Alexander Neustaedter was born March 29, 1998, in Kansas City. He began acting at a young age, and spent time in LA before returning to the Midwest to pursue athletics and acting. While in Kansas City, Alex landed several roles in feature films, commercials and industrial projects. He studied at The Kansas City Ballet and was an avid athlete in multiple sports. While attending an acting seminar, his manager approached him about coming to Los Angeles throughout pilot season in 2011, which resulted in a permanent move that fall.
During summer 2014, Alex shot the feature film "Ithaca", starring in the lead role of Homer, with Meg Ryan playing his widowed mother and directing. Tom Hanks plays his deceased father and was an executive producer of the film. In spring 2015, Alex booked the role of Jimmy, one of the leads in "Shovel Buddies" (Bella Thorne's love interest), which is a coming-of-age story compared to the likes of "Stand By Me" and "Kings Of Summer". The film will be debuting at the film portion of SXSW in March 2016.
Alex will be starring as series regular Bram in USA Network's new drama "Colony", from Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Ryan Condal (Hercules), which premiered January 2016 and has already been renewed for a second season.
Alex resides in Los Angeles. He is an honor student, excels at Varsity baseball and loves to surf and snowboard. He plans to pursue a career involving all aspects of filmmaking.
