Bio data of Alex Pettyfer

Alex Pettyfer

Date of Birth: 10 April 1990 , Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Birth Name: Alexander Richard Pettyfer

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Height: 5' 11¼" (1.81 m)

Alex was born in Hertfordshire and raised in Windsor. His mother, Lee, is an center designer. His father, Richard Pettyfer, is a fellow actor. His parents separated and Alex now has a younger half-brother, James, from his mother's re-marriage to a possessions developer, Michael Ireland. James is a for children tennis player.

At age 7, Alex started modeling for Gap's children range. He also appeared in TV commercials for other brands. When he was older, he modeled for Burberry to fund his itinerant adventures.

Alex attended various confidential schools. During this time, he enjoyed drama in school plays. At age 13, he auditioned and won a role in the TV movie Tom Brown's Schooldays(2005). At age 15, he went to Los Angeles and was cast as "Alex Rider", the main character in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) (aka "Alex Rider: process Stormbreaker"). This was his breakthrough role and he was chosen for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for this role.