Biography

John Alexander is an award winning British director of television drama who grew up in the East Durham Coal Field and joined the BBC as a post-graduate trainee. He produced a number of documentaries before directing drama. His works include Quirke, The 7.39, Sense and Sensibility, Small Island, Exile, One Child and Belgravia. Small Island won an International Emmy for Best Mini-Series, and Sense and Sensibility won the Magnolia Best Director Prize at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Exile was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director Fiction and One Child was Royal Television Society-nominated for Best Director Fiction.

Filmography

View Grace
Grace

Grace

2021Series
6.7
View Life on Mars
Life on Mars

Life on Mars

2006Series
7.7
View Cutting It
Cutting It

Cutting It

2002Series
6.7
View Teachers
Teachers

Teachers

2001Series
7.3
View Jamestown
Jamestown

Jamestown

2017Series
7.3
View Trust Me
Trust Me

Trust Me

2017Series
6.7
View Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

2008Series
7.5
View Zen
Zen

Zen

2011Series
7.1
View Belgravia
Belgravia

Belgravia

2020Series
7.0
View Belgravia: The Next Chapter
Belgravia: The Next Chapter

Belgravia: The Next Chapter

2024Series
7.4
View Quirke
Quirke

Quirke

2014Series
5.9
View White Heat
White Heat

White Heat

2012Series
5.7