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Alex Holmes

Alex Holmes

Directing

Biography

Alex Holmes is a multi-award winning director, writer, and producer. Most recently he has directed on The Rig for Amazon.

Known For

Strike Back
7.4

The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.

Strike Back

2010
The Rig
6.7

When the crew of the Kinloch Bravo find themselves cut off from all communication with the Scottish mainland by a mysterious fog, they must fight to find a way home whilst managing environmental pressures, mounting paranoia and rising tensions. But as the threat facing them reveals itself to be something beyond their wildest imagination, the divided crew must form an alliance to ensure survival.

The Rig

2023
Dominion
6.5

Based on characters from the hit theatrical film ‘Legion’ (2010), ‘Dominion’ is an epic supernatural drama set in the year 25 A.E. In this transformed post–apocalyptic future an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, has waged a war of possession against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, has chosen to side with humanity against Gabriel. Rising out of the ashes of the 25-year-long battle are newly fortified cities which protect the human survivors. In Vega (formerly Las Vegas), the largest of these cities, two houses vie for control and the stage is set for political upheaval and a dangerous power shift. Meanwhile, a rebellious young soldier begins a perilous journey as the war between the human race and the fallen angels hellbent on their domination escalates.

Dominion

2014
House of Saddam
6.9

The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.

House of Saddam

2008
Dunkirk
6.4

Major factual drama telling the story of history's greatest maritime evacuation, after the World War II Battle of Dunkirk in May and June 1940.

Dunkirk

2004
The Letter for the King
6.8

Teenage squire Tiuri must deliver a secret letter to a king to prevent a war, embarking on a quest that reveals a magical prophecy and his own destiny as a hero.

The Letter for the King

2020
Chasing Utopia
N/A

Chasing Utopia is a feature documentary asking the question everyone should be asking: will AI be humanity's greatest achievement or its greatest downfall? Mo Gawdat spent two years travelling the world - from Shanghai to Riyadh, New York to London - to find out, engaging with the leading minds shaping our future including Yoshua Bengio, Fei-Fei Li, Geoffrey Hinton, Max Tegmark, Elon Musk and Sam Altman. The result is a film that might change the way you see everything

Chasing Utopia

2026
Paula
5.8

A chemistry teacher's life is turned upside down after a one-night stand with James. They become locked in a dance of destruction. Only one can survive.

Paula

2017
Last Resort
6.3

Tanya leaves Moscow with her street-wise 10-year-old son Artiom to meet her English fiancée in London. But after he fails to turn up at the airport, Tanya, intent on staying in England, is forced to apply for political asylum and transferred to Stonehaven, a grimy former seaside resort where refugees are housed. Tanya gradually develops a relationship with an amusement arcade manager, who helps them escape. She must then decide whether to stay with him or return to Russia.

Last Resort

2000
Hill
7.7

In 1996, Damon Hill claimed the Formula 1 world championship—defying the odds and overcoming familial tragedy to step out of his father’s shadow and become a racing legend in his own right.

Hill

2025
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story
7.3

A portrait of the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives and careers he destroyed would finally bring him down.

Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story

2014
Billie
6.8

‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.

Billie

2020
Maiden
7.5

In a moving portrait of resilience, Alex Holmes chronicles the unprecedented journey of 24-year-old Tracy Edwards and the first all-female sailing crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race.

Maiden

2019
The Fall of Milosevic
7.0

The BBC documentary made as a sequel to the series "The Death Of Yugoslavia" focusing on the Kosovo crisis and the collapse of the Milosevic regime.

The Fall of Milosevic

2001
Coalition
7.0

Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election. After the election failed to produce an outright winner, Clegg was catapulted into an unaccustomed position of influence and was the recipient of political courtship from both Labour's Gordon Brown and David Cameron of the Conservative Party.

Coalition

2015
The Last Rider
7.6

The incredible story of the greatest cycling race in history, the 1989 Tour de France, and how American Greg LeMond faced down betrayal, childhood sexual abuse and death completing one of the most inspiring comebacks in history.

The Last Rider

2023
Copa 71
7.6

The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.

Copa 71

2024