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Alex Kalymnios is an English director, producer and screenwriter.

Early life

During school Kalymnios wanted to become an actress. When she directed her first school play, she decided that she wanted to become a director. In 2002 she graduated from Bournemouth University with a degree in TV and Video Production. After this she won a placement at the BBC Director's Academy. She later described it as a great learning experience.

Career

Kalymnios was employed as a runner at Children's BBC. During her four years at Children's BBC she worked up to Assistant Producer. While she was working there she also directed, produced and wrote the short film More Than a Job's Worth. In 2007 Kalymnios started to direct episodes of the TV series Hollyoaks. Until 2009 she directed 13 episodes. From 2008–2012 Kalymnios directed seven episodes of the Hollyoaks spin-off Hollyoaks Later. In 2011 Kalyminos directed the Being Human spin-off Becoming Human. This series brought her a BAFTA Cymru nomination for Digital Creativity and Games and a Banff Rockie Award nomination for Best Webseries – Fiction. Other series that Kalymnios directed were: Seacht, The Cut, EastEnders and Waterloo Road. In 2015 she directed the movie Cleveland Abduction.

Personal life

Kalymnios is married and has a daughter.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Functioned as Notes
2005 More Than a Job's Worth director, producer and writer Short film
2007 The Green Fairy director Short film
Television
Year Title Functioned as Notes
2007–2009 Hollyoaks director TV series, 13 episodes
2008–2012 Hollyoaks Later director TV series, 7 episodes
2009 Seacht director TV series, 4 episodes
2010 The Cut director TV series, 3 episodes
2010–2013: EastEnders director TV series 16 episodes
2011 Becoming Human director TV series, 8 episodes
2011–2014: Waterloo Road director TV series, 4 episodes
2015 Cleveland Abduction director TV movie
2015 Salem director TV series, 1 episode
2016 Scott & Bailey director TV series, 3 episodes
2017–18 The 100 director TV series, 2 episodes
2017 The White Princess director TV series, 3 episodes
2017 Once Upon a Time director TV series, 1 episode
2018 Quantico director TV series, 1 episode
2018 Timeless director TV series, 1 episode
2018–19 Impulse director TV series, 2 episodes
2018–19 Titans director TV series, 2 episodes
2019 S.W.A.T. director TV series, 1 episode
2021 Three Families director TV Miniseries
2022 The Recruit director TV series

Awards and nominations

Wins

Greenwich International Film Festival

  • 2005: Best New Director

Nominations

Raindance East Festival

  • 2005: Best Short Film

BAFTA Cymru Awards:

  • 2012: Digital Creativity & Games (Becoming Human, shared with Philip Trethowan and Hannah Thomas)

Banff Rockie Award:

  • 2012: Best Webseries – Fiction (Becoming Human, shared with Hannah Thomas)
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