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Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky

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Alex Karpovsky is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and editor.

Alex Karpovsky's first feature-length film, The Hole Story, was completed in 2006. The critically acclaimed dark comedy garnered numerous awards on the festival circuit before being released theatrically by Indiepix. Karpovsky's follow-up feature, Woodpecker premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by Carnivalesque Films in September 2009. Alex's most recent film, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by B-Side Entertainment in February 2010 before the company folded a few days later (the film was subsequently released by the New Video Group and continues to air regularly on The Documentary Channel).

As an actor, Karpovsky recently played the male lead in Beeswax which premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival; the voices of several Russian gangsters in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV; Mean Man Mike in Harmony and Me, which premiered at the 2009 New Directors/New Films Series; Paul Lucas in Lovers of Hate, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Vlad in Bass Ackwards, which also premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Jed in Tiny Furniture, which premiered at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Narrative Jury Prize for Best Feature Film; Paul in The Grownups, which screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Rookie Agent in Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and Wally Combs in Wuss, which is set to premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival.

Karpovsky also recently acted or is committed to act in the following films, set to be released later in 2011: Almost in Love, Home, Incredibly Small, The Third Day, Marvin Seth and Stanley, and Seven Chinese Brothers. This fall Karpovsky will also appear as Ray in the HBO comedy series Girls.

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Pillow Fortress

2023

as Bart

Angelyne

2022

as Jeff Glaser

Cryptozoo

2021

as David (voice)

The Ride

2020

as Chris

The Return of the Yuletide Kid

2019

as Michael

The Sound of Silence

2019

as Landon

Being Frank

2019

as Ross

The Front Runner

2018

as Mike Stratton

Homecoming

2018

as Craig

Rosy

2018

as Marty

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018

as Mr. Bauer

A Goodbye to Girls

2017

as Self

The Show About the Show

2017

as Himself

Fits and Starts

2017

as Charles

Girlfriend's Day

2017

as Styvesan

Little Sister

2016

as Deli Guy

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

2016

as Drake (voice)

Oh Jerome, No

2016

as Barman (uncredited)

Crush

2016

as Steven

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

2016

as Paul Scott

Hail, Caesar!

2016

as Mr. Smitrovich

Happy Baby

2016

as Ben Peterson

7 Chinese Brothers

2015

as Kaminsky

Actor Seeks Role

2015

as Paul

Amy

2015

as Saddler

Devil Town

2015

as Terrence Bard

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

2015

as Chuck

Tired Moonlight

2015

as Mike

Summer of Blood

2014

as Jamie

Possibilia

2014

as Rick

Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends

2014

as Alex

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

as Marty Green

Getting Stoned with Alex Karpovksy

2013

as Himself

The Foxy Merkins

2013

as The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive

Good Night

2013

as Jake

Rubberneck

2013

as Paul Harris

Red Flag

2013

as Alex

Almost in Love

2013

as Sasha

Gayby

2012

as Peter

Sleepwalk with Me

2012

as Ian

Marvin, Seth and Stanley

2012

as Seth Greenstein

Girls

2012

as Ray Ploshansky

Supporting Characters

2012

as Nick

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same

2012

as Rookie Agent

Wuss

2011

as Wally Combs

Tiny Furniture

2010

as Jed

Lovers of Hate

2010

as Paul

Bass Ackwards

2010

as Vlad

Harmony and Me

2010

as Mean Man Mike

Incredibly Small

2010

as Tom

Beeswax

2009

as Merrill

Cubby Knowles

2008

as Robert Lincoln

The Hole Story

2005

as Alex

Cry Funny Happy

2003

as Henry

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

as Dr. Seiderman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Stephen Lomatin