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

The Oxford Murders

as Kalman

Repo Man

as Carwash Attendant

Sid and Nancy

as Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)

Mad God

as Last Man

Dance with the Devil

as Doyle

Herod's Law

as Gringo

A Wonderful World

as Maestro de Ceremonias

Catchfire

as D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)

Rosario Tijeras

as Donovan

Doc of the Dead

as Self