Alexander Julian Rhodes was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to parents Althea Azeff and Phillip Rhodes. He has two siblings, Axel and Claire, along with a cat named Huckle. He recently graduated with a B.S. in biology from the University of Pittsburgh.Due to his interest in the film industry and a need for money, Alexander took on several production jobs throughout college, including being an additional production assistant on The Dark Knight Rises and a casting intern at Mosser Casting. He also did background work in several films. In September 2012 Alexander was discovered by the people of reddit.com, a popular social internet community, after posting a thread that reached #1 on the front page of the website regarding his background role of "Suspicious Onlooker" in Jack Reacher (2012).Since then Alexander has been training while simultaneously taking on acting roles in non-union productions. Show less «