Portrait of Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alex Karpovsky is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and editor. Alex Karpovsky's first feature-length film, The Hole Story, was completed in 2006. The critically acclaimed dark comedy garnered numerous awards on the festival circuit before being released theatrically by Indiepix. Karpovsky's follow-up feature, Woodpecker premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by Carnivalesque Films in September 2009. Alex's most recent film, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by B-Side Entertainment in February 2010 before the company folded a few days later (the film was subsequently released by the New Video Group and continues to air regularly on The Documentary Channel). As an actor, Karpovsky recently played the male lead in Beeswax which premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival; the voices of several Russian gangsters in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV; Mean Man Mike in Harmony and Me, which premiered at the 2009 New Directors/New Films Series; Paul Lucas in Lovers of Hate, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Vlad in Bass Ackwards, which also premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Jed in Tiny Furniture, which premiered at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Narrative Jury Prize for Best Feature Film; Paul in The Grownups, which screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Rookie Agent in Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and Wally Combs in Wuss, which is set to premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Karpovsky also recently acted or is committed to act in the following films, set to be released later in 2011: Almost in Love, Home, Incredibly Small, The Third Day, Marvin Seth and Stanley, and Seven Chinese Brothers. This fall Karpovsky will also appear as Ray in the HBO comedy series Girls. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Karpovsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2023
2022
Angelyne

as Jeff Glaser

2021
Cryptozoo

as David (voice)

2020
The Ride

as Chris

2019
2018
The Front Runner

as Mike Stratton

2018
Homecoming

as Craig

2018
Rosy

as Marty

2017
Fits and Starts

as Charles

2017
Girlfriend's Day

as Styvesan

2016
Little Sister

as Deli Guy

2016
Oh Jerome, No

as Barman (uncredited)

2016
Crush

as Steven

2016
2016
Hail, Caesar!

as Mr. Smitrovich

2016
Happy Baby

as Ben Peterson

2015
2015
2015
Amy

as Saddler

2015
Devil Town

as Terrence Bard

2015
2014
2014
Possibilia

as Rick

2013
Inside Llewyn Davis

as Marty Green

2013
The Foxy Merkins

as The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive

2013
Good Night

as Jake

2013
Rubberneck

as Paul Harris

2013
Red Flag

as Alex

2013
2012
Gayby

as Peter

2012
Marvin, Seth and Stanley

as Seth Greenstein

2012
Girls

as Ray Ploshansky

2011
Wuss

as Wally Combs

2010
2010
2010
2010
Harmony and Me

as Mean Man Mike

2009
Beeswax

as Merrill

2008
Cubby Knowles

as Robert Lincoln

2005
2003
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Dr. Seiderman

1999