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Alex Manette. Actor: We Need to Talk About Kevin. Alex Manette was born in Rockville Centre, New York on October 31, 1969. He was raised on Long Island, in the town of Garden City. He has an older brother and a younger sister.
- January 1, 1
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- Long Island, New York, USA
Doctor Alexandre Manette is a character in Charles Dickens ' 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities. He is Lucie 's father, a brilliant physician, and spent eighteen years "in secret" as a prisoner in the Bastille prior to the French Revolution.
Alex Manette. Actor: We Need to Talk About Kevin. Alex Manette was born in Rockville Centre, New York on October 31, 1969. He was raised on Long Island, in the town of Garden City. He has an older brother and a younger sister.
- October 31, 1969
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Alex Manette (born 31 October 1969; age 54) is an actor from Long Island, New York who played five different characters on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Law & Order
•"Standoff" (2000) as Bailiff
•"Fluency" (2005) as EMT Worker #1
•"Anchors Away" (2009) as John Lane
Law & Order: SVU
•"Home Invasions" (2012) as Sidney Eckhouse
Character Analysis Doctor Alexandre Manette The Doctor's release from the Bastille begins the novel, and the mystery of his imprisonment creates tension throughout the book. The reading of his letter ultimately condemns Darnay to death, forcing Carton to sacrifice his life.
An accomplished French physician who gets imprisoned in the Bastille, and loses his mind. In his madness, Manette embodies the terrible psychological trauma of persecution from tyranny. Manette is eventually "resurrected"—saved from his madness—by the love of his daughter, Lucie.
Alex Manette as Colin; Production. In 2005 BBC Films acquired the rights to adapt the book as a film. Executive producers Paula Jalfon and Christine Langan took it through the development stage, and were joined by executive producer Steven Soderbergh.
