John Alexander
Directing
- Born
- October 18, 1961 (age 65) · Peterlee, County Durham, England
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
Behind the camera8
- 2008Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me Director
- 2007The Shadow in the North Director
- 2005Ian Fleming: Bondmaker Director
- 1998Mosley Director
- 1992Get Out! Director
- 1990Kate Bush: The Sensual World - The Video Director
- 1989Me and My Bike Director
- 1987The Mighty Leek Director