Alex Karpovsky

Birth Name:

Alex Karpovsky

Birth Place:

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Soundtrack, Camera department

At the 2012 Gotham Awards, his film "Red Flag" was nominated for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
He and the rest of the cast of "Tiny Furniture" were nominated for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2010 Gotham Awards
Majored in Visual Ethnography at Oxford University
Once worked at the service bar in a restaurant called Grendel's
Quote: "I'm definitely interested in character-driven stories, and one of the things that I think drives character-driven stories is internal conflict․"
Quote: "I've found there's only a handful of ways you can even portray a straight man or a nice guy, but there are an infinite number of ways to play a jerk and that versatility, that spectrum, is something that I'm interested in․"
As an actor, he often plays jerks and cynical characters
The films he writes and directs often explore the hopes and fears of a character who may not always be likeable, and they often deal with failed relationship and anxiety about death
A fan of the Coen brothers, appearing in their film "Inside Llewyn Davis" was a special experience for him
Cast himself in his first movie because he was so new to the feature film industry that he knew the film would take him a long time to make and he didn't trust another actor to stick around for that long

2010Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
2012Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You:Nominated
2012Narrative Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
2013Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2016Reel Social Club Indie Spirit AwardWinner

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