Alexander Cox (b. December 15, 1954) is a British film director and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox has previously cited Luis Buñuel and Akira Kurosawa as influences. His film Repo Man is often credited as one of the first truly independent movies . It was this film that brought him critical attention.
Left Oxford's law school to study film at Bristol University and UCLA.
Went to law school with Tony Blair