About Alex

Alex is an award-nominated documentary filmmaker, with a passion for premium documentaries that explore how culture, history and politics shape the world around us. He’s produced and directed films across five continents, from Tahiti to Senegal, Romania to the USA, Lithuania to Ethiopia. With a reputation as a strong writer, he enjoys crafting his films through the edit.

He is currently at Passion Pictures working as a Series Producer on a major history series for Netflix. He recently developed and produced his first feature documentary at Passion Pictures - The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door which had its World Premiere at CPH:DOX, UK Premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest, and North American Premiere at DC:DOX. It aired on CNN in the USA and Sky Documentaries in the UK.

Before that he directed several critically acclaimed films and series which he also developed including: a history series about the British penal system, Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History, which was nominated for an RTS award; an arts travelogue series Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch; a biographical documentary about Bruce Lee Bruce Lee: A Life In Ten Pictures; a landmark history series about mankind’s changing relationship with nature Nature and Us: A History Through Art; and an art history series about African culture African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power, which was nominated for RTS and Broadcast awards.

In a wide-ranging career, he has produced films about Damien Hirst, the concept of Utopianism, Oceanic art and the story of Captain Cook, indigenous Pacific culture and African-American culture, WWII veterans and spies, medieval archaeology and ancient history, renewable technology and AI, lions and elephants, gold miners and cave divers, famous writers and politicians.

As well as producing and directing, Alex also works as a Development Executive and Head of Development, with a long track record of commissions for all major streamers and broadcasters.

Click here for a list of Alex’s recent productions.

Click here for more on Alex’s development work.

Click here for Alex’s Talent Manager profile.

Click here to email Alex for a CV and References.