Biography
Alexander Richard Pettifer is a British film actor and a model that has fame after the fulfillment of major roles in bright Hollywood film stories. Today at the "Dream Factory" for the artist, the glory of "badist" was entrenched, but Alex continues to storm the Olympus of Glory, including with his directories and production projects.Childhood and youth
Alex was born on April 10, 1990. This happened in the district city of Stevenid, located in Hartfordshire County in the south-east of Great Britain. Alex's parents belonged to Artistic Bohemia. Father Richard Pettifer was an artist, and Mom Lee Robinson is a mannequin. But the father-actor did not have a big influence on the fate and creative development of the son of the Son.
When Alex Pettifera turned 3 years old, the parents parted. Mom married a second time, and a new family moved to Windsor, where Milek Ireland was owned by the real estate agency. Soon the common son James, a summary brother Alex.
Children were very different from each other: James was fond of sports and reached a lot of success in tennis, and Alex dreamed of tie his life with cinema. On the screens, he began to appear in childhood. At first it was an advertisement of yogurt, then demonstrating the children's clothing of the English brand.
Alex Pettefer had every chance for a long time to associate his life with a model business. From 8 years ago, he advertised clothes from Ralph Lorena. Couturier got a pretty boy in the toy department of one of New York's stores and offered to work as a model.
Embed from getty imagesAlex was filmed in brand advertising, but at the same time developed acting skills. He performed on the scene of a small amateur theater. Debuted as a confectioner in the production of Charlie and Chocolate Factory. True, the acting talent manifested itself from Petthefer not immediately: at first he had to play in the crowd, since the young man did not know how to stay on stage. Such a test did not scare away Alex, he still hit the work in the cinema.
After graduating from school in 2006, 16-year-old Alex Pettifer entered the school of dramatic art. At the same time, the young man, as it seemed to him, forever put the point in the career of the model.
Films
The cinematic biography of Alex Pettefefer began in school years. In 2005, when he studied in the last grade school, the young man was invited to play the main hero of the youth sitcom "School Years of Tom Brown". In the film, we went about the real character - the school director of Thomas Arnold (Stephen Fry), who changed the education system of England in the XIX century. History told through the prism of the perception of a young student.
So the new bright star was lit in the sky of modern English cinema. In the same year, Petthefer successfully passed the casting for the role of a small spy in the picture "Sloba". It must be said that 500 applicants were tasteful to the role of Alex Ride's role, but the young Alex Pettifera managed to bypass everyone. The role of his native uncle of a boy, a spy under his cover, executed Yuen McGregor, in the image of the villain in front of the audience appeared Mickey Rourke.
By the way, the young artist instead of "Ghouts" had every chance to play in another adventure film called "Eragon". But this ribbon was filmed in the Czech Republic, it was necessary to fly often to the plane, and Alexander, as it turned out, was also afraid of air travel. Thus, the actor fell to the set of the Globes blockbuster. After the premiere of the film, Alex Pettifer instantly turned into a new idiot of the English spectators, especially the young generation.
2008-2009 were successful for Alex. The actor starred in two wonderful ribbons. In the comedy melodrame called "Rezor" played the role of Son's director of the British Pension for girls Freddie, in which the main heroine Poppy fell in love (Emma Roberts).
In the thriller "Exterpassed" Alex played the leader of the teenage gangster group. Cruel adolescents will have to meet with the uncharted - behind them begins hunting the ghost of the school burgeon of Darren Mulletta, who, who, without having mockery, committed suicide.
Then followed a 2-year break in the work of the artist. Alex concentrated attention to studies and prepare for new roles. In addition, Pettifer briefly returned to the work of the model and began fruitful cooperation with the popular Burberry brand. The beauty of the artist remained unnoticed, and the pettifer, the growth of which is 181 cm, and the weight is 75 kg, the number 50 envy British bachelors.
In 2011, the British artist returned to large screens, and immediately in several pictures. Alex played another stellar role in the fantastic tape "I am the fourth." The actor reincarnated in the hero of John Smith, followed by alien creatures - Mogadorian.
To hide from the aliens, the young man leaves the US deep into the US and settles in a small town. Together with the Pettifer of the main characters, Timothy Oliphant, Dianna Agron and Kevin Durand played. Interestingly, to achieve a special "alien" gait, the actors who acting the aliens put on 15-centimeter kittens.
Immediately behind this project followed the other called "scary beautiful". This is a cinematic adaptation of a fairy tale about Beauty and the Beast. The main hero Kyle is the most beautiful, but the head of the boyfriend at school. For the coherence of Kendra's wizard (Mary-Kate Olsen) imposes a curse to the young man. Since then, the appearance of the student becomes ugly. To return the former look, it is necessary to achieve love of the Linda girl (Vanessa Hudgens), during the acquaintance from which Kyle begins to transform and internally.
In the same 2011, the screens came to the screens "Time", in which Alex Pettefer starred with Justin Timberlake. Then the picture "Super Mike" was followed, in which Alexu got the role of a timid young man Adam, under the guidance of a T-shirt dancer (Channing Tatum) turning into a striptease star. At the box office gathered $ 167 million.
As the later, Alex admitted in an interview, during his filming, he had a conflict with a colleague Channing Tatum. Pettifer acknowledges that his conflict behavior has become faithful, so it was not called to work on the continuation of the franchise.
In 2013, the artist's filmography was replenished with a role in the biographic drama "Poleelast". This is a film about the black butler who worked all his life in the White House and witnessed a number of historical events. Alex appeared in the image of the "White" planter, on which parents of the main character worked. In the film, in addition to Pettefer, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Vanessa Redgrave and others.
A star role was played by Alex in the painting "Anatomy of Love". The premiere of this melodrama took place in the second half of 2014. Pettefer's partner in this film played Gabriella Wilde. In the lyrical drama we were talking about the love of two graduates - a simple guy of David and a girl from the rich family of Jade.
Critics recognized this work of the British artist of one of the most visible in his filmography. As the artist later admired, he was comfortable to work next to the partner: Gabriella, as he, came to conquer Hollywood from the UK.
In 2016, the shooting of the Comedy "Elvis and Nixon" ended, in which Kevin Spacy and Michael Shannon played the main characters. Alex went to Jerry. The filmmakers offered their own version of the Tet-A-Tet conversation, which occurred once between the King of Rock and Roll and the US President.
In March 2017, the world premiere of the drama "strange" about the relationship between two brothers, in which Alex played the main character. In the same year, the name of the artist appeared in the Tutors of the British Comedy Series "City Legends".
Personal life
British handsome with a model appearance never had a deficit of a fan. The personal life of the Petthefer Alex is very stormy and saturated. The first novel that was spoken in the press was relationships with actress Sarah Bulger. Alex came to know her when he was filmed in "Gomoboma". But romantic communication is rapidly ended, giving way to new love.Embed from getty imagesSerious and long-term relationships began at the actor with the nephew Julia Roberts, the beauty of Emma Roberts. From this novel on the shoulder of Alex remained a tattoo in the form of the initials beloved.
Emma's place was taken by Olivia Simpson for a while. Girl - daughter of a personal manager Alex Nettefer. On this short, the novel knows only that Olivia very carefully controlled the actions of the beloved. This control is likely to be the cause of the parting of the pair.
Embed from getty imagesYoung people diverged into different directions immediately after the Nettefer's work in the picture "I am the fourth," where he closely fell asleep with the partner of the film Diana Agron. The novel turned out to be so serious that rumors about the early wedding of the artist and his girls appeared in the press. But the engagement was unexpectedly canceled, agron did not become the official wife of a high handsome man with pumped torso.
Some time Alex met with her granddaughter Elvis Presley. Riley Kio and Alex Pettefer announced the engagement, but in the summer of 2012, the girl told reporters about parting and canceling the engagement. An explanation was allegedly treason.
Embed from getty imagesAlex did not stay alone for a long time. His girlfriend became a model from Holland Garlo Horst. Relations launched 2 years, after which the couple declared parting. But in October 2016, the artist decided to return the passion. As a sign of reconciliation, Alex gave the beloved ring with a diamond. Unfortunately, the second attempt failed, and soon the pair was again separated.
But the novel with the Tony Garrn model, which began in 2019, led to the wedding: the couple got married in 2020.
The celebrity leads a personal profile in "Instagram", where the photos of his idols are laid out, popular Hollywood artists, as well as their model pictures. It is noteworthy that most actor posts are withstanding in a black and white style.
Alex Pettefer now
In 2018, it became known that Alex entered the acting of the political thriller Stephen Soderberga "Laundry". With this director, the actor has already worked together on the creation of a comedy "Super Mike". The new draft director is devoted to the leakage of information on offshore accounts of a number of politicians and heads of state. Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, David Schwimmer, Jeffrey Wright and other stars of global value will take part in the film.
In the same year, the actor debuted with the directorial project "Roads", where he also played a major role. This is a criminal thriller, in which we were talking about the brother and three sisters, remaining orphans after the killing of the Father. At a certain point, the narrative suspicion falls on the hero of Petthefer. Among other things, Alex made a co-producer of the "Last Witness" project.
Now the new project is being prepared with the participation of Petthefer - the criminal fighter Echo Boomers. Also, Alex received the role of a second plan in a fantastic Warning thriller. In 2019, the 1st season of The i-Land series was released, where Briton will also appear. This is a fantastic detective, which is played by Kate Bosworth and Sibile Dean.
Filmography
- 2005 - "School Years of Tom Brown"
- 2006 - "Sloba"
- 2008 - "Tver"
- 2009 - "Exterpassed"
- 2011 - "I am the fourth"
- 2011 - "scary beautiful"
- 2011 - "Time"
- 2012 - "Super Mike"
- 2013 - "Butler"
- 2014 - "Anatomy of Love"
- 2016 - "Elvis and Nixon"
- 2017 - "Strange"
- 2018 - "Road Roads"