Alex MacNicoll
Biography
Alex MacNicoll is an American actor and producer who grew up in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and took up acting in his senior year of high school before studying theater at DeSales University. He moved to Los Angeles in 2013, the same year he made his screen debut in the series Auditions from Hell. Early roles followed as Colton on Transparent and in the films McFarland, USA, My All American (2015) and The 5th Wave, along with guest spots on Criminal Minds, The Fosters, Bones and Rizzoli & Isles. He played Peter Standall on 13 Reasons Why and Sam Fontaine in A-X-L (2018), then took the part of Luke Holbrook in the Netflix mystery series The Society. Since 2024 he has portrayed Dr. Van Markus on the NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds.
36years old
Turns 37 on August 1in 292 days
- Born Hunterdon County
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 6 years2015 to 2021
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First role
MacNicoll played Fitz Mitchell in the Disney sports drama McFarland, USA, which came out in 2015. The part was his first SAG job.
A change of course
MacNicoll graduated, then relocated to Los Angeles in 2013. While he pursued acting there, he held several jobs at once, among them security guard, dog walker, bartender and server.
Alex MacNicoll movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Alex MacNicoll shares two films with Robert Patrick, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Breckin Meyer's page
Bruce Davison's page
Heather Graham's page
Judy Greer's page
Michael Shannon's page
Rachel Lee GoldenbergDirector, 2 films, 2020
All films by Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Online
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