Date of
Birth: 10 April 1990 , Stevenage , Hertfordshire , England , UK
Birth Name:
Alexander Richard Pettyfer
Nicknames: ..........
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.