Born and raised in Montreal, Alex attended the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut and graduated with honors from the Dome Theatre at Dawson College.

Alex made his film debut in The Jeweller's Shop with Ben Cross (written by Pope John Paul the 2nd). Alex has worked extensively in film with such luminaries as Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Owning Mahowny), Glenn Close (The Safety of Objects), Russel Crowe (Cinderella Man), Susan Sarandon (The Calling), Tom Wilkinson and Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys) and Timothy Hutton and Maury Chaikin (Nero Wolfe). He has appeared in regular/recurring /guest starring roles on: Flashpoint, Murdoch Mysteries, Good God, and Burden of Truth and This is Wonderland.

An award winning stage actor, Alex has worked across Canada and internationally. He is also a published and award winning playwright whose work has been produced in Canada, the USA and Europe.