Alex Karpovsky
Alexander Karpovsky (born September 23, 1975) is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and film editor. He is best known for playing Ray Ploshansky on the HBO comedy-drama series "Girls" and Craig Petrosian on the Amazon series "Homecoming". Early life and education. Alex Karpovsky was born in Newton, Massachusetts and raised in Boston. He earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University before receiving a master's degree in visual ethnography at the University of Oxford. Career. His debut feature, "The Hole Story", earned him a slot in "Filmmaker" magazine's 25 new faces of independent film . His subsequent feature-length films include "Woodpecker" (SXSW Film Festival, 2008), "Trust Us, This Is All Made Up" (SXSW Film Festival, 2009), "Rubberneck" (Tribeca Film Festival, 2012), and "Red Flag" (LA Film Festival, 2012), the latter two of which were released as a double feature in New York City's Lincoln Center Theater. In addition to these films, Alex has directed episodes of TV, commercials, and music videos. As an actor, he played Ray Ploshansky in the HBO comedy series "Girls" and has portrayed characters in films that have been featured at Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, Berlinale, Los Angeles & Tribeca film  festivals. Karpovsky also appeared in the Coen Brothers' films "Inside Llewyn Davis" and "Hail, Caesar!", is a series regular on Amazon's "Homecoming", and has a leading role in the upcoming NBC/Peacock limited series, "Angelyne". Karpovsky has read hundreds of stories for live and radio audiences, including "NPR's Selected Shorts", "The Paris Review", "The New York Times' Modern Love", "n+1", "Grand Theft Auto IV", and "This American Life".