Alex Karpovsky
| Alex Karpovsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Karpovsky Newton, Massachusetts, United States[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, film director, producer, film editor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Alexander "Alex" Karpovsky is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and film editor. He stars as Ray Ploshansky on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls.
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Life and career
Karpovsky grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Russian Jewish parents, Mark and Maya Karpovsky. His father, Mark G. Karpovsky, is an electrical and computer engineering professor at Boston University.[1][2][3][4]
Karpovsky pursued a PhD in visual ethnography at the University of Oxford,[1][5] but dropped out after two years. Karpovsky has said his time at Oxford was "probably the best two years of my life."[6]
His award-winning debut feature, The Hole Story, earned him a slot in Filmmaker magazine's 25 new faces of independent film. His subsequent feature-length films include Woodpecker (SXSW Film Festival, 2008), Trust Us, This Is All Made Up (SXSW Film Festival, 2009), Rubberneck (Tribeca Film Festival, 2012), and Red Flag (LA Film Festival, 2012),[7] the latter two of which were released as a double feature in New York City's Lincoln Center Theater.[8]
As an actor, he plays Ray Ploshansky in the HBO comedy series Girls and appears in the last two Coen Brothers films - Inside Llewyn Davis and the upcoming Hail, Caesar!, set for release in early 2016.
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Mr. Smitrovich | Film |
| 2016 | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Paul Scott | Film |
| 2015 | Tired Moonlight | Mike | Film |
| 2015 | 7 Chinese Brothers | Kaminsky | Film |
| 2015 | Actor Seeks Role | Paul | Short film |
| 2015 | Happy Baby | Ben Peterson | Film |
| 2015 | Bloomin Mud Shuffle | Chuck | Film |
| 2015 | Amy | Saddler | Short film |
| 2014 | Summer of Blood | Jamie | Film |
| 2014 | The Foxy Merkins | Merkin Dealer | Film |
| 2014 | Possibilia | Rick | Short film |
| 2012–present | Girls | Ray Ploshansky | Series regular |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Marty Green | Film |
| 2013 | We Could Be Your Parents | Bob | Short film |
| 2013 | Good Night | Jake | Film |
| 2013 | The Young Housefly | Housefly | Short film |
| 2012 | Supporting Characters | Nick Berger | Film |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Stephen Lomatin | Episode: "Manhattan Vigil" |
| 2012 | Marvin Seth & Stanley | Seth | Film |
| 2012 | Rubberneck | Paul Harris | Film |
| 2012 | Red Flag | Alex | Film |
| 2012 | Gayby | Peter | Film |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Ian Gilmore | Film |
| 2011 | Almost in Love | Sasha | Film |
| 2011 | Wuss | Wally Combs | Film |
| 2011 | Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same | Rookie Agent | Film |
| 2010 | The Grownups | Paul | Short film |
| 2010 | Tiny Furniture | Jed | Film |
| 2010 | Bass Ackwards | Vlad | Film |
| 2010 | Lovers of Hate | Paul Lucas | Film |
| 2009 | Harmony and Me | Mean Man Mike | Film |
| 2009 | Beeswax | Merrill Graf | Film |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | The Crowd of Liberty City (voice) | Video game |
| 2006 | The Hole Story | Alex Karpovsky | Film |
Writer/Director
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Red Flag[9] |
| 2012 | Rubberneck[10] |
| 2009 | Trust Us, This Is All Made Up[11] |
| 2008 | Woodpecker[12] |
| 2006 | The Hole Story[13] |
References
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- ↑ Molly Fischer, Alex Karpovsky on acting versus directing, having no credit, and starring in 'Girls', New York Capital, October 4, 2012
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- ↑ Neil Genzlinger, Film Festival Blooms With Ripe Perversity, The New York Times, April 22, 2012
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- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- American film editors
- American male film actors
- American film directors
- American male screenwriters
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- Jewish American male actors
- People from Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Actors from Newton, Massachusetts
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