Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
December 15, 1954 (age 71)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Also Known As
Alexander Cox
Alex Cox
Biography
Alexander Cox (born in Bebington, Merseyside, 15 December 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, but since the release and commercial failure of Walker, he has focused his career on independent movies of steadily declining budgets, championing the increased individual creative freedom that comes with lower production investment.
Known For
TV
Moviedrome
1988
TV
Moviedrome
Self - Presenter
1988
Film
Catchfire
D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)
1990
TV
Cuentos de Borges
Commander Borges
1993
TV
An Unknown Enemy
Winston Scott
2018
Film
Rosario Tijeras
Donovan
2005
Film
Repo Man
Carwash Attendant
1984
Film
Mad God
Last Man
2021
Film
Dance with the Devil
Doyle
1997
Film
The Oxford Murders
Kalman
2008
Film
Herod's Law
Gringo
1999
Film
Sid and Nancy
Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)
1986
Film
The Winner
Gaston
1996
Film
A Wonderful World
Maestro de Ceremonias
2006
Film
Something to Do with Death
Self - Filmmaker
2003
Film
Gimme Power
Cuervo
2000
Film
Straight to Hell
A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)
1987
Film
Repo Chick
Professor
2009
Film
Revengers Tragedy
Duke's Driver
2002
Film
Floundering
Photographer
1994
Filmography
2025FilmDead Soulsas Strindler2025FilmMoviedrome: Welcome to the Cultas Self2023FilmQuantum Cowboysas Fr. John Kino2021FilmMad Godas Last Man2021FilmFilm-Related Scrap Wood Projectsas Self2018TVAn Unknown Enemyas Winston Scott2017FilmFake News And How To Evade Itas Himself (Host)2017FilmThe Curse of the Dragon Swordas Blacksmith2016FilmDennis Hopper: Uneasy Rideras Self2015FilmZero Toleranceas Himself2014FilmDoc of the Deadas Self2009FilmRepo Chickas Professor2008FilmBringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effectsas Narrator2008FilmDispatches from Nicaragua2008FilmThe Oxford Murdersas Kalman2007FilmSearchers 2.0as Entrepreneur2006FilmA Wonderful Worldas Maestro de Ceremonias2006FilmRepossessedas Himself2005FilmThe Spaghetti Westas Self2005FilmRosario Tijerasas Donovan2004FilmI'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me!as Doctor2003FilmAn Opera of Violenceas Self - Filmmaker2003FilmThe Wages of Sinas Self - Filmmaker2003FilmSomething to Do with Deathas Self - Filmmaker2003FilmDominatoras Bishop (voice)2002FilmRevengers Tragedyas Duke's Driver2001FilmEmmanuelle: A Hard Lookas Himself - Host2000FilmGimme Poweras Cuervo1999FilmHerod's Lawas Gringo1999FilmKurosawa: The Last Emperoras Narrator (voice)1998FilmThree Businessmenas Frank King1998FilmGodzilla, King of the Monsters1997FilmDance with the Devilas Doyle1997FilmDavid Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extremeas Himself1996FilmThe Winneras Gaston1994FilmFlounderingas Photographer1994FilmThe Queen of the Nightas Klaus Eder1993TVCuentos de Borgesas Commander Borges1992FilmDeath and the Compassas Commander Borges1991FilmHighway Patrolman1990FilmCatchfireas D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)1988TVMoviedrome1987FilmStraight to Hellas A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)1987FilmEngland's Gloryas Interviewee1986FilmSid and Nancyas Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)1984FilmScarredas Porno Stud1984FilmRepo Manas Carwash Attendant1981FilmThe Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredomas Voice characterizations (voice)1980FilmSleep Is for Sissiesas Roy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)