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Alex Frost

American actor

Alex Frost is an American actor best known for his roles in Elephant and Drillbit Taylor.

01Education and career

Frost attended high school at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. He grew up playing piano.

Frost had a starring role in Gus Van Sant's 2003 film Elephant, in which he played a high school student who commits a school shooting. The film was set in Frost's hometown of Portland, Oregon, with the director avoiding Hollywood actors in order to find real local teenagers. Frost's musical experience was a key factor in him auditioning for the role.

Since Elephant, Frost has worked on a number of films, including The Queen of Cactus Cove, The Lost and The Standard. He appeared in a Season 3 episode of NCIS entitled "Ravenous". He played the primary antagonist in the Owen Wilson movie Drillbit Taylor, released on March 21, 2008, by Paramount Pictures. He appeared in two films in 2009, Calvin Marshall and The Vicious Kind. He appeared in The Wheeler Boys, premiered in the 2010 LA Film Festival.

In September 2023, Frost signed with Brave Artists Management for representation.

02Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Elephant Alex
2005 Queen of Cactus Cove Achak
2006 The Lost Tim Bess
2006 The Standard Dylan
2008 Stop-Loss Shorty
2008 Drillbit Taylor Filkins
2009 The Vicious Kind Peter Sinclaire
2009 Calvin Marshall Calvin Marshall
2010 Almost Kings Truck
2010 Virginia Josh Tipton
2014 Flight 7500 Jake
2015 See You in Valhalla Peter
2016 Soy Nero Beverly Hills Police Officer
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Danny Fry

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 NCIS Jerry Episode: "Ravenous"
2010 Good Morning Rabbit Boxer Episode: "National Hamburger Day"
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