Alexander Robert Frost (born February 17, 1987) is an American
actor best known for his roles in ''
Elephant'' and ''
Drillbit Taylor''.
Early life
Frost was born in
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Oregon. He attended high school at the
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA) is a publicly funded arts magnet school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is a member of the International Network of Schools for the Advancement of Arts Education.
The school opened in 1992, in f ...
, in
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Oregon with a small portion bordering Portland in the Tualatin Valley. The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area. Its population was 97,494 at the ...
.
Career
He had a starring role in
Gus Van Sant
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's film ''
Elephant'', in which he played a high school student who commits a
school shooting.
Since ''Elephant'', Frost has worked on a number of films, including ''The Queen of Cactus Cove'', ''The Lost'' and ''The Standard''. He appeared in a Season 3 episode of ''
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'' entitled "Ravenous". He played the primary antagonist in the
Owen Wilson movie ''
Drillbit Taylor'', released on March 21, 2008, by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
. He appeared in two films in 2009, ''
Calvin Marshall
''Calvin Marshall'' is a 2009 coming of age-comedy film written and directed by Gary Lundgren and starring Alex Frost as the title character, a determined but talentless college baseball player, and Steve Zahn as his coach. After two years of raisi ...
'' and ''
The Vicious Kind
''The Vicious Kind'' is a 2009 drama film directed and written by Lee Toland Krieger. The screenplay was originally set in a small town in Rhode Island, but the film was shot in Norfolk, Connecticut, which also became the characters' hometown. T ...
''. He appeared in ''The Wheeler Boys'', premiered in the 2010 LA Film Festival.
Personal life
Frost lives in
Los Angeles. He is married to British actress Mem Kennedy.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Living people
American male film actors
Male actors from Portland, Oregon
American expatriates in England
21st-century American actors
1987 births
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