Alex Karpovsky

Alexander Karpovsky (born September 23, 1975)[2] is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and film editor. He is best known for playing Ray Ploshansky on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls and Craig Petrosian on the Amazon series Homecoming.

Alex Karpovsky
Alex Karpovsky
Born
Alexander Karpovsky

(1975-09-23) September 23, 1975
Newton, Massachusetts[1]
OccupationActor, writer, film director, producer, film editor

Early life and education

Alex Karpovsky was born in Newton, Massachusetts and raised in Boston. He did undergraduate work at Boston University,[1] before receiving a Master's degree in visual ethnography at the University of Oxford.[1][3].

Career

His debut feature, The Hole Story, earned him a slot in Filmmaker magazine's 25 new faces of independent film. His subsequent feature-length films include Woodpecker (SXSW Film Festival, 2008), Trust Us, This Is All Made Up (SXSW Film Festival, 2009), Rubberneck (Tribeca Film Festival, 2012), and Red Flag (LA Film Festival, 2012),[4] the latter two of which were released as a double feature in New York City's Lincoln Center Theater.[5] In addition to these films, Alex has directed episodes of TV, commercials, and music videos.

As an actor, he played Ray Ploshansky in the HBO comedy series Girls and has portrayed characters in films that have been featured at Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, Berlinale, Los Angeles & Tribeca film festivals. Karpovsky also appeared in the Coen Brothers' most recent films, Inside Llewyn Davis and Hail, Caesar!, is a series regular on Amazon's Homecoming, and has a leading role in the upcoming NBC/Peacock limited series, Angelyne (TV series)[6]

Karpovsky has read hundreds of stories for live and radio audiences, including NPR's Selected Shorts, The Paris Review, The New York Times' Modern Love, n+1, Grand Theft Auto IV, and This American Life.

Filmography

Actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The Hole StoryAlexHarvard Film Archive
2009BeeswaxMerrill GrafBerlinale
2009Harmony and MeMean Man MikeMoMA's New Directors/New Films
2010Bass AckwardsVladSundance
2010Lovers of HatePaul LucasSundance
2010Tiny FurnitureJedSXSW
2011Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks SameRookie AgentSundance
2011WussWally CombsSXSW
2011Almost in LoveSashaCinequest
2012Sleepwalk with MeIan GilmoreSundance
2012GaybyPeterSXSW
2012Supporting CharactersNick BergerTribeca
2012RubberneckPaul HarrisTribeca
2012Marvin Seth and StanleySeth GreensteinFactory 25
2012Red FlagAlexLos Angeles Film Festival
2013Good NightJakeSXSW
2013Inside Llewyn DavisMarty GreenNew York Film Festival
2014The Foxy MerkinsMerkin ManSundance
2014Summer of BloodJamieTribeca
2015Tired MoonlightMikeViennale
2015PossibiliaRickSundance
20157 Chinese BrothersKaminskySXSW
2016Hail, Caesar!Mr. SmitrovichBerlinale
2016Folk Hero & Funny GuyPaul ScottTribeca
2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the SeaDrake (voice)Toronto
2017The Vanishing of Sidney HallDavid BauerSundance
2017Girlfriend's DayStyvesanNetflix
2018The Front RunnerMike StrattonToronto
2019The Sound of SilenceLandonSundance
2019Being FrankRossSXSW
2020The RideChrisSundance

Television
YearTitleRoleNotesNetwork
2012–2015Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStephen Lomatin2 episodesNBC
2012–2017GirlsRay Ploshansky42 episodesHBO
2014Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and FriendsHimselfTelevision SpecialAdult Swim
2016DeadbeatJared the LiarEpisode: "Medieval Dead"Hulu
2018Drunk HistoryZvi AharoniEpisode: "Heists"Comedy Central
2018–2020HomecomingCraig Petrosian13 episodesAmazon
2020Curb Your EnthusiasmDoctor SeidermanEpisode: "The Spite Store"HBO
2021AngelyneJeff Glaser6 episodesNBC/Peacock

Music video
YearTitleArtist(s)
2017When You DieMGMT

Video game
YearTitleRole
2008Grand Theft Auto IVThe Crowd of Liberty City (voice)

Writer/director
YearTitleRoleNotesNetwork/Festival
2019Oh Jerome, NoWriter/DirectorEpisodes 101-108FXX
2018LoveDirectorEpisode 304Netflix
2016The New Yorker PresentsDirectorEpisode 105Amazon
2016GirlsDirectorEpisode 509HBO
2012Red Flag[7]Writer/DirectorfeatureLA Film Festival
2012Rubberneck( feature)[8]Writer/DirectorfeatureTribeca
2009Trust Us, This Is All Made Up [9]Writer/DirectorfeatureSXSW
2008Woodpecker [10]Writer/DirectorfeatureSXSW
2006The Hole Story[11]Writer/DirectorfeatureHarvard Film Archive

References
  1. Laskowski, Amy (April 3, 2014). "Girls Actor Comes to Cinematheque Tomorrow". BU Today. Boston University. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. Rick Porter, Alex Karpovsky - Apple TV, Apple TV
  3. "Alex Karpovsky". alexkarpovsky.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  4. Neil Genzlinger, Film Festival Blooms With Ripe Perversity, The New York Times, April 22, 2012
  5. "Alex Karpovsky of Girls helms two new films, talks directing". UKScreen. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  6. Rick Porter, Martin Freeman, Alex Karpovsky Join 'Angelyne' Limited Series at Peacock, Hollywood Reporter, February 12, 2020
  7. "RED FLAG - A GRAVE COMEDY FROM ALEX KARPOVSKY". redflagfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. "RUBBERNECK — A Film By Alex Karpovsky & Garth Donovan". rubberneckfilm.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  9. "Trust Us, This Is All Made Up". trustusfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  10. "Woodpecker: a film by alex karpovsky". woodpeckerfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  11. "Alex Karpovsky". theholestoryfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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