Alex West — Director | Biography, Movies & Career

Biography

Alex West is an actor and award-winning filmmaker best known for his dynamic portrayal of Montez in Angel (2023) the BET+ series, Louis in This Is Me Now (2024) with Jennifer Lopez on Prime, and his brainchild, Harvested: The Holiday Horror Film Franchise (Harvested 2021, Harvested 2 2022, and Harvested 3 2024).

His other top credits include Angie’s Cure (2023), Dog (2022), A Holiday Change (2019), Dread (2019), and Don’t Shoot (2017). As the Owner of Culture Forward Media Group and Culture Forward TV, the LA native is married to Ruby Lee Dove II, who is also an actor and filmmaker. Standing 6’2, Alex is a retired basketball player, businessman, polymath, and philanthropist.

Behind the Camera, Mr. West is a talented Writer, Director, Editor and Producer that has amassed 23 Awards Internationally (4X platinum). Creatively and stylistically, he is a unique blend of John Singleton, Jordan Peele, and John Woo, that has a distinct feel for rawness and immersion. His upcoming films are This Is Your Driver (2025) and Harvested 4 (2025), both in the horror/thriller genre.

Alex favorite quotes: "You can swallow a pint of your own blood before you get sick". - Fight Club

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