Alex Pettifer is a gifted actor who was born in England. Has gained popularity relatively recently. However, he continues to move towards success. And it does it very quickly.
Alexander Richard was born in 1990, April 10. It happened in the UK, in the small town of Stevenage. His father was closely associated with cinema, he also worked as an actor. But my mother worked in the modeling business. They divorced when the talented child was only 3 years old. After a while, my mother got married again. In a new marriage, Alex's brother was born. At the moment, James is a tennis player.
Prior to his career in cinema, Alex Pettyfer managed to prove himself in the modeling field. Ralph Laurent noticed him in one of the shops. With his submission, the future actor began to appear in commercials. While studying at school, he performed in various productions more than once. Educated at the school of dramatic arts.
The path to success in cinematography
The film debut took place in 2005. Alex was at school at the time. He was invited to the serial film "Tom Brown's School Years", and the talented actor immediately got the main role. In the same year, he took part in the filming of the popular film "Thunderbolt". And again he played the role of the leading character. In addition to Alex, 500 guys participated in the casting, but they all gave way to him. Alex's partners on the set were stars such as Mickey Rourke and Ewan McGregor.
However, Alex could have ended up in another movie. He was invited to shoot "Eragon". But the talented guy was very afraid of flights, and he had to work in the Czech Republic. Therefore, Alex refused, opting for Thunderbolt. It was this role that brought him popularity.
The years 2008-2009 were successful. Alex starred in several successful films at once. You can see him in the comedy "Torn Off" and in the thriller "Tormented". After that, he decided to postpone filming for 2 years, devoting all the time to training. In parallel with this, he worked in the modeling field.
Since 2011, he started filming again. He was invited to the film "I am the Fourth" for the main role. This was followed by work in the projects "Terribly handsome" and "Time". Then there was an invitation to shoot the movie "Super Mike". In this film, Alex had to enter the image of Adam. Channing Tatum also took part in the filming. You can see Alex in the movie "The Butler", which was released in 2013.
The most notable in the opinion of British critics was the role in the film "Anatomy of Love", which film lovers and fans of the actor were able to see in 2014. After another 2 years, the film "Elvis and Nixon" was released, where Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon starred with Alex. At the moment, the actor continues to actively participate in the filming of new projects. Soon he can be seen in the movie "Back Roads".
Life outside of filming
How does a talented guy live when he is not in new films? Alex is in no hurry to talk about his personal life. But rumors of romance still spread. In 2007, he was in a relationship with Emma Roberts, whom he met on the set of the comedy "Rip." Then there was a meeting with Riley Keough. The new relationship developed at a rapid pace, it was going to the wedding. However, the couple broke up. This was due to the betrayal on the part of the actor. Since 2017, Alex has been dating Marlo Horst.
