Alex Cox
Known for directing · Born 15 December 1954 · 71 · Liverpool, England, UK
87 credits
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
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
Repo Man
1984
Mad God
2021
Sid and Nancy
1986
The Oxford Murders
2008
Moviedrome
1988
An Unknown Enemy
2018
Walker
1987
Doc of the Dead
2014
Straight to Hell
1987
Highway Patrolman
1991
Repo Chick
2009
Acting (53)
2025Dead SoulsStrindlerFilm
2025Moviedrome: Welcome to the CultSelfFilm
2025Visitor Jindřich PolákSelfFilm
2023Quantum CowboysFr. John KinoFilm
2021Mad GodLast ManFilm
2021Film-Related Scrap Wood ProjectsSelfFilm
2018An Unknown EnemyWinston Scott · 14 episodesSeries
2017Tombstone RashomonHamlet performerFilm
2017The Curse of the Dragon SwordBlacksmithFilm
2017Fake News And How To Evade ItHimself (Host)Film
2016Dennis Hopper: Uneasy RiderSelfFilm
2015Zero ToleranceHimselfFilm
2014Doc of the DeadSelfFilm
2010Searchers 2.0EntrepreneurFilm
2009Repo ChickProfessorFilm
2008The Oxford MurdersKalmanFilm
2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsNarratorFilm
2008Dispatches from NicaraguaFilm
2006A Wonderful WorldMaestro de CeremoniasFilm
2006RepossessedHimselfFilm
2005Rosario TijerasDonovanFilm
2005The Spaghetti WestSelfFilm
2004I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me!DoctorFilm
2003The Wages of SinSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2003An Opera of ViolenceSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2003DominatorBishop (voice)Film
2003Something to Do with DeathSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2002Revengers TragedyDuke's DriverFilm
2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den FilmSelfFilm
2001Emmanuelle: A Hard LookHimself - HostFilm
2000Gimme PowerCuervoFilm
1999Herod's LawGringoFilm
1999Kurosawa: The Last EmperorNarrator (voice)Film
1998Godzilla, King of the MonstersFilm
1998Three BusinessmenFrank KingFilm
1997Dance with the DevilDoyleFilm
1997David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the ExtremeHimselfFilm
1996The WinnerGastonFilm
1994FlounderingPhotographerFilm
1994The Queen of the NightKlaus EderFilm
1994Dead BeatEnglish TeacherFilm
1993Cuentos de BorgesCommander BorgesSeries
1992Death and the CompassCommander BorgesFilm
1991Highway PatrolmanGringo #2Film
1990CatchfireD.H. Lawrence (uncredited)Film
1988Moviedrome · 82 episodes, Self - Presenter · 34 episodesSeries
1987Straight to HellA Thug in the Amazulu Band (uncredited)Film
1987England's GloryIntervieweeFilm
1986Sid and NancyMan Sitting in Mr. Head’s Room (uncredited)Film
1984Repo ManCarwash AttendantFilm
1984ScarredPorno StudFilm
1981The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's BoredomVoice characterizations (voice)Film
1980Sleep Is for SissiesRoy Rawlings (as I. Nukem)Film
Directing (27)
2025Dead SoulsDirector, WriterFilm
2023Eventos en El CampoDirectorFilm
2021Film-Related Scrap Wood ProjectsDirectorFilm
2017Tombstone RashomonDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2017Fake News And How To Evade ItDirectorFilm
2015Zero ToleranceDirectorFilm
2012Scene MissingDirector, Writer, CinematographyFilm
2010Searchers 2.0Director, Writer, EditorFilm
2009Repo ChickDirector, Writer, Editor, ProducerFilm
2004I'm a Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me!DirectorFilm
2002Revengers TragedyDirectorFilm
2002The Private Detective MikeDirector, WriterSeries
2001Emmanuelle: A Hard LookDirector, WriterFilm
1999Kurosawa: The Last EmperorDirectorFilm
1998Three BusinessmenDirectorFilm
1996The WinnerDirectorFilm
1993Cuentos de BorgesDirectorSeries
1992Death and the CompassDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1991Highway PatrolmanDirectorFilm
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterDirectorFilm
1987WalkerDirector, EditorFilm
1987Straight to HellDirector, WriterFilm
1986Sid and NancyDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1986ScreenPlayDirector, WriterSeries
1984Repo ManDirector, WriterFilm
1980Sleep Is for SissiesDirector, WriterFilm
—Repo Man 2: The Wages of BeerDirector, WriterFilm
Production (3)
2017The Curse of the Dragon SwordExecutive ProducerFilm
2006RepossessedProducerFilm
1987England's GloryProducerFilm
Writing (4)
201827: The Cursed ClubWriterFilm
2014Bill the Galactic HeroScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasScreenplayFilm
1988MoviedromeWriter, CreatorSeries