| Alexis Almström | |
| Birth Name: | Alexis Almström |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation: | Director, screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
Alexis Almström is a Swedish director screenwriter and musician.
Almström was born in Stockholm. Before he became a movie maker he was a celebrated musician and rapper under the artist name Alexis Weak. [1] He was nominated for a Swedish grammy in 2012 [2] and his debut album won the title "album of the year" in Swedish pop culture magazine Nöjesguiden. [3] Soon after he released his first album he shifted his focus to movies and TV. He has a BA in film directing from the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art in Stockholm and graduated 2015.[4] [5]
In 2015, he worked on the prizewinning short film Mazda, before making his feature film debut with Pink cloud syndrome in 2018.
His first TV-series is based on the acclaimed novel "Top dog" by Jens Lapidus and the series was nominated for "Best series" in Cannes Series 2020. [6]
After that he went on to direct his second feature film JJ+E and the movie was nominated for three Guldbaggen awards (Swedish oscars) and went on to win best male actor in a supporting role for debutant actor Jonay Pineda skallak [7]
In 2022 Alexis headed back to direct the second critically acclaimed season of top dog.[8]
He is married to Swedish actress Hedda Stiernstedt[9]
| Year | English title | Original title | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mazda | Mazda | Short | |
| 2018 | Pink cloud syndrome | Rosa moln | feature | |
| 2021 | JJ+E | Vinterviken | feature | |
| 2020-2023 | Top Dog | Top Dog | TV-drama | |