Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky (born September 23, 1975) is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and film editor. He is best known for playing Ray Ploshansky on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls and Craig Petrosian on the Amazon Prime Video series Homecoming.

Alex Karpovsky
Born
Alexander Karpovsky

(1975-09-23) September 23, 1975
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationBoston University (BA)
University of Oxford (MA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • film director
  • producer
  • film editor

Early life and education

Alex Karpovsky was raised in Newton, Massachusetts.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University before receiving a master's degree in visual ethnography at the University of Oxford.[1][2]

Career

His debut feature, The Hole Story, earned him a slot in Filmmaker magazine's 25 new faces of independent film. His subsequent feature-length films include Woodpecker, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, Rubberneck, and Red Flag,[3] the latter two of which were released as a double feature at New York City's Lincoln Center Theater.[4] In addition to these features, Karpovsky has directed numerous episodes of TV shows as well as commercials and music videos.

As an actor, he played Ray Ploshansky in the HBO comedy series Girls, and also appeared in the Coen Brothers' films Inside Llewyn Davis and Hail, Caesar!, was a series regular on Amazon's Homecoming, played Dr. Seiderman on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and had a leading role in the Peacock limited series, Angelyne.[5]

As a writer and producer, he has developed projects at Amazon, Comedy Central, FX, TBS, and Hulu.

As a voice performer, Karpovsky's work has appeared in Selected Shorts, The Paris Review, Modern Love, n+1, Grand Theft Auto IV, and This American Life.

Karpovsky also collaborates with graphic designer Teddy Blanks. Together they work as Spielbergs, and created, wrote and directed the 2019 miniseries Oh Jerome, No, starring Mamoudou Athie.[6]

Filmography

Actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Cry Funny Happy Henry
2005 The Hole Story Alex
2008 Cubby Knowles Robert Lincoln
2009BeeswaxMerrill Graf
Harmony and MeMean Man Mike
2010Bass AckwardsVlad
Lovers of HatePaul Lucas
Tiny FurnitureJed
Incredibly Small Tom
2011Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks SameRookie Agent
WussWally Combs
Almost in LoveSasha
2012Sleepwalk with MeIan Gilmore
GaybyPeter
Supporting CharactersNick Berger
RubberneckPaul Harris
Marvin, Seth and Stanley Seth Greenstein
Red FlagAlex
2013Good NightJake
Inside Llewyn DavisMarty Green
2014The Foxy MerkinsMerkin Man
Summer of BloodJamie
2015Tired MoonlightMike
PossibiliaRick
Bloomin Mud Shuffle Chuck
7 Chinese BrothersKaminsky
2016Hail, Caesar!Mr. Smitrovich
Folk Hero & Funny GuyPaul Scott
My Entire High School Sinking Into the SeaDrakeVoice role
2017The Vanishing of Sidney HallDavid Bauer
Fits and Starts Charles
Girlfriend's DayStyvesan
2018The Front RunnerMike Stratton
Being Frank Ross
2019The Sound of SilenceLandon
The Return of the Yuletide Kid Michael
2020The RideChris
2021CryptozooDavidVoice role

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2015Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStephen Lomatin2 episodes
2012–2017GirlsRay Ploshansky42 episodes
2014Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and FriendsHimselfTelevision Special
2015The Show About The ShowHimself2 episodes
2016DeadbeatJared the LiarEpisode: "Medieval Dead"
2018Drunk HistoryZvi AharoniEpisode: "Heists"
2018–2020HomecomingCraig Petrosian13 episodes
2020Curb Your EnthusiasmDoctor SeidermanEpisode: "The Spite Store"
2022AngelyneJeff Glaser5 episodes

Music video
YearTitleArtist(s)
2017When You DieMGMT

Video game
YearTitleRole
2008Grand Theft Auto IVThe Crowd of Liberty City (voice)

Writer/director
YearTitleRoleNotesNetwork/Festival
2019Oh Jerome, NoWriter/DirectorEpisodes 101-108FXX
2018LoveDirectorEpisode 304Netflix
2016The New Yorker PresentsDirectorEpisode 105Amazon
2016GirlsDirectorEpisode 509HBO
2012Red Flag[7]Writer/DirectorfeatureLA Film Festival
2012Rubberneck[8]Writer/DirectorfeatureTribeca
2009Trust Us, This Is All Made Up [9]Writer/DirectorfeatureSXSW
2008Woodpecker [10]Writer/DirectorfeatureSXSW
2006The Hole Story[11]Writer/DirectorfeatureHarvard Film Archive

References
  1. Laskowski, Amy (April 3, 2014). "Girls Actor Comes to Cinematheque Tomorrow". BU Today. Boston University. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. "Alex Karpovsky". alexkarpovsky.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. Neil Genzlinger, Film Festival Blooms With Ripe Perversity, The New York Times, April 22, 2012
  4. "Alex Karpovsky of Girls helms two new films, talks directing". UKScreen. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  5. Rick Porter, Martin Freeman, Alex Karpovsky Join 'Angelyne' Limited Series at Peacock, The Hollywood Reporter, February 12, 2020
  6. Greene, Steve (November 13, 2019). "'Oh Jerome, No': How a Comedy About Failed Relationships Still Ends Up Relatably Funny". Indiewire. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  7. "RED FLAG - A GRAVE COMEDY FROM ALEX KARPOVSKY". redflagfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. "RUBBERNECK — A Film By Alex Karpovsky & Garth Donovan". rubberneckfilm.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  9. "Trust Us, This Is All Made Up". trustusfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  10. "Woodpecker: a film by alex karpovsky". woodpeckerfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  11. "Alex Karpovsky". theholestoryfilm.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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