His stepfather, Inigo Lezzi (at the time assistant director for Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, and Nanni Moretti), guided him through discovering the Italian cinema greats.
Alexandre soon worked as a young actor in several movies, including Une Page d'amour, directed by Elie Chouraqui, with Anouk Aimee and Bruno Cremer, and Nanni Moretti Bianca in 1984.
The movie was internationally recognized as the beginning of the new wave of horror in French cinema and was picked up for distribution by Lionsgate.
In 2008, he directed his first feature film, HOLY MONEY, starring Aaron Stanford, Ben Gazzara, Valeria Solarino, and Joaquim De Almeida.
In 2012, he worked on Maniac, directed by Franck Khaifoun and starring Elijah Wood, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.