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Alex Pettyfer

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Alex Pettyfer
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The Infernal Machine (2022)
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Alexander Richard Pettyfer was born in Hertfordshire and raised in Windsor. His mother, Lee (Robinson), is an interior designer. His father, Richard Pettyfer, is a fellow actor. His parents divorced and Alex now has a younger half-brother, James, from his mother's re-marriage to a property developer, Michael Ireland. James is a junior tennis player.

At age 7, Alex started modeling for Gap's children range. He also appeared in TV commercials for other brands. When he was older, he modeled for Burberry to fund his traveling adventures.

Alex attended various private schools. During this time, he enjoyed performing in school plays. At age 13, he auditioned and won a role in the TV movie Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005). At age 15, he went to Los Angeles and was cast as "Alex Rider", the main character in Stormbreaker (2006) (aka "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker"). This was his breakthrough role and he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for this role.
BornApril 10, 1990
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Alex Pettyfer
Vanessa Redgrave and Alex Pettyfer in The Butler (2013)
Alex Pettyfer in Magic Mike (2012)
Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer in Magic Mike (2012)
Alex Pettyfer in Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Amanda Seyfried and Alex Pettyfer in In Time (2011)
Alex Pettyfer in In Time (2011)
Alex Pettyfer in In Time (2011)
Alex Pettyfer in In Time (2011)
Alex Pettyfer in In Time (2011)
Johnny Knoxville, Evan Peters, and Alex Pettyfer in Elvis & Nixon (2016)

Known for

Magic Mike (2012)
Magic Mike
6.1
  • Adam
  • 2012
Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon in Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Elvis & Nixon
6.4
  • Jerry
  • 2016
Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in In Time (2011)
In Time
6.7
  • Fortis
  • 2011
Jennifer Morrison, Alex Pettyfer, and Nicola Peltz Beckham in Back Roads (2018)
Back Roads
6.4
  • Harley Altmyer
  • 2018

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Actor

  • The Chelsea Cowboy
    • In Production
  • 5lbs of Pressure
    • Post-production
  • Branded
    • Pre-production
  • Chief of Station
    • Post-production
  • Black Noise
    • Post-production
  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
    • Pre-production
  • Guy Pearce in The Infernal Machine (2022)
    The Infernal Machine
  • Thomas Jane in Warning (2021)
    Warning
  • Alex Pettyfer in Collection (2021)
    Collection
  • Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Echo Boomers (2020)
    Echo Boomers
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • (voice)
  • The I-Land (2019)
    The I-Land
  • Gemma Arterton in It's Me, Sugar (2018)
    It's Me, Sugar
  • Michael Gambon, Talulah Riley, and Alex Pettyfer in The Last Witness (2018)
    The Last Witness
  • Jennifer Morrison, Alex Pettyfer, and Nicola Peltz Beckham in Back Roads (2018)
    Back Roads
  • Urban Myths (2017)
    Urban Myths
  • Alex Pettyfer in Diesel: Only The Brave (2018)
    Diesel: Only The Brave
  • The Strange Ones (2017)
    The Strange Ones
  • Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon in Elvis & Nixon (2016)
    Elvis & Nixon
  • Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Endless Love (2014)
    Endless Love
  • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
    The Butler

Producer

  • 5lbs of Pressure
    • Post-production
  • Branded
    • Pre-production
  • The Godmother
    • Pre-production
  • Marianne
    • Post-production
  • Guy Pearce in The Infernal Machine (2022)
    The Infernal Machine
  • Alex Pettyfer in Collection (2021)
    Collection
  • Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Echo Boomers (2020)
    Echo Boomers
  • Michael Gambon, Talulah Riley, and Alex Pettyfer in The Last Witness (2018)
    The Last Witness
  • Jennifer Morrison, Alex Pettyfer, and Nicola Peltz Beckham in Back Roads (2018)
    Back Roads

Director

  • Jennifer Morrison, Alex Pettyfer, and Nicola Peltz Beckham in Back Roads (2018)
    Back Roads
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Videos46

"The Tutor" from Beastly
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"The Tutor" from Beastly
Tormented -- "Guillotine"
Clip 0:55
Tormented -- "Guillotine"
Tormented -- "Pool Party"
Clip 0:58
Tormented -- "Pool Party"
Tormented -- "Chainsaw"
Clip 1:53
Tormented -- "Chainsaw"
House
Clip 0:47
House
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:05
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:28
Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:22
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer #1
Trailer 2:12
Trailer #1
Faith Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Faith Trailer
No. 1
Trailer 2:31
No. 1
I Am Number Four: Extended Trailer
Trailer 2:41
I Am Number Four: Extended Trailer

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    • April 10, 1990
    • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Toni GarrnOctober 2, 2020 - present (1 child)
    • Richard Pettyfer
    • (Half Sibling)
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    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Was offered the lead in The Paperboy (2012), Seventh Son (2014) and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) but turned them all down.
  • Quotes
    I think you have to be very secure as an actor to escape yourself - to revisit someone's past, whether you're portraying another person or creating someone, and then to come back to who you are and not bring those emotions with you.
    • I Am Number Four
      (2011)
      $250,000

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