Alexander Pennecke is an up-and-coming young actor. He has begun to carve out a name for himself both on stage and in front of the camera.Pennecke was born Alexander Garrett Pennecke in Bethesda, Maryland and was raised in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Virginia. While attending Grassfield High School, Pennecke attained National-rankings as a sprinter on the track & field team. From there, he went on to run at the college level for the Division-1 track & field team at George Mason University. An injury forcing him to leave the sport, he discovered acting through a required arts credit and transitioned into the industry, performing on Washington D.C.-local productions such as Killing Kennedy (2013), TURN (2014), House of Cards (2013), and Veep (2012), as well as in projects for George Mason.Since graduation, he has been a part of numerous productions up and down the east coast, including The Rangers (2016), Summer of Hope, the "Losing Myself" music video for pop punk band State Champs, and a commercial for Liberty Tax Service. His work has been seen on the Discovery Channel, AMC, National Geographic, MTV, online, and in multiple film festivals across the country. Theatrically, Alexander has performed regionally and Off-Broadway.