Alex De Rakoff

Alexander Arkadi De Rakoff is a British filmmaker. He is a known film and music video writer, producer and director.

Early Accomplishments

He was born and raised in London and when he was 25, started out by shooting music videos. With a budget of £1,000, he shot the smash hit video The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind) by The Bucketheads in 1995.

Best Known For

Alex wrote and directed The Calcium Kid in 2004 and Dead Man Running in 2007. He wrote the 2017 movie Snatch and adapted it for TV, producing and directing all its episodes.

He is the director of music videos Sand in My Shoes by Dido and Since You Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson. 

In 2011, he wrote and directed the video shorts for video game Need for Speed: Run.

Sexual Orientation

Alex is straight. He has been married to American actress Monet Mazur since 2005 but they filed for divorce in 2018 for private reasons.

Family

There is no comprehensive information about his family however, he is the younger brother to famous costume designer Sophie De Rakoff. 

He has 2 sons who are Marlon, born in 2005 and Luciano, born in 2011. 

Religion

There is no information on what religion Alex practises or his religious beliefs.

Worth To Know

His best friend while he was growing up is accomplished film director, Guy Ritchie.

Other video games Alex has written and directed are GTA 2 in 1999 and Transformers Universe in 2014.

He recently launched a children educational app called Little Big Foot.