Alexander J. Farrell

Alexander fell in love with film as a child, his first work being published at the age of twelve where he won an international “young writers” competition. After being awarded a scholarship in NYC, Alexander gained his degree in film in 2013 and then moved to Los Angeles.

He then went on to make documentary films, the first being, “Refugee”, a ground- breaking feature length documentary, produced by the team behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine. Refugee records the perilous journey travelled by Syrian refugees. Crossing over 2000 miles and ten countries the film follows the story of one family, desperate to be united after being separated by war. Refugee was released in spring 2020 and is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime.

Alexander’s latest documentary “Making a Killing” exposes the heavy injustices that medical insurance companies have been trying to keep a secret for over forty-five years, 2now available on Amazon Prime (US). 

Most recently Alexander wrote and directed horror film, “The Beast Within” (WellGo Entertainment & Universal Studios) starring Kit Harrington, set for a fall ‘24 release. The film was selected for the main competition at Fantasia film festival, where it premiered in the summer of 2024. It won the L’Ecran Fantastique – “The film stands out from the crowd thanks to its detailed direction (something increasingly rare in today’s productions) and striking images, packed with detail and adding to the neo-Gothic atmosphere of the natural settings. It’s a work of precision that deserves to be applauded and encouraged.”

Alex wrote the hit film “How to Date Billy Walsh”, starring Nick Frost, Lucy Punch, and Tanner Buchanan for Amazon Studios. The film rose to number two globally on the platform, and held that position for several weeks.

Currently Alexander is working with Altitude Entertainment (Talk To Me) writing an original franchise; He is developing a sci-fi franchise with Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland, Angel has Fallen); and is set to direct his next film in collaboration with producer Brian Kavanaugh Jones
(Insidious, Sinister). 

For television, Alexander has written multiple pilots and developed concepts with leading production companies and broadcasters such as Urban Myth (War of the Worlds) and Big Light Productions (The Man in the High Castle). 

Other key pieces include winning the David Attenborough Climate Change Award for Getty Images. 

Some of Alexander’s commercial clients include Playstation, YSL and Spotify.

Alexander is represented by RSA, UTA and United Agents.