Alex Russell Biography

Fast Facts

• Was one of 25 actors featured in the 2012 Inside Film Magazine's Rising Talent issue
• Attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney
• Born to a surgeon father and an interior designer mother
• Developed an interest in acting early on and began performing when he was young
• Spent his first year in Los Angeles sleeping on a friend's sofa
• Got his start in Australian films
• Quote: "So I just thank my lucky stars that I got cast in anything․ And then I thank those lucky stars again because everything I've ever been a part of I'm really proud of․"
• Quote: "[on "Chronicle"] "The last twelve months have been very fun and exciting and magical because the film came out and was so well received and I've been very busy․""
• Plays characters in his first two Hollywood movies who both have telekinetic powers
• Known for playing high school students in such films as "Chronicle" and "Carrie․"
• Acted in "Wasted on the Young," and his family members were the first to view the film