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Bruno Alexander (real name: Bruno Elbern) was born on 12 November 1999 in Hamburg; his father is the journalist and writer Christoph Elbern. He made his acting debut in the children's and youth series "Die Pefferkörner", where he appeared as one of the young detectives between 2012 and 2014 (seasons 9-11). He had another leading role in the "Tatort" episode "Borowski und die Kinder von Gaarden" (2015) as the murder victim of a sex offender.
In the following years, Alexander appeared in other series, miniseries and TV films, mostly in supporting roles. For example, he took on episodic roles in "Die Kanzlei" (2015), "Club der roten Bänder" (2017), "SOKO Wismar" (2018) and "Notruf Hafenkante" (2018). In "Kommissarin Lucas – Tote Erde" (2019), he played a militant environmental activist, and in the Bremen "Tatort" episode "Neugeboren" (2021), he played a murder suspect.
In the miniseries "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" ("We Children from Bahnhof Zoo", 2021), Bruno Alexander had a leading role as a member of the central youth clique from Berlin's club and drug scene. This role earned him the New Faces Award. He also received critical acclaim for his leading role in "Der Rebell – Von Leimen nach Wimbledon" (2021), a biopic about the world-famous tennis player Boris Becker. He received a nomination for the Bavarian Television Award for this performance.
Bruno Alexander was responsible for directing and writing the mockumentary series "Die Discounter", which launched in 2021, together with twin brothers Oskar and Emil Belton. He also played a leading role in the series as a new discount store employee who observes and comments on the activities of the other employees. As a member of the ensemble, he received the German Acting Award in 2022.
Together with the Belton brothers, Leonard Fuchs and Max Mattis, he was also part of the writing and directing team for the comedy series "Intimate," which premiered in 2023 and in which the creators appear as fictionalised versions of themselves. The team received the Jury's Award at the 2023 German Television Awards. Alexander played another leading role in the series "Player of Ibiza" as a participant in a new trash TV reality format. In addition to positive reviews, the series received a Grimme Award.
Bruno Alexander made his cinema debut with a minor role in Simon Verhoeven's social satire "Alter weißer Mann" ("Old White Man", 2024), followed by the lead role of a young acting student in Verhoeven's comedy "Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke" (2025).