John Alexander

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1961-10-18 (63 years old)

Place of Birth Peterlee, County Durham, England

John Alexander

Biography

John Alexander is an award winning British director of television drama who grew up in the East Durham Coal Field and joined the BBC as a post-graduate trainee. He produced a number of documentaries before directing drama. His works include Quirke, The 7.39, Sense and Sensibility, Small Island, Exile, One Child and Belgravia. Small Island won an International Emmy for Best Mini-Series, and Sense and Sensibility won the Magnolia Best Director Prize at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Exile was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director Fiction and One Child was Royal Television Society-nominated for Best Director Fiction.

Known For

Director

2022
No Return

as Director

2021
Grace

as Director

2020
Belgravia

as Director

2017
Jamestown

as Director

2017
Trust Me

as Director

2014
The 7.39

as Director

2014
One Child

as Director

2014
Quirke

as Director

2012
White Heat

as Director

2011
Zen

as Director

2009
Small Island

as Director

2008
2007
2006
Life on Mars

as Director

2002
Cutting It

as Director

2001
Teachers

as Director

1998
Mosley

as Director

1990
1989
Me and My Bike

as Director

1987
The Mighty Leek

as Director

Producer

2022
No Return

as Executive Producer