Biography

Alexis Jacknow is a Los Angeles based, multidisciplinary storyteller. She recently released her Hulu Original feature film, Clock, a psychological thriller starring Dianna Agron and Melora Hardin. Clock World Premiered at the Overlook Film Festival where it took home and Audience Award. In addition to critical praise, the move was lauded as one of the "Best Horror Films of 2023" by People, Variety, Collider, Esquire, and Marie Clare.

Her most recent feature script, AIDa, made the 2024 Black List.

Her debut short film, Again, World Premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by Amazon. Her other shorts include Costume Change (FX/Freeform), and Overnight (Paramount+) which garnered her a WGA Award Nomination for Short Form Original.

She is in development on her drama, The Villager (2019 IFP Week No Borders Selection), as well as her horror feature, The Blindings with 21 Laps.

Alexis has over a decade of theater directing experience, during which she has helmed National Tours, World Premieres, and Audie Award winning radio plays. She sits on faculty at UCLA's Department of Theater.

As an actor, her career spans film, television, theater, and dozens of national commercials. She holds a B.F.A. in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and is a proud member of the WGA, SAG/AFTRA, AEA, and SDC.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alexis Jacknow