Alex Russell

Acting

Alex Russell

Born 1987-12-11 · Queensland, Australia

Alexander Andrew Russell is an Australian-born actor, working in the US. He is known for starring in the films Chronicle and Believe Me. Since 2017, he has portrayed Jim Street in the CBS crime action-drama series S.W.A.T.

Acting credits

Jungle poster
6.7

In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.

Jungle

2017

Only the Brave poster
7.5

Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.

Only the Brave

2017

Chronicle poster
6.9

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

Chronicle

2012

Carrie poster
6.1

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.

Carrie

2013

Unbroken poster
7.4

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Unbroken

2014

The Host poster
6.3

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.

The Host

2013

Bait poster
5.7

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

Bait

2012

Red poster
4.9

A savage tale of female power, inspired by the mating rituals of the female Australian Red Back Spider.

Red

2017

Goldstone poster
6.0

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths an intricate web of crime, corruption, human trafficking, and coordinated exploitation of indigenous people’s land. Jay must bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.

Goldstone

2016

Blood in the Water poster
4.6

Percy and Veronica have been housesitting at a palatial modern spread in the Hollywood Hills for the summer, but the real world of New York, jobs and young professional struggles are merely days away. Nonetheless they are in a hurry to leave this paradise, because the tranquility was broken by an unwanted visit by former college classmate Freedgood. His time since their liberal arts' years has been marked by imprisonment, shady business associations, and drug dealing. And as we learn quickly, this has lead to the man's demise, an interested LAPD detective, and a longing for the everyday strife that seems so much more desirable than staying in their false Eden.

Blood in the Water

2016

Galyntine poster
0.5

Takes place at a time after a cataclysmic technology-induced disaster has resulted in a new society that has eschewed any form of technology. This catastrophic event leaves small numbers of survivors scattered around the planet and forced to adapt to isolation and unique challenges.

Galyntine

2014

Believe Me poster
5.4

Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake Christian charity to embezzle money for tuition.

Believe Me

2014

Love and Dating in LA! poster
NR

A vicious serial killer looks for love in the City of Angels... and finds rich pickings.

Love and Dating in LA!

2013

Brampton's Own poster
4.3

A struggling minor league baseball player retires and woefully returns to his small hometown, carefully dodging old wounds until confronted with the one that hurts the most - the girl that got away.

Brampton's Own

2018

Wasted on the Young poster
5.5

When a high school party goes dangerously off the rails, one teenager finds that revenge is just a computer click away.

Wasted on the Young

2010

Cut Snake poster
6.1

Set in Melbourne in the mid-1970s is the story of Sparra Farrell, a very private man in his twenties who is trying to make a life for himself in a new city. He has found honest work and becomes engaged to the beautiful Paula. But the prospect of his new life is challenged when the charismatic Pommie tracks him down. Sparra finds himself drawn back into a world that he thought he had left behind.

Cut Snake

2015

Rabbit poster
4.8

A year after her identical twin's disappearance, Maude Ashton is still haunted by visions of her sister's violent abduction. Convinced she is still alive, Maude follows the clues to a derelict caravan park.

Rabbit

2018

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town poster
5.3

A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

2018

Attach poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Attach

Almost Kings poster
7.6

Wanting a closer connection with his older brother, freshman Ted Wheeler seeks initiation into a group called "The Kings". But, as the corruption of The Kings is revealed, Ted must expose the ugly truth about the brother he once idolized.

Almost Kings

2010

Under My Skin poster
5.1

Denny, a free spirit and artist falls for Ryan, a straight laced lawyer. When Denny questions gender their love is tested.

Under My Skin

2020

The Best Man poster
8.0

Malcolm is on the verge of marriage and he wants Duncan to be his Best Man, but what is Duncan hiding? In this tale of deception, three of Australia's up and coming talents explore the question: How well do we know our friends?

The Best Man

2011

No artwork available
NR

Mike and Carla are hard-boiled journalists, shackled by government-issued laptops prone to violent methods of censorship. They're forced into a tight squeeze when the mob corners them with an offer they can't refuse.

Raker

2014

Behind the camera