Alexander Chard is an Indonesian-Australian actor/writer/director based in Los Angeles.   

Alexander was born in Australia, raised in Indonesia and eventually moved to London, England to train in contemporary theatre. His multicultural background and upbringing deeply informs his work as an actor and filmmaker. He often explores themes of displacement, identity, loss, spirituality, and cultural overlaps. His desire is to tell stories centered as intimate dramas, and wrapped in extraordinary, genre-bending circumstances.   

In 2022, Alexander's feature FIRE OVER THE HILLS won the WeScreenplay Feature competition. X OR (THE ASCENSION OF GOLD MOUNTAIN) was also a finalist in the competition, making him the only writer with two features in the final selection. In the same year he also won the Screencraft Virtual Pitch Comp for his feature MONSTERS ARE REAL.   

In 2023, Alexander was selected as one of Coverfly’s Best Unrepped Writers.   Alexander's work has also placed in the top 10% of the 2021 Nicholl Fellowship, the Austin Film Festival Semifinals '22, and is currently in the top 1% and on the Red List on Coverfly. His work has also been recommended by The Blacklist, WeScreenplay, and Screencraft.   

714, a drama sci-fi, written and starring Alexander marks his directorial debut. In 2024 it was selected for the LA Indonesian Film Festival, as well as the LA Art Film Festival where it was awarded Best Narrative Short and Best Actor.   Alex is currently working on several writing projects including a drama/ horror/fantasy (MONSTERS ARE REAL), a drama (PASRAH), a drama/sci-fi (WHO WILL BE THERE WITH YOU?), as well as the feature version of 714.