Alex J. Campbell

Birthplace

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Biography

Alex trained at the Bird College of Dance, Music & Theatre Performance in London, England. Since graduating, he has appeared in the UK tour of 'Scrooge' with Anthony Newley and Jon Pertwee, and then made his London West End debut in 'Fiddler on the Roof' starring Chaim Topol and Sara Kestelman, which also toured the UK. He then appeared alongside Darren Day in Barry Manilow's 'Copacabana', again in London's West End. Soon after that came two runs of 'Pickwick' with Sir Harry Secombe. Alongside his theatre engagements, he turned his interests to the music industry and during that period, was most notably involved with the boyband 'Down2Earth'. He was lucky enough to travel the world and experience life at sea while working for Norwegian, Crystal, Princess, Carnival, P&O and Celebrity Cruises. During that period, he took eight months to enjoy a world tour with singer Sarah Brightman in her show 'One Night In Eden' promoting her album of the same name. 2001 and 2002 saw him at London's Royal Opera House in 'The Queen of Spades'. In and around his musical engagements, Alex has also appeared in various Cabarets and Trade Shows both in the UK and in other countries. Also TV shows and Film, most notably: 'The Killing Zone' and 'Dead Room'. Alex permanently moved his life from the UK to Canada in 2002 to continue his career. Here, he has appeared in episodes of 'Against All Odds' and 'True Crime Scene', Canadian Film Centre's 'Pudge' both of which were film festival entries that subsequently won awards, Det. Edmond in the movie '2:22' starring Gabriel Byrne & Val Kilmer, and most recently a role on Peter Farrelly's new dark comedy 'Loudermilk' starring Ron Livingston. Alex has also performed roles as background and stand-in too numerous to list here. As a result of the variation in work, he is very experienced and well travelled. The product of many years of professional dance, Alex is well coordinated, physical and versatile.