thrones…". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ The Wheel of Time on Prime [@WoTonPrime] (19 August 2020). "The sparks are trying to fill the shadow, and the shadow is trying to swallow the sparks. You are all tied together in something dangerous" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ McCoy, Frankie (7 September 2017). "Meet the new generation of acting stars on the rise this autumn". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ Ryholt, Martina (10 November 2020). "Interview: The Only Asian in The Room". Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Fleabag and Bodyguard actors among those selected for BAFTA initiative". 8 October 2019.