Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos
Davalos in 2016
Born	Alexa Davalos Dunas (1982-05-28)May 28, 1982 Paris, France
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Josh Stewart ​ (m.2019)​
Parent(s)	Elyssa Davalos Jeff Dunas
Relatives	Richard Davalos (grandfather) Dominique Davalos (aunt)

Alexa Davalos Dunas(born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. Her early role asGwen Raidenon thefourth seasonof the TV seriesAngel(2002–03) was followed by other television roles and some Hollywood films, includingThe Chronicles of Riddick(2004) andDefiance(2008). In the late 2010s, she starred as Juliana Crain, the main character in theAmazon StudiosseriesThe Man in the High Castle.She also played Special Agent Kristin Gaines in theCBSdrama seriesFBI: Most Wanted(2021–2023).

Early life

Davalos was born in Paris, France to American parents, photographerJeff Dunasand actressElyssa Davalos,granddaughter of actorRichard Davalos.Davalos spent most of her childhood in France and Italy, before settling in New York.She has stated "I tend to curse in French more often than I do in English."

She is of Spanish and Finnish descent on her mother's side.Her father's family is Jewish (her paternal ancestors lived inVilniusin Lithuania).She was raised "without much religion", though she attendedHebrew schoolfor a time.

Davalos struck out on her own at seventeen and moved toNew York City.She supported herself by modeling for photographers likePeter Lindbergh."I had a mission," she recalls. "I wanted to be out in the world, doing my own thing. Working in a theatre, I discovered that I really wanted to act."Her passion soon grew towards acting, and she attended theOff-BroadwayFlea Theaterin New York.She kept her acting plans from her family until her career started to take off.

Career

In 2002, Davalos co-starred withCharlie Hofheimerin theshort filmThe Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald,which screened at the 2002Toronto International Film Festival.She appeared as the superhumanGwen Raidenin the television seriesAngelfor three episodes,with which she nevertheless attracted attention.In September 2003, she was seen oppositeAntonio Banderasin theHBOfilmAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.Davalos' breakthrough was in the 2004 science fiction filmThe Chronicles of Riddick,where she also made herfeature filmdebut.

Davalos continued to act in Hollywood films.In 2007, she was featured in the romantic dramaFeast of Love,which starredGreg KinnearandMorgan Freeman.She also played Sally inThe Mist(directed byFrank Darabont), co-starringThomas Jane,Laurie HoldenandMarcia Gay Harden.In 2008, Davalos co-starred as the love interest ofDaniel Craigin the war filmDefiance,directed byEdward Zwick.Her performance was praised by critics.Davalos playedAndromedain the remake ofClash of the Titans,alongsideSam Worthington,Ralph FiennesandLiam Neeson.The film received poor reviews but was a financial success.She did not return for the 2012 sequel,Wrath of the Titans,due to a scheduling conflict.

In addition to her film roles, she also continued to appear in television series, includingReunion(2005–2006) andMob City(2013).In the latter, she played the female lead and reunited again with Frank Darabont.However, these television series were short-lived.In 2015, Davalos started acting inThe Man in the High Castle(2015–2019), anAmazon Studiosseries based on thePhilip K. Dicknovel of the same name.Starring as Juliana Crane, the main character of the series, she played the biggest role of her career up to that point. She then made a brief appearance inThe Punisher,along with starJon Bernthal;both of whom were also inMob City.In the early 2020s, Davalos had a regular role in two seasons of theCBScrime seriesFBI: Most Wantedas Special Agent Kristin Gaines.

Personal life

Davalos is a close friend of actressesAmanda RighettiandChyler Leigh,and was Righetti's bridesmaid at her wedding.Davalos considers herself to be a "dork" and loves to travel and read.She guards her private life stating, "I think it's a choice. I think it's a conscious choice, and what you allow to affect you and what you don't."

Davalos married actorJosh Stewarton May 19, 2019.Both were costars on the second season of the Netflix seriesThe Punisher.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Coastlines	Eddie Vance's Girlfriend	Uncredited
2002	The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald	Bess Gunther	Short film
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick	Jack / Kyra	ReplacingRhiana Griffith
2007	Feast of Love	Chloe Barlow
2007	The Mist	Sally
2008	Defiance	Lilka Ticktin
2010	Clash of the Titans	Andromeda

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Untitled Secret Service Project	Eliza Randolph	Unsold pilot
2002	Undeclared	Susan	Episode: "The Day After"
2002–03	Angel	Gwen Raiden	3 episodes
2003	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself	Teddy Sampson	Television film
2005–06	Reunion	Samantha Carlton	Main role, 13 episodes
2006	Surrender, Dorothy	Sara	Television film
2007	Raines	Sandy Boudreau	Episode: Pilot
2013	Mob City	Jasmine Fontaine	Main role, 6 episodes
2015–19	The Man in the High Castle	Juliana Crain	Main role
2019	The Punisher	Beth Quinn	2 Episodes
2021–23	FBI: Most Wanted	Special Agent Kristin Gaines	Main role

External links

• Alexa DavalosatIMDb
• Alexa DavalosArchived2019-04-28 at theWayback MachineonSMLArchived2019-04-28 at theWayback Machine