Alex Gilbert
Acting
Biography
Alex Gilbert was born in Arkhangelsk, Russia on April 1, 1992 as Guzovskoy Alexander Viktorovich. Alex Gilbert is a Russian-born, New Zealand-based adoption advocate. His name was changed when he was adopted and brought to New Zealand in 1994. He is the founder of the community I'm Adopted which he established in 2015.
Known For
An Adoption Story is an online series where we follow the lives of adoptees' with their journeys. Sitting down with Russian-New Zealand adoptee, Alex Gilbert to give an insight to their lives that may come with challenges along the way.
An Adoption Story
The shocking murder of 21-year-old British backpacker, Grace Millane, in New Zealand grabbed headlines around the world in 2018, as did the ensuing investigation and trial. This chilling true-crime documentary revisits the night of her tragic murder with previously unseen footage and expert analysis, exploring the alarming, regressive attitudes laid bare in the subsequent trial, and highlighting important, broader issues of violence against women in today’s society.
The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane
Alex Gilbert is an adoptee helping others adopted around the world reconnect with their family roots and birth countries. Filmed in Los Angeles, Detroit, Iowa, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and New Zealand.
Reunited NZ
Emma has fetal alcohol syndrome; she was adopted from a Russian orphanage at three years old and raised in New Zealand. In her 20s, she returns to her homeland to find her family.
Emma
We follow the life of two Russian adoptees for a few days, one who was adopted into a New Zealand family and one in a domestic Russian family. An in-depth view of both sides.
The Man from Nowhere
Alex Gilbert travels over 14,000 kilometres from New Zealand to Kazakhstan to seek out a family connection.