John Alexander
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 18, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Peterlee, County Durham, England
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.
Known For
Filmography

Belgravia: The Next Chapter
TV · Director · 3 eps

No Return
TV · Director · 4 eps

Grace
TV · Director · 1 ep

Belgravia
TV · Director · 6 eps

Jamestown
TV · Director · 1 ep

Trust Me
TV · Director · 6 eps

Indian Summers
TV · Director · 3 eps

The 7.39
TV · Director · 2 eps

One Child
TV · Director · 4 eps

Quirke
TV · Director · 1 ep

Rogue
TV · Director · 2 eps

White Heat
TV · Director · 6 eps

Zen
TV · Director · 1 ep

Exile
TV · Director · 3 eps

Small Island
TV · Director · 2 eps

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
Movie · Director

Sense and Sensibility
TV · Director · 3 eps

Survivors
TV · Director · 1 ep

The Shadow in the North
Movie · Director

Life on Mars
TV · Director · 2 eps
Ian Fleming: Bondmaker
Movie · Director

Outlaws
TV · Director · 4 eps

Cutting It
TV · Director · 2 eps

Teachers
TV · Director · 3 eps

Shades
TV · Director · 6 eps

Hearts and Bones
TV · Director · 2 eps
Real Life
TV · Director · 1 ep

Holby City
TV · Director · 2 eps

Mosley
Movie · Director

Modern Times
TV · Director · 1 ep

Get Out!
Movie · Director

Kate Bush: The Sensual World - The Video
Movie · Director

Me and My Bike
Movie · Director

The Mighty Leek
Movie · Director

40 Minutes
TV · Director · 2 eps