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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Peterlee, County Durham, England

Homepage: https://www.johnalexander.tv

Movie Involvements: 4

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Sense and Sensibility
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8

Sense and Sensibility

(2008) Director
Jamestown
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7

Jamestown

(2017) Director
Grace
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7

Grace

(2021) Director
Life on Mars
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8

Life on Mars

(2006) Director
Belgravia
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7

Belgravia

(2020) Director
Teachers
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7

Teachers

(2001) Director
The 7.39
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7

The 7.39

(2014) Director
Zen
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7

Zen

(2011) Director

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