Paul Telfer is a Scottish actor. He plays Xander Kiriakis on the NBC/Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives, for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020.
Career
He appeared in the titular role of the 2005 TV miniseries Hercules. In 2007, Telfer appeared in five episodes of the second series of the BBC drama Hotel Babylon (as Luke), and in three episodes of the TV series NCIS,, as Marine Corporal Damon Werth: "Corporal Punishment", "Outlaws and In-laws" and "Jack Knife." He also played Alexander in The Vampire Diaries as one of the original five vampire hunters, in Season 4 of the show (which aired in 2012). this role was a guest appearance.
In January 2015, Telfer was cast on Days of Our Lives as Damon, a hitman hired by Victor Kiriakis; soon after, he was cast in the role of Xander Kiriakis. In April 2019, it was revealed that Paul had returned to the show, signing contract. In late 2019, he guest starred in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Viro.
Personal life
Telfer graduated with First Class honours in Film Studies.
Filmography
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|+ List of film performances
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2008
| Miss Conception
| Luca
|
|-
| 2010
| Young Alexander the Great
| Hephaestion
|
|-
| 2011
| Son of Morning
| Glenn
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|-
| 2018
| California No
| Jacko
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|-
| 2019
| The Thin Line
| Tone Jimenez
| Post-production
|-
| 2019
| Star Trek First Frontier
| Commander McCain
| Post-production
|-
| 2019
| Green Rush
| Ticker
| Post-production
|-
| 2021
| Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas
| Xander Kiriakis
| Peacock Original Movie
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television performances
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2002
| Is Harry on the Boat?
| Matt
| Episode 1.03
|-
| 2004
| Spartacus
| Gannicus
|
|-
| 2004
| Mile High
| Rory
| Episode 1.01
|-
| 2005
| Hercules
| Hercules
|
|-
| 2007
| Hotel Babylon
| Luke
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2007–2010
| NCIS
| Damon Werth
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012–2013
| The Vampire Diaries
| Alexander
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012
| Co-op of the Damned
| Zombie Bill
| Episode: "Braaaaiinnsss..."
|-
| 2013
| Body of Proof
| Tanner Brennan
| Episode: "Dark City"
|-
| 2014
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Lex
| Episode: "Love for Sale"
|-
| 2014
| Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey
| Angry Scholar #2
| Episode: "Standing Up in the Milky Way"
|-
| 2015
| Days of Our Lives
| Damon
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2015–present
| Days of Our Lives
| Xander Kiriakis
| Regular role
|-
| 2015
| Once Upon a Time
| Lord Macintosh
| Episode: "The Bear and the Bow"<br/>Episode: "The Bear King"
|-
| 2019
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
| Viro
| Episode: "Window of Opportunity"
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Video Games
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2014
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
| Will Irons
| Voice and likeness
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| 2014
| Sunset Overdrive
|
| Voice
|}
Awards and nominations
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! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Nominated work
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|
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| rowspan="2"| Daytime Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| rowspan="2"| Days of Our Lives
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| align="center"|
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! scope="row"|
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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| align="center"|
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