Directed credits
24
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Alexander
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 17All crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 136531
IMDb ID: nm1019500
Known for: Directing
Born: October 18, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Peterlee, County Durham, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2024
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q3180876
Frequent jobs
Director (24)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Alexander.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Alexander.
7.6
Belgravia: The Next Chapter
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
5.8
No Return
Director • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.7
Grace
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Belgravia
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Trust Me
Director • 5 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Jamestown
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.8
One Child
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
5.9
Quirke
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.6
The 7.39
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.7
White Heat
Director • 6 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Exile
Director • 3 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Zen
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.1
Small Island
Director • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Sense and Sensibility
Director • 3 eps
2008 Series
7.8
Life on Mars
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
6.7
Cutting It
Director • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.3
Teachers
Director • 3 eps
2001 Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Alexander.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Alexander.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Alexander.
6.7
Grace
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Life on Mars
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
6.7
Cutting It
Director • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.3
Teachers
Director • 3 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Sense and Sensibility
Director • 3 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Belgravia: The Next Chapter
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.3
Jamestown
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.7
Trust Me
Director • 5 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Belgravia
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
5.8
No Return
Director • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.6
The 7.39
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.8
One Child
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series