Paul Telfer ( actor ) - wikipedia Paul Telfer ( actor ) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2011 ) Paul Telfer ( 1979 - 10 - 30 ) 30 October 1979 ( age 38 ) Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Occupation Actor Years active 2002 -- present Paul Telfer ( born 30 October 1979 ) is a Scottish actor, who has lived and worked in both his native United Kingdom and the United States. He portrayed the role of Xander Kiriakis on the NBC 's soap opera drama series Days of Our Lives. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career Telfer appeared in episodes of two Sky One series : Is Harry on the Boat ? ( 2002 ) ( as Matt ) and Mile High ( 2003 ) ( as Rory ). He also appeared in a series of ancient history and mythological epics : as Gannicus in the 2004 TV movie Spartacus, Hephaestion in the 2007 movie Young Alexander the Great and the title role in 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. '' Telfer lived in New Zealand during the past few years, and has co-written theatre work. Away from acting, he posed naked in the women 's magazine Cosmopolitan in support of the testicular and prostate cancer charity Everyman. He appeared in the 2011 movie Son of Morning. In 2012, he appeared in The Vampire Diaries, 3 episodes of season four, titled The Five ( The Vampire Diaries ), as Alexander. In late January 2015, Telfer played a small role as Victor Kiriakis 's hit man, Damon, before being cast in the contract role of Victor 's nephew Xander Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives. He debuted on 24 March 2015 and departed on 25 August 2015. He appeared as `` Lord Macintosh '' in the episodes `` The Bear and the Bow '' and `` The Bear King '' on the ABC television series Once Upon a Time broadcast November 2015. Personal life Telfer graduated with First Class honours in Film Studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1999. He is married to Broadway actress Carmen Cusack. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Miss Conception Luca Young Alexander the Great Hephaestion 2011 Son of Morning Glenn Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Is Harry on the Boat ? Matt Episode 1.03 Spartacus Gannicus Mile High Rory Episode 1.01 2005 Hercules Hercules 2007 Hotel Babylon Luke 5 episodes 2007 -- 2010 NCIS : Naval Criminal Investigative Service 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 2015 - 2018 Days of Our Lives Xander Kiriakis Recurring role 2015 Once Upon a Time Lord Macintosh Episode : `` The Bear and the Bow '' Episode : `` The Bear King '' Video Games Year Title Role Notes 2014 Call of Duty : Advanced Warfare Will Irons Voice and likeness 2014 Sunset Overdrive Voice References Jump up ^ Miller, David ( 20 March 2015 ). `` Paul Telfer Joins Days of Our Lives as Xander ''. Serial Scoop. ^ Jump up to : `` Hotel Babylon -- second series coming soon to BBC One '', BBC, retrieved 2011 - 07 - 08 Jump up ^ Byrne, Bridget ( 2005 ) `` Dalton finds niche in NBC 's ' Hercules ' '', Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2005, p. 8 Jump up ^ `` Paul Telfer ''. IMDB. Retrieved 26 March 2017. Jump up ^ Afterbuzz TV 's Days of Our Lives June 22 -- 26, 2015 review with special guest Paul Telfer. External links Paul Telfer on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Telfer_(actor)&oldid=854626728 '' Categories : 1979 births Alumni of the University of Kent Living people Male actors from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish male television actors Scottish male film actors Scottish male video game actors 21st - century Scottish male actors Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2015 Use British English from May 2015 BLP articles lacking sources from July 2011 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Français Italiano Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2018, at 18 : 26 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who played xander cook on days of our lives
Answer: Paul Telfer