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John Alexander

Born October 18, 1961 in Peterlee, County Durham, England8 films

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.

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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.

Filmography

8 films as director
  1. 2008Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than MeDirector
  2. 2007The Shadow in the NorthDirector
  3. 2005Ian Fleming: BondmakerDirector
  4. 1998MosleyDirector
  5. 1992Get Out!Director
  6. 1990Kate Bush: The Sensual World - The VideoDirector
  7. 1989Me and My BikeDirector
  8. 1987The Mighty LeekDirector