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Alexander Cox (born in Bebington, Merseyside, 15 December 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, but since the release and commercial failure of Walker, he has focused his career on independent movies of steadily declining budgets, championing the increased individual creative freedom that comes with lower production investment.
Alex Cox is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, and author, recognized for his distinctively raw and unconventional approach to independent cinema.
He is best known for directing the cult films Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, which helped define the punk-influenced aesthetic of 1980s independent cinema.
His films frequently utilize a guerrilla, low-budget methodology characterized by anti-establishment themes and idiosyncratic narratives; follow Alex Cox on Mood.