Alex Cox
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 15 December 1954 · Liverpool, England, UK
Alexander Cox (born in Bebington, Merseyside, 15 December 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, but since the release and commercial failure of Walker, he has focused his career on independent movies of steadily declining budgets, championing the increased individual creative freedom that comes with lower production investment.
Known for
Writing 15
- 2025Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer · writer
- 2025Dead Souls · writer
- 201827: The Cursed Club · writer
- 2017Tombstone Rashomon · writer
- 2014Bill the Galactic Hero · screenplay
- 2012Scene Missing · writer
- 2009Repo Chick · writer
- 2007Searchers 2.0 · writer
- 2001Emmanuelle: A Hard Look · writer
- 1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · screenplay
- 1992Death and the Compass · screenplay
- 1987Straight to Hell · writer
- 1986Sid and Nancy · screenplay
- 1984Repo Man · writer
- 1980Sleep Is for Sissies · writer
Directing 25
- 2025Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer · director
- 2025Dead Souls · director
- 2023Eventos en El Campo · director
- 2021Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects · director
- 2017Fake News And How To Evade It · director
- 2017Tombstone Rashomon · director
- 2015Zero Tolerance · director
- 2014Bill the Galactic Hero · director
- 2012Scene Missing · director
- 2009Repo Chick · director
- 2007Searchers 2.0 · director
- 2004I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me! · director
- 2002Revengers Tragedy · director
- 2001Emmanuelle: A Hard Look · director
- 1999Kurosawa: The Last Emperor · director
- 1998Three Businessmen · director
- 1996The Winner · director
- 1992Death and the Compass · director
- 1991Highway Patrolman · director
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · director
- 1987Walker · director
- 1987Straight to Hell · director
- 1986Sid and Nancy · director
- 1984Repo Man · director
- 1980Sleep Is for Sissies · director
Acting 50
- 2025Visitor Jindřich Polák as Self
- 2025Dead Souls as Strindler
- 2025Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult as Self
- 2023Quantum Cowboys as Fr. John Kino
- 2021Mad God as Last Man
- 2021Film-Related Scrap Wood Projects as Self
- 2017Fake News And How To Evade It as Himself (Host)
- 2017The Curse of the Dragon Sword as Blacksmith
- 2017Tombstone Rashomon as Hamlet performer
- 2016Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self
- 2015Zero Tolerance as Himself
- 2014Doc of the Dead as Self
- 2009Repo Chick as Professor
- 2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects as Narrator
- 2008Dispatches from Nicaragua
- 2008The Oxford Murders as Kalman
- 2007Searchers 2.0 as Entrepreneur
- 2006A Wonderful World as Maestro de Ceremonias
- 2006Repossessed as Himself
- 2005The Spaghetti West as Self
- 2005Rosario Tijeras as Donovan
- 2004I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me! as Doctor
- 2003Something to Do with Death as Self - Filmmaker
- 2003An Opera of Violence as Self - Filmmaker
- 2003The Wages of Sin as Self - Filmmaker
- 2003Dominator as Bishop (voice)
- 2002Revengers Tragedy as Duke's Driver
- 2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film as Self
- 2001Emmanuelle: A Hard Look as Himself - Host
- 2000Gimme Power as Cuervo
- 1999Herod's Law as Gringo
- 1999Kurosawa: The Last Emperor as Narrator (voice)
- 1998Three Businessmen as Frank King
- 1998Godzilla, King of the Monsters
- 1997Dance with the Devil as Doyle
- 1997David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme as Himself
- 1996The Winner as Gaston
- 1994Floundering as Photographer
- 1994The Queen of the Night as Klaus Eder
- 1994Dead Beat as English Teacher
- 1992Death and the Compass as Commander Borges
- 1991Highway Patrolman as Gringo #2
- 1990Catchfire as D.H. Lawrence (uncredited)
- 1987Straight to Hell as A Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)
- 1987England's Glory as Interviewee
- 1986Sid and Nancy as Man Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)
- 1984Scarred as Porno Stud
- 1984Repo Man as Carwash Attendant
- 1981The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom as Voice characterizations (voice)
- 1980Sleep Is for Sissies as Roy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)
Production 5
- 2017The Curse of the Dragon Sword · executive producer
- 2017Tombstone Rashomon · producer
- 2009Repo Chick · producer
- 2006Repossessed · producer
- 1987England's Glory · producer
crew 1
- 2012Scene Missing · cinematography
Editing 3
- 2009Repo Chick · editor
- 2007Searchers 2.0 · editor
- 1987Walker · editor