Alex Wexo
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Alex Wexo | |
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Alex Wexo (born March 16) is an American movie and television actor and producer. He is sometimes credited as Al Wexo. He is the founder of WexoFilms.
Life and career
[edit]At age five he and his family moved to London, England, where he was raised. After graduating from high school at age seventeen, he moved to Edinburgh, Scotland where he resided for the next two years.
Wexo was introduced to director Rob Reiner, who cast him in the major motion picture A Few Good Men. Next, Wexo ventured into the television arena with guest starring roles in such hits as NYPD Blue and V.I.P.. Wexo’s first series was The Pretender appearing as "Young Sydney / Young Jacob " for the four-year duration of the network run. Going from one series to the next, he was mostly seen portraying "Conner" on the former hit show The Invisible Man. Since then Wexo has guest starred on numerous hit television shows such as The Mentalist, CSI, The Unit, Entourage and Dexter. He has a supporting role in Universal Pictures' Straight Outta Compton.
Wexo has trained with Stella Adler, Ellen Burstyn and Kim Stanley. He also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Wexo wrote, produced, directed and starred in his own series of short films. "The Wexo-One Act's" is the first in a series of films Wexo is producing and directing.
Wexo is a former United States Marine.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- A Few Good Men (1992, supporting) - Guard #2
- Buffalo Heart (1996, starring, also, precision driver) - Toby
- Volcano (1997) - Hard Rock Cafe Manager (uncredited)
- Ground Control (1998, starring role) - Flight 393 Pilot
- I am Singh (2011, starring role) - FBI Agent Kevin Johnson
- Straight Outta Compton (2015, supporting) - Officer
- 20th Century Women (2016) - Julie's Stepdad
- Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer (2018) - Scream Police
- Ford v Ferrari (2019) - Holman Moody Pit Crew
- Tenet (2020) - Military Veteran (uncredited)
- Tommy Hilfiger (starring role)
- "VICE" Secret Service Agent
Television
[edit]- Suspect Device (1995, TV Movie, starring role) - Male Cyborg #2
- The Pretender (1996-2000, series regular) - Young Sydney / Young Jacob / Young Sidney
- Welcome to Paradise (1997, TV Movie, starring role) - Delivery Van Driver
- V.I.P. (1999, guest star) - Roger Dintsman
- The Invisible Man (2001) - Connor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005, guest star) - Stargazer
- Alias (2005, guest star) - US Marshal
- Nip/Tuck (2005, guest star) - EMT
- The Unit (2006, guest star) - Det. Humphrey
- Dexter (2006, guest star) - Male Detective #1
- Entourage (2007, guest star) - CIA Man
- Eleventh Hour (2008, guest star) - Sam Sheridan
- The Mentalist (2008, guest star) - Cop
- Bosch (2014, precision driver)
Theater
[edit]- A Streetcar Named Desire – Stanley
- The Streets of London – Thompson
- Doctor & The Devils – Dr. Knox
- Hamlet – Ambassador/Sailor
- The Flight of the Earls – Michael Earl
- Hatful Of Rainbows – Johnny Pope