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Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Ludwig

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Alexander Ludwig is a Canadian actor and country musician who started out as a child, first working in a Harry Potter toy commercial at nine and later picking up small film and television parts, including the TV movie A Little Thing Called Murder. He obtained the lead in The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) after 16 auditions, and then played Seth in Race to Witch Mountain (2009). His turn as Cato in The Hunger Games (2012) brought wider attention and awards for Best Fight at the MTV Movie Awards and Best Villain at the Teen Choice Awards. In 2014 he joined Vikings as Björn Ironside, and he later led the Starz series Heels. His album Highway 99 arrived in 2022 after he signed with BBR Music Group.

34years old

Turns 35 on May 7in 205 days

  • Born Vancouver
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Also credited as Alexander Richard Ludwig

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
22 years2004 to 2026

Genres

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  1. First role

    At nine, Ludwig got his start in a Harry Potter toy commercial. That job let him sign with an agent and land more commercial work.

  2. Big break

    Ludwig got his lead role in The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising in 2007. He described the audition process as gruelling and said he went through 16 auditions before he was cast.

  3. Early training

    Ludwig attended the University of Southern California, where he joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, but he left before he graduated.

  4. Beyond film

    Ludwig signed with country music label BBR Music Group/BMG in May 2021 and released his debut album Highway 99 on August 26, 2022.

Alexander Ludwig movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Bad Boys for Life2020 Action, Comedy, Crime, Thrilleras Dorn

    IMDb rating 6.5200K votes

  2. The Hunger Games2012 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Cato

    IMDb rating 7.21.1M votes

  3. Lone Survivor2013as Shane Patton

    IMDb rating 7.5327K votes

  4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024as Dorn

    IMDb rating 6.5117K votes

  5. Race to Witch Mountain2009as Seth

    IMDb rating 5.767K votes

  6. The Final Girls2015as Chris Briggs

    IMDb rating 6.558K votes

  7. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising2007as Will Stanton

    IMDb rating 4.816K votes

  8. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant2023as Sergeant Declan O'Brady

    IMDb rating 7.5217K votes

Most often with

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed two of these films together. Twelve 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.

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Joe Pantoliano, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Joe PantolianoChris Gauthier, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Chris GauthierWill Smith, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Will SmithVanessa Hudgens, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Vanessa HudgensWes Bentley, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Wes BentleyMartin Lawrence, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Martin LawrenceAdil El ArbiDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Adil El ArbiBilall FallahDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Bilall Fallah

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Box office

What Alexander Ludwig's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.1 billion

13 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 20 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Hunger Games2012as Cato$694 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Hunger Games2012as Cato
    $694M32.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Bad Boys for Life2020as Dorn
    $427M20.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024as Dorn
    $405M19.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Grown Ups 22013as Braden
    $247M11.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Lone Survivor2013as Shane Patton
    $149M7.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Race to Witch Mountain2009as Seth
    $106M5.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising2007as Will Stanton
    $32M1.5% of the total
  8. 8
    When the Game Stands Tall2014as Chris Ryan
    $30M1.4% of the total
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023), $21.9 millionThe Final Girls (2015), $4.5 millionMarked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025), $826,883National Champions (2021), $475,488Blackway (2015), $16,458

$27.8 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

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