Nicola Blackburn
James Alexandrou directing his NFTS graduate short film Sunlight
- Credit: James Alexandrou
He was once the baby of East Enders as young Martin Fowler, now James Alexandrou is poised to take his next career step as a film director.
The Hackney-born 35-year-old, who spent 11 years on the hit soap, is about to graduate from the prestigious National Film and Television School.
But the two-year Directing Fiction postgraduate course isn t his first foray into directing. Since leaving EastEnders at the age of 21 he has directed short films and music videos, including for pop star Anne-Marie’s single ‘Karate’ which garnered over 5.3 million Youtube views.