Alex Lane is an American actor, screenwriter and producer of Russian and Ukrainian origins. He also holds a Belgian citizenship, as he partially grew up in Antwerp, Belgium.

Career edit

Lane made his debut in the American TV series Sleeper Cell (TV series) for Showtime (TV network), and has since appeared in shows and films for Netflix, Amazon (company), Starz and other networks and streamers. Early on in his career, he also appeared in numerous TV commercials, notably for PlayStation alongside American Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks and for T-Mobile alongside English singer and songwriter Robbie Williams.

After Lane rewrote and packaged the thriller The Maestro (film) for director Roland Joffé, Alex co-produced the thriller feature film Blackwater Lane (film), which is based on a B.A. Paris bestseller The Breakdown (2017).[1][2] The film stars Minka Kelly, Dermot Mulroney and Maggie Grace.[3]

Following Blackwater Lane (film), alongside the film's Executive Producer Oleg Shardin,[4] Lane co-founded production company Puma in a Tank, a film and TV production based out of Ireland.[5] Their upcoming slate includes the international crime-thriller series Thieves in Law (TV series) and the thriller feature film A Better Place (film) (both which Alex co-wrote with his writing partner Josh Berman).

Filmography edit

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Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Haunted Boat (film) Mysterious Teenager
2010 Bare Knuckles (film) Nasha's Manager
2012 Within (short film) Robert Barren Short Also wrote, directed and produced
2014 Dishonestly Yours (short film) Danny Short Also wrote, directed and produced
2016 Deuces Restaurateur
2017 Come Before Winter (film) Hans von Dohnanyi Documentary
2017 Highly Functional (film) Guard Bradley
2018 Alterscape Cruz
2020 Emerald Run (film) The Kid
2023 Blackwater Lane (film) Co-produced by

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Sleeper Cell (TV series) Trej Co-star Episode: "School"
2015 Reprobate (web series) Aaron Lead 7 episodes Also executive produced
2015 True Nightmares Dietrich Guest star Episode: "Sausage King"
2016 A Very Secret Service Bill Guest star Episode: "John, Jacky, Yvonne et le Général"
2018 Counterpart Silhouetted Figure Co-star Episode: "Outside In"

References edit

  1. ^ Hamman, Cody (October 13, 2022). "Blackwater Lane: Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace, Dermot Mulroney sign on for thriller". JoBlo.
  2. ^ Ntim, Zac (October 13, 2022). "Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace & Dermot Mulroney To Star In 'Blackwater Lane' Based On B.A. Paris's 'The Breakdown'". Deadline.
  3. ^ Dalton, Ben (October 13, 2022). "Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace, Dermot Mulroney to star in B.A. Paris adaptation 'Blackwater Lane'". Screen Daily.
  4. ^ Ritman, Alex (13 October 2022). "Minka Kelly, Dermot Mulroney, Maggie Grace to Star in Thriller 'Blackwater Lane,' Based on B.A. Paris Novel 'The Breakdown'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Jesse Whittock,Melanie; Whittock, Jesse; Goodfellow, Melanie (8 November 2023). "Oleg Shardin & Alex Lane Launch Prod Firm Puma In A Tank; Unveil First Slate With Dramedy Based On 'Driving The Saudis' & Crime Thriller 'Thieves In Law'". Deadline.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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