© Jacintha Nolte
Alexandra is a writer-director based in London.
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She is currently finishing post-production as lead director on Richard Gadd’s upcoming HBO/BBC series HALF MAN, starring Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell.
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Previously, she directed Episodes 6 and 8 of Jilly Cooper’s RIVALS for Disney+, starring David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner and Alex Hassell. The series premiered on Disney+ and Hulu in 2024 to five-star reviews and wide audience acclaim, earning the International Emmy for Best Drama, two BAFTAs and four BAFTA nominations.
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Alex directed the final four episodes of the BAFTA-nominated eight-part drama Somewhere Boy (Channel 4), produced by Clerkenwell Films and written by Pete Jackson. The series was nominated for four BAFTAs in 2023, including Best Drama and Best Supporting Actor (Samuel Bottomley), and won the Audience Award at Series Mania 2022.
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Alexandra is developing her debut feature with Film4 and producer Sabina Smitham. The project was selected for the Torino Script Lab in 2023.
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Her short film JOY (co-written by Amelia Spencer, produced by Sabina Smitham, funded by Film4 & Pia Pressure) premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2021 and has screened widely at international film festivals, including in Official Competition at Clermont-Ferrand 2022. In 2018, she was selected as one of eight directors for the Les Arcs Talent Village with an early iteration of JOY, which she further developed with the support of Danish director Thomas Vinterberg.
Alex trained at the NFTS, and her shorts have screened internationally at BAFTA-qualifying festivals including BFI London Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, Flickers Rhode Island (First Prize), Edinburgh International Film Festival and Aesthetica. Her short film WALYA was nominated for the prestigious German Cinematography Award.
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In commercials and music promos, her clients include Huawei, Palmer’s, Tommee Tippee, and singer-songwriter Tom Rosenthal (Got Gold). Her work in this space has won a Royal Television Society Award, two Kodak/NAHEMI Awards, and a nomination for a British Arrow.
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