Alex Cox

For the Arizona man involved in the Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders, see Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders § Death of Alex Cox.

Alex Cox
Cox in 2018
Born
Alexander B. H. Cox

(1954-12-15) 15 December 1954 (age 69)
Bebington, Merseyside, England[1]
Alma mater
University of Bristol
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • author
Years active1980–present
Notable work
Repo Man
SpouseTod Davies

Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954)[2][3] is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man (1984) and Sid and Nancy (1986). Since the release and commercial failure of Walker (1987), his career has moved towards independent films, including Highway Patrolman (1991) and Three Businessmen (1998), and microbudget features such as Searchers 2.0 (2007) and Repo Chick (2009).[1]

Cox has taught screenwriting and film production at the University of Colorado, Boulder and has written numerous educational books on film and television.

  1. ^ a b "An evening with Alex Cox 26.10.12". Hoylake Community Cinema. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Alex Cox Biography (1954–)". Film Reference. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 December 2017.