Alex is an Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker who began his career at Saturday Night Live where he spent a decade as the cinematographer of the SNL Film Unit, making hundreds of short films. Alex left SNL to direct and produce the cult-hit mockumentary series Documentary Now!, starring fellow SNL-alums Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. He has since directed or co-directed every episode of the show’s four seasons and earned four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Directing for the episode ”Waiting for the Artist”, starring Cate Blanchett. Alex was the directing-producer and executive producer of the critically acclaimed Netflix series Russian Doll (Season 2), working closely alongside creator and star Natasha Lyonne. Alex has also directed episodes of Hulu’s gonzo sci-fi/action/comedy series, Future Man, starring Seth Rogen, and Comedy Central’s comedy-nerd classic, Detroiters, in addition to writing several studio pilots for Netflix, Sony, and Universal. Most recently, Alex was the pilot director and directing-producer/EP of the Peacock series Based on a True Story, starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. In Alex’s earlier years, he wrote and produced Bigger Stronger Faster*, a sports documentary that premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, Alex received an Oscar nomination for the short boxing film Johnny Flynton, which he produced and shot. Alex followed that by producing and shooting another cult favorite, Green Street Hooligans, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival.
