Alexa Davalos Bio

Alexa Davalos Dunas, born May 28th, 1982 was an American actress. Gwen Raiden was her first part in the TV series Angel (2002-03). The role was followed by several Hollywood films, including Feast of Love (2007) and Feast of Love (2008). Reunion (2006) and Frank Darabont's Mob City (2013) also included her. She was the lead character in Juliana Crain, the main character in the Amazon Studios series The Man in the High Castle (2015-2019). Davalos was the daughter of actor Richard Davalos and Elyssa Davalos. She was born in France to American parents Jeff Dunas, a photographer and Elyssa Davalos, an actress. Davalos spent most of her early years in France and Italy before making her way to New York. Davalos has stated that "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 family name is initially spelled "Davalos" in Spanish, with an accent on the first "a". Her paternal grandparents were from Vilnius, Lithuania. Davalos was educated "without much religion" however she did go to Hebrew school for a short period. Davalos relocated to New York City on her own when she was seventeen years old. Davalos earned a living modeling for Peter Lindbergh photographers. She says, "I had a purpose." "I wanted to be all over the world doing my thing. After working in a theatre and observing the stage, it was clear that I wanted to become an actor. passion soon grew towards acting, and she attended the Off-Broadway Flea Theater in New York