Alex studied English and Theatre Studies at Warwick University, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has won many awards including the 1989 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance as well as the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for Too Clever By Half.
英国演员,参演电影、电视剧。其代表作为BBC出品的迷你剧《南茜的情史》