Alex Lowe
Biography
Alex Lowe is an English actor and comedian who also works as a voice artist. His television debut came in 1981 on Thames Television's Theatre Box. He studied at Leicester School of Performing Arts and The Studio School in North London, and in 1991 he appeared as PC Corman in Minder. At the Queen's Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, he took the part of Wharton in Another Country, and in 1990 he won a First at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for The Hypochondriac. His film roles include Paul in Peter's Friends (1992), the Messenger in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Simon Merriel in Haunted (1995). He created and performs the radio characters Barry from Watford and Clinton Baptiste, the latter first seen in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, and he was the voice of King Hunnybun in Tinkershrimp & Dutch, a Nickelodeon UK series.
58years old
Turns 59 on January 15in 95 days
- Born Brent, Middlesex, England, UK
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 26 years1992 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018Fireman Sam: Set for Action!IMDb rating 4.8
- 2001The Discovery of HeavenIMDb rating 6.7
- 1995HauntedIMDb rating 6.2
- 1993Much Ado About NothingIMDb rating 7.3
- 1992Peter's FriendsIMDb rating 7.0
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Early training
Lowe trained at The Studio School in North London and Leicester School of Performing Arts before playing PC Corman in Minder in 1991.
Behind the award
At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1990, Lowe took part in The Hypochondriac. His work in that production earned him a First.
A first
In January 2010, Absolute Radio put Lowe's "Barry from Watford" podcast on iTunes, and it stayed in the Podcast top ten for two weeks.
Behind the camera
Lowe co-wrote the pilot sitcom BARRY with Fraser Steele for Sky Atlantic, broadcast on 4 March 2013, featuring his Barry from Watford character.
A change of course
Between 2001 and 2003, Lowe presented Download This on XFM London. The show aired on Sunday mornings, running from 10 am until midday.
Alex Lowe movies on Netflix
Most often with
Kenneth Branagh directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Emma Thompson's page
Stephen Fry's page
Kenneth Branagh's page
Kate Beckinsale's page
Imelda Staunton's page
Phyllida Law's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Richard BriersMuch Ado About Nothing (1993) and Peter's Friends (1992)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.