Alexi Kaye Campbell was born in Athens in 1966 as Alexi Komondouros, to a Greek father and a British mother. Having spent his childhood in Greece he went to America as a young man, graduating from Boston university in English and American Studies. He had a year in New York, waiting tables and taking acting lessons whilst working unpaid for an off-Broadway stage group, moving to London to graduate in acting from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts. For fifteen years he was a jobbing actor, appearing with the likes of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court and the Shared Experience Theatre Group. On television he got bumped off in mystery dramas like 'Poirot' and 'A Touch of Frost'. In 2008 his play 'The Pride', reflecting gay themes, was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London, to critical acclaim, winning an Olivier award, before transferring to Broadway. In 2009 his second play 'Apologia'was also warmly received. For over a decade Alexi has lived in London with his partner, the stage director Dominic Cooke,along with a cat named Wilbur. They describe themselves as leading "not very theatre-y lives."