Time on the Australian drama Home and Away followed before Henderson made the trip stateside in order to go for the big time. Years before Virgin River, his acting career down under included a spot in the Kiwi soap opera Shortland Street.
So, you might not recognize the face of Mel Monroe, but if her voice puts you in mind of a cartoon version of Sex and the City, you may well be on the right lines.
One final thing to mention is the actress' sterling but invisible work on Family Guy, where she does the voices of celebrities, including Sarah Jessica Parker and Renee Zellweger. Work on this emotional epic took Alexandra straight to a role in Virgin River, where she still is now. And then there was The Walking Dead, where she popped up a fair bit as Jessie, who, like so many before and since, eventually ended up a tasty item on a zombie smorgasbord.īut variety struck when she was cast as Kevin's ex-wife Sophie in the family saga This Is Us. As attested to by her double dip into American Horror Story, in which she played two parts.
You might be forgiven for feeling that the young actress was carving out a niche in darker dramas, but you'd be wrong. After this, you could catch her in True Blood and Coven.