Richard Alexander is a
British actor.
Early life
Alexander was born in
Wibsey,
Bradford in the
UK and went to both the
First School and
Middle School (as Richard Milnes) in the area
Buttershaw where the feature film directed by
Alan Clarke,
Rita, Sue and Bob Too was filmed (although he never attended the upper school). At age 13 he attended
Hipperholme Grammar School, where he shared the same class, and subsequently became acquainted with,
Danny McNamara of
Embrace. Later on he studied under the EIMC Department at the
University of Bradford or the
National Media Museum (formerly the
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television).
Television
Over the past few years, Alexander has appeared in various programmes on both terrestrial and satellite
TV. At present, he is featured on a show called
BRAZEN ; an eclectic mix of professionally shot reality TV, and more amateur-style footage, along with animated satire and parody . The animations featured in the show are aimed at deriding reality TV, whilst the live-action footage purports to promote the concept.. Another show, called Rubbernecker (broadcast on
Nuts TV in the
UK) features him as the narrator/host.
Alexander is well known for his work with
Men and Motors, a digital channel in the
UK operated by
ITV plc, having appeared in over 150 shows on their channel in the last 5 years. His first appearance was on his own creation, a
reality clubbing show called
UK Uncovered in which he and other presenters interviewed...
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