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Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Birthday: 1954-12-15 | Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK

Alex Cox (born December 15, 1954, in Bebington, Merseyside) is an English film director, screenwriter and author. After studying at Oxford and at UCLA's film school, he directed Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, followed by Straight to Hell and Walker. He later made independent films including Highway Patrolman, Revengers Tragedy and Repo Chick and presented the BBC series Moviedrome. He co-wrote an early screenplay of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Tod Davies, and their writing credit was retained on Terry Gilliam's film.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Dead Souls

as    Strindler

2025
2023
Quantum Cowboys

as    Fr. John Kino

2022
Mad God

as    Last Man

2021
2018
An Unknown Enemy

as    Winston Scott

2017
The Curse of the Dragon Sword

as    Blacksmith

2016
2015
Zero Tolerance

as    Himself

2014
Doc of the Dead

as    Self

2010
Searchers 2.0

as    Entrepreneur

2008
The Oxford Murders

as    Kalman

2006
Repossessed

as    Himself

2005
Rosario Tijeras

as    Donovan

2005
The Spaghetti West

as    Self

2004
2003
Dominator

as    Bishop (voice)

2003
Herod's Law

as    Gringo

2003
The Wages of Sin

as    Self - Filmmaker

2003
An Opera of Violence

as    Self - Filmmaker

2003
Something to Do with Death

as    Self - Filmmaker

2001
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

as    Himself - Host

1999
Dance with the Devil

as    Doyle

1998
Three Businessmen

as    Frank King