Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Alex Parkinson (birthname: Alexander Parkinson) is a veteran documentarian of nature, working extensively in television, including the Emmy-nominated Lucy, the Human Chimp (2021), produced by Channel Four, and then debuting in feature-length cinema with the documentary, Last Breath (2019), which Parkinson wrote and co-directed (with Richard da Costa).
Parkinson was director/co-writer (with Mitchell LaFortune and co-producer David Brooks) of the dramatized feature version of his documentary, also titled Last Breath (2025), starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, and Cliff Curtis, and released in various territories by Focus Features/Entertainment Film Distributors/FilmNation Entertainment.
Alex Parkinson was born and raised in the United Kingdom by his parents. Parkinson attended and graduated from the University of Bristol.
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Triple Threat: Alex Parkinson was the director, writer and cinematographer of such television-backed non-fiction movies about animals, including The Born Free Legacy (2010), about the aftermath of the award-winning movie, Born Free (1966), and the Emmy-nominated Lucy, the Human Chimp (2021).
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