Alex Frost

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Alex Frost
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Alex Frost is an American actor best known for his roles in Elephant and Drillbit Taylor .

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Education and career

Frost attended high school at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. [1] He grew up playing piano. [2]

Frost had a starring role in Gus Van Sant's 2003 film Elephant , in which he played a high school student who commits a school shooting. [1] The film was set in Frost's hometown of Portland, Oregon, with the director avoiding Hollywood actors in order to find real local teenagers. [2] Frost's musical experience was a key factor in him auditioning for the role. [2]

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 NCIS entitled "Ravenous". He played the primary antagonist in the Owen Wilson movie Drillbit Taylor , released on March 21, 2008, by Paramount Pictures. He appeared in two films in 2009, Calvin Marshall and The Vicious Kind . He appeared in The Wheeler Boys, premiered in the 2010 LA Film Festival.

In September 2023, Frost signed with Brave Artists Management for representation. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Elephant Alex
2005Queen of Cactus CoveAchak
2006 The Lost Tim Bess
2006The StandardDylan
2008 Stop-Loss Shorty
2008 Drillbit Taylor Filkins
2009 The Vicious Kind Peter Sinclaire
2009 Calvin Marshall Calvin Marshall
2010Almost KingsTruck
2010 Virginia Josh Tipton
2014 Flight 7500 Jake
2015 See You in Valhalla Peter
2016 Soy Nero Beverly Hills Police Officer
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Danny Fry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 NCIS JerryEpisode: "Ravenous"
2010Good Morning RabbitBoxerEpisode: "National Hamburger Day"

References

  1. 1 2 Levy, Shawn (November 14, 2003). "Five questions: One actor's take on 'Elephant'". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. Arts and Living section, p. 7.
  2. 1 2 3 Aguilar, Carlos (October 24, 2023). "'Elephant' at 20: A Drama About a Mass Shooting Remains Chilling". New York Times . Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Grobar, Matt (September 27, 2023). "Brave Artists Management Signs 'Elephant' And 'Drillbit Taylor' Actor Alex Frost". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 10, 2023.


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