Alex Frost

For the British artist, see Alex Frost (artist).

Alex Frost is an American actor best known for his roles in Elephant and Drillbit Taylor.

Alex Frost
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Education and career

Frost attended high school at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy in Beaverton, Oregon.^[1] He grew up playing piano.^[2]

Frost had a starring role in Gus Van Sant's 2003 film Elephant, in which he played a high school student who commits a school shooting.^[1] The film was set in Frost's hometown of Portland, Oregon, with the director avoiding Hollywood actors in order to find real local teenagers.^[2] Frost's musical experience was a key factor in him auditioning for the role.^[2]

Since Elephant, Frost has worked on a number of films, including The Queen of Cactus Cove, The Lost and The Standard. He appeared in a Season 3 episode of NCIS entitled "Ravenous". He played the primary antagonist in the Owen Wilson movie Drillbit Taylor, released on March 21, 2008, by Paramount Pictures. He appeared in two films in 2009, Calvin Marshall and The Vicious Kind. He appeared in The Wheeler Boys, premiered in the 2010 LA Film Festival.

In September 2023, Frost signed with Brave Artists Management for representation.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Elephant	Alex
2005	Queen of Cactus Cove	Achak
2006	The Lost	Tim Bess
2006	The Standard	Dylan
2008	Stop-Loss	Shorty
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Filkins
2009	The Vicious Kind	Peter Sinclaire
2009	Calvin Marshall	Calvin Marshall
2010	Almost Kings	Truck
2010	Virginia	Josh Tipton
2014	Flight 7500	Jake
2015	See You in Valhalla	Peter
2016	Soy Nero	Beverly Hills Police Officer
2017	The Most Hated Woman in America	Danny Fry

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	NCIS	Jerry	Episode: "Ravenous"
2010	Good Morning Rabbit	Boxer	Episode: "National Hamburger Day"