Alex Karpovsky
Known For: 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
2025
2023
- Pillow Fortress as Bart
2022
- Angelyne as Jeff Glaser
2021
- Cryptozoo as David (voice)
2020
- The Ride as Chris
2019
- Being Frank as Ross
- The Sound of Silence as Landon
- Oh Jerome, No ... (Director)
- The Return of the Yuletide Kid as Michael
2018
- Rosy as Marty
- Homecoming as Craig
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Mr. Bauer
- The Front Runner as Mike Stratton
2017
- The Show About the Show as Himself
- Fits and Starts as Charles
- A Goodbye to Girls as Self
- Girlfriend's Day as Styvesan
2016
- Little Sister as Deli Guy
- Happy Baby as Ben Peterson
- Hail, Caesar! as Mr. Smitrovich
- Crush as Steven
- My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea as Drake (voice)
- Oh Jerome, No as Barman (uncredited)
- Folk Hero & Funny Guy as Paul Scott
2015
- Tired Moonlight as Mike
- Amy as Saddler
- Devil Town as Terrence Bard
- Actor Seeks Role as Paul
- Bloomin Mud Shuffle as Chuck
- 7 Chinese Brothers as Kaminsky
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Bar Patron
- Possibilia as Rick
- Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends as Alex
- Summer of Blood as Jamie
2013
- Rubberneck as Paul Harris
- Inside Llewyn Davis as Marty Green
- Good Night as Jake
- Almost in Love as Sasha
- The Foxy Merkins as The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive
- Sun Don't Shine ... (Thanks)
- Getting Stoned with Alex Karpovksy as Himself
- Red Flag as Alex
2012
- Girls as Ray Ploshansky
- Gayby as Peter
- Supporting Characters as Nick
- Sleepwalk with Me as Ian
- Marvin, Seth and Stanley as Seth Greenstein
- Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same as Rookie Agent
2011
- Wuss as Wally Combs
2010
- Tiny Furniture as Jed
- Incredibly Small as Tom
- Lovers of Hate as Paul
- Harmony and Me as Mean Man Mike
- Bass Ackwards as Vlad
2009
- Beeswax as Merrill
- Trust Us, This Is All Made Up ... (Director)
2008
- Woodpecker ... (Director)
- Cubby Knowles as Robert Lincoln
2005
- The Hole Story as Alex
2003
- Cry Funny Happy as Henry
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Seiderman
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Stephen Lomatin