Biography

Alex Candlin is an English actor based in the Northwest and has been performing since 2022. He has appeared in main roles in the horror features Don’t Forget 4 (2026) and House of the Unseen (2025), as well as supporting roles in the gangster crime films Fall to the Top (2025) and Geezers (2024). Outside of acting, Alex is a former competitive martial artist with experience in Karate, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as well as training in boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling. Since 2014, he has served in the British Army reserves and currently works as a skill-at-arms instructor. In 2025, his performances earned international recognition, including Best Actor at the Hollywood Indie Festival and a Silver Award at the Paris Film Awards.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alex Candlin

Practices martial arts, including Kickboxing, Karate and submission wrestling. He also holds a brown belt in Kung Fu.

Is a skill at arms instructor in the British Army reserves.

Played rugby union for Rochdale for nine years before suffering a broken leg.

Has portrayed a member of the UK Armed Forces three times; including as a member of the Royal Air Force in Two Blighted Lives, and twice as a former British Soldier in Thank You for Your Service and Don't Forget 4. The latter earned him the Silver Acting Award from the Paris Film Awards 2025.