Alex was born in Sheffield. He went to Marlborough College, Cambridge University, where he read English, and trained at
LAMDA. On television, he has appeared in many popular TV shows including
New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness and Inspector Lynley.
He has also appeared in a number of major one-off television dramas,
including Tom Hooper's Golden Globe winning film 'Longford' (opposite
Jim Broadbent), Debbie Tucker Green's BAFTA winning film 'Random',
Pinochet in Suburbia (opposite Michael Maloney) and Prime Suspect: The
Final Act (opposite Helen Mirren). On film he has featured in 'Amazing
Grace', 'Keeping Mum' and 'Chatroom'.
Alex has also appeared on some of the UK's major stages including
Shakespeare's Globe, The Menier Chocolate Factory and The Finborough in
London, the Crucible in Sheffield, the Playhouse in Liverpool and the
Theatre Royal in Bath.
Between his professional commitments, Alex works on a variety of youth
outreach projects using the skills and experience he has acquired as an
actor to build self-confidence, empathy and trust in groups of young
people from backgrounds less advantaged than the one in which he grew
up.