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Wikipedia / Alex Frost

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

Education 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.

Filmography

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"

References