Alex Karpovsky
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 23, 1975 (age 51)
- Birthplace
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alex Karpovsky is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and editor. Alex Karpovsky's first feature-length film, The Hole Story, was completed in 2006. The critically acclaimed dark comedy garnered numerous awards on the festival circuit before being released theatrically by Indiepix. Karpovsky's follow-up feature, Woodpecker premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by Carnivalesque Films in September 2009. Alex's most recent film, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by B-Side Entertainment in February 2010 before the company folded a few days later (the film was subsequently released by the New Video Group and continues to air regularly on The Documentary Channel). As an actor, Karpovsky recently played the male lead in Beeswax which premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival; the voices of several Russian gangsters in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV; Mean Man Mike in Harmony and Me, which premiered at the 2009 New Directors/New Films Series; Paul Lucas in Lovers of Hate, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Vlad in Bass Ackwards, which also premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Jed in Tiny Furniture, which premiered at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Narrative Jury Prize for Best Feature Film; Paul in The Grownups, which screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Rookie Agent in Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and Wally Combs in Wuss, which is set to premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Karpovsky also recently acted or is committed to act in the following films, set to be released later in 2011: Almost in Love, Home, Incredibly Small, The Third Day, Marvin Seth and Stanley, and Seven Chinese Brothers. This fall Karpovsky will also appear as Ray in the HBO comedy series Girls. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Karpovsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight
Movie
The Bride's Curse
Movie
Nobody Wants This
TV · as Big Noah, Rabbi Big Noah · 2 eps
Pillow Fortress
Movie · as Bart
Angelyne
TV · as Jeff Glaser · 5 eps
Cryptozoo
Movie · as David (voice)
The Ride
Movie · as Chris
Being Frank
Movie · as Ross
The Sound of Silence
Movie · as Landon
The Return of the Yuletide Kid
Movie · as Michael
Rosy
Movie · as Marty
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie · as Mr. Bauer
The Front Runner
Movie · as Mike Stratton
Homecoming
TV · as Craig · 13 eps
A Goodbye to Girls
Movie · as Self
Fits and Starts
Movie · as Charles
Girlfriend's Day
Movie · as Styvesan
The Show About the Show
Movie · as Himself
Happy Baby
Movie · as Ben Peterson
Little Sister
Movie · as Deli Guy
Oh Jerome, No
Movie · as Barman (uncredited)
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
Movie · as Paul Scott
Crush
Movie · as Steven
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Movie · as Drake (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
Movie · as Mr. Smitrovich
7 Chinese Brothers
Movie · as Kaminsky
Actor Seeks Role
Movie · as Paul
Devil Town
Movie · as Terrence Bard
Amy
Movie · as Saddler
Tired Moonlight
Movie · as Mike
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Movie · as Chuck
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
Movie · as Alex
Summer of Blood
Movie · as Jamie
Possibilia
Movie · as Rick
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Bar Patron · 1 ep
Inside Llewyn Davis
Movie · as Marty Green
Rubberneck
Movie · as Paul Harris
Almost in Love
Movie · as Sasha
Good Night
Movie · as Jake
The Foxy Merkins
Movie · as The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive
Getting Stoned with Alex Karpovksy
Movie · as Himself
Supporting Characters
Movie · as Nick
Red Flag
Movie · as Alex
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same
Movie · as Rookie Agent
Marvin, Seth and Stanley
Movie · as Seth Greenstein
Gayby
Movie · as Peter
Sleepwalk with Me
Movie · as Ian
Girls
TV · as Ray Ploshansky · 52 eps
Wuss
Movie · as Wally Combs
Bass Ackwards
Movie · as Vlad
Tiny Furniture
Movie · as Jed
Lovers of Hate
Movie · as Paul
Incredibly Small
Movie · as Tom
Harmony and Me
Movie · as Mean Man Mike
Beeswax
Movie · as Merrill
Cubby Knowles
Movie · as Robert Lincoln
The Hole Story
Movie · as Alex
Cry Funny Happy
Movie · as Henry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Dr. Seiderman · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Stephen Lomatin · 2 eps