Alex was born in 1982 in the Cornish village of Mawnam Smith, moving at age nine to St Ives where his parents opened a guest house and where, between acting roles, he worked for his brother's gardening business. Graduating from RADA in 2004 he first came to prominence in the television serialisation of 'Fanny Hill', sharing some very intimate scenes with actress Rebecca Night. Aside from his television work he has appeared in a variety of stage productions, including as Stuart Sutcliffe in Beatles biopic 'Backbeat' for the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 'Horse Piss for Blood' at the Drum, Plymouth, 'Woman in Mind' by Alan Ayckbourn at Salisbury and 'Orestes' for Shared Experience.