# Alexia Barlier

Alexia Barlier (born 21 December 1982) is a French actress.

## Life and career

Barlier was born to a mother from New Zealand who worked as a classical dancer and yoga teacher. Her father ran art galleries. She was brought up in both the French and English languages. Parallel to school, she attended the Cours Simon in Paris, where she received her acting training.
Barlier made her film debut in 2002 as Kate in 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman. In the 2006–07, she performed at Théâtre Montparnasse in Paris in La Danse de l'Albatros by Gérald Sibleyras. In 2007, she was seen as the much younger lover/muse Magda who entrances a middle aged artist in the touching film adaptation of the novel Conversations with My Gardener. From 2010 to 2014, she played the role of Nadia Martinez in the crime series La Loi selon Bartoli and from 2013 to 2016, she played the role of Éva Blum in the television series Falco.
In 2016, Barlier starred in Michael Bay's action film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi as Sona Jillani, an undercover CIA officer. In 2017, she took on the role of teacher Eve Mendel in the miniseries The Forest. In 2019, she played the role of Juliette Dubrovsky in the mystery series La Dernière Vague.
In 2021, Barlier starred in the three-part television series Crossroads in the title role as former defense attorney and investigator Sophie Cross at the side of Thomas Jouannet as her husband Thomas Leclercq.

## Personal life

Barlier is married to Paul Leyden, having done so in 2018. They have a daughter and live in Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman | Kate | Original title: "24 Heures de la vie d'une femme" |
| 2004 | Viper in the Fist | Kitty | Original title: "Vipère au poing" |
| 2006 | Les Ambitieux | Barbara | |
| 2007 | Conversations with My Gardener | Magda | Original title: "Dialogue avec mon jardinier" |
| 2008 | Fast Track: No Limits | Nicole Devereaux | |
| 2010 | Storms | Josiane | TV film, Original title: "Tempêtes" |
| 2013 | Amitiés sincères | Isabelle | |
| 2014 | A.D.N., l'âme de la terre | Kyera | |
| 2014 | Missing Thomas | French Lady | Short film |
| 2014 | The Missionaries | Daphné | Original title: "Tu veux ou tu veux pas" |
| 2014 | SK1 | Solange Doumic | Original title: "L'Affaire SK1" |
| 2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Françoise Dupré | |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Sona Jillani | |
| 2016 | Tout Schuss | Elsa Jay | |
| 2017 | Imposture | Lili | TV film |
| 2020 | Chick Fight | Chloe | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Vénus et Apollon | | Episode: "Soin sunlight" |
| 2005 | Le juge est une femme | Armelle Richard | Episode: "La petite marchande de fleurs" |
| 2006 | Préjudices | Marie-Alice | Episode: "Huan Ying" |
| 2007 | Le juge est une femme | Karine | Episode: "Liquidation totale" |
| 2008 | R.I.S. Police scientifique | Caroline Delattre | Episode: "The Fanatic" |
| 2008 | Sœur Thérèse.com | Alice Kenza | Episode: "Meurtre au grand bain" |
| 2009 | Ligne de feu | Audrey | Episode: "Sauver ou périr" |
| 2010 | Kali | Kali | Series regular |
| 2010–2014 | La Loi selon Bartoli | Nadia Martinez | Series of TV films, 3 installments |
| 2012 | Fais pas ci, fais pas ça | Prof de Sport | Episode: "Le joker connerie" |
| 2012 | Roxane, la vie sexuelle de ma pote | Estelle | Episode: "Femme fatale" |
| 2013 | La Croisière | Mathilde Prudhomme | Episiode: "Vive la mariée" |
| 2013–2016 | Falco | Eva Blum | Series regular, 26 episodes |
| 2015 | Nina | Dr. Hélène Maurier | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie | Diane Clément-Roussel | Episode: "La Mystérieuse Affaire de Styles" |
| 2017 | The Forest | Eve Mendel | Original title: "La forêt", 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Noces rouges | Alice Pavane | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2018 | L'Art du crime | Marie Seghers | Episode: "Une Ombre au Tableau" |
| 2018 | The Hook Up Plan | Gaïa | Episodes: "Plan Secret" & "Plan Teuf" |
| 2019 | La Dernière Vague | Juliette Dubrovsky | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Sophie Cross | Sophie Cross | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Toutouyoutou | Jane | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | La dernière Reine de Tahiti | Madison | |
| 2022 | Petit ange | Clara Malherbe | |