Alex Cox

Alex Cox

🎂 15th December 1954 (71 yrs) 📍 Liverpool, England, UK

Known For

The Oxford Murders

Biography

Alexander Cox (born in Bebington, Merseyside, 15 December 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, but since the release and commercial failure of Walker, he has focused his career on independent movies of steadily declining budgets, championing the increased individual creative freedom that comes with lower production investment.

Alex Cox

Movies Featuring Alex Cox

Dead Souls

Dead Souls (2025)

as Strindler
Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult

Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult (2025)

as Self
Quantum Cowboys

Quantum Cowboys (2023)

as Fr. John Kino
Mad God

Mad God (2021)

as Last Man
Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects

Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects (2021)

as Self
Fake News And How To Evade It

Fake News And How To Evade It (2017)

as Himself (Host)
The Curse of the Dragon Sword

The Curse of the Dragon Sword (2017)

as Blacksmith
Tombstone Rashomon

Tombstone Rashomon (2017)

as Hamlet performer
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider (2016)

as Self
Zero Tolerance

Zero Tolerance (2015)

as Himself
Doc of the Dead

Doc of the Dead (2014)

as Self
Repo Chick

Repo Chick (2009)

as Professor
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)

as Narrator
Dispatches from Nicaragua

Dispatches from Nicaragua (2008)

The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders (2008)

as Kalman
Searchers 2.0

Searchers 2.0 (2007)

as Entrepreneur
A Wonderful World

A Wonderful World (2006)

as Maestro de Ceremonias
Repossessed

Repossessed (2006)

as Himself
The Spaghetti West

The Spaghetti West (2005)

as Self
Rosario Tijeras

Rosario Tijeras (2005)

as Donovan
No Image

I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me! (2004)

as Doctor
An Opera of Violence

An Opera of Violence (2003)

as Self - Filmmaker
The Wages of Sin

The Wages of Sin (2003)

as Self - Filmmaker
Something to Do with Death

Something to Do with Death (2003)

as Self - Filmmaker
Dominator

Dominator (2003)

as Bishop (voice)
Revengers Tragedy

Revengers Tragedy (2002)

as Duke's Driver
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

Emmanuelle: A Hard Look (2001)

as Himself - Host
Gimme Power

Gimme Power (2000)

as Cuervo
Herod's Law

Herod's Law (1999)

as Gringo
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)

as Narrator (voice)
Three Businessmen

Three Businessmen (1998)

as Frank King
Godzilla, King of the Monsters

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998)

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil (1997)

as Doyle
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (1997)

as Himself
The Winner

The Winner (1996)

as Gaston
Floundering

Floundering (1994)

as Photographer
The Queen of the Night

The Queen of the Night (1994)

as Klaus Eder
Dead Beat

Dead Beat (1994)

as English Teacher
Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass (1992)

as Commander Borges
Highway Patrolman

Highway Patrolman (1991)

Catchfire

Catchfire (1990)

as D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)
Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell (1987)

as A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)
England's Glory

England's Glory (1987)

as Interviewee
Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy (1986)

as Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)
Scarred

Scarred (1984)

as Porno Stud
Repo Man

Repo Man (1984)

as Carwash Attendant
The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom

The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom (1981)

as Voice characterizations (voice)
No Image

Sleep Is for Sissies (1980)

as Roy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)