Alex Karpovsky is a multifaceted American creative talent, boasting a diverse array of skills as a director, actor, screenwriter, producer, and editor.
His cinematic journey began with the completion of his first feature-length film, The Hole Story, in 2006. This critically acclaimed dark comedy garnered widespread recognition on the festival circuit, ultimately being released theatrically by Indiepix.
Karpovsky's subsequent feature, Woodpecker, premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival and was later released by Carnivalesque Films in September 2009.
His most recent film, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival and was initially released by B-Side Entertainment in February 2010, although the company unfortunately folded just a few days later. The film was subsequently released by the New Video Group and continues to air regularly on The Documentary Channel.
As an actor, Karpovsky has recently taken on notable roles, including the male lead in Beeswax, which premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, and the voices of several Russian gangsters in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
He has also appeared as Mean Man Mike in Harmony and Me, which premiered at the 2009 New Directors/New Films Series, Paul Lucas in Lovers of Hate, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Vlad in Bass Ackwards, which also premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Jed in Tiny Furniture, which won the Narrative Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, Paul in The Grownups, which screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Rookie Agent in Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and Wally Combs in Wuss, set to premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival.
Karpovsky is also committed to appearing in several upcoming films, including Almost in Love, Home, Incredibly Small, The Third Day, Marvin Seth and Stanley, and Seven Chinese Brothers, all set to be released later in 2011.
In addition, this fall, Karpovsky will make his television debut as Ray in the HBO comedy series Girls.
