Theo Alexander

Theodoros "Thodoris" Zoumpoulidis (Greek: Θεόδωρος "Θοδωρής" Ζουμπουλίδης; born c. 1981), best known as Theo Alexander and also known as Theodore Zoumpoulidis (sometimes spelled Zouboulidis), is a Greek actor appearing on stage, in film and on television. He had a role in the 2007 Greek film El Greco, but is perhaps best known internationally for his multi-episode appearance as Talbot in U.S. supernatural drama series True Blood.

Early life and education

He was born Theodoros Zoumpoulidis in Greece.

Alexander received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business science from Boston University, and then enrolled to study acting in New York City, New York, at the Circle in the Square Theatre School, a private drama school associated with the Circle in the Square Theatre and, as such, the only accredited school attached to a Broadway theatre. He first appeared in television series such as CSI: NY and Pushing Daisies, but his career took off in 2007 with the episode "Chuck vs. the sausages" of the television series Chuck, where he played the role of the Greek mafioso Demitrios Stavros.