Arts & Sciences Welcomes Director Alex Russell

Arts & Sciences has signed director Alex Russell to its award-winning roster of talent. Recognised for his work across film and television, Alex now brings his cinematic sensibilities to the world of advertising.

His debut feature, ‘Lurker’, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and was later acquired by MUBI. The psychological thriller earned Alex a DGA Award nomination for Best First-Time Theatrical Feature, along with nominations for a Gotham Award and four Independent Spirit Awards.

Alex is also an Emmy Award winner for his work as a writer and supervising producer on Netflix and A24’s ‘Beef’, which returns for its second season this April. A prolific voice in television, he began his career writing for the first two seasons of FX’s ‘Dave’ and later joined FX’s ‘The Bear’ as a writer and supervising producer—penning the acclaimed episode ‘Forks,’ which earned a WGA Award nomination. Most recently, he served as a producer on the Hulu series ‘Interior Chinatown’.

Already off to an auspicious start with Arts & Sciences, Alex directed the Cash App commercial ‘Desert Diner’ promoting the F1 tortoise livery reveal for the VCARB team (Visa Cash App Racing Bulls), and the platform’s Tortoise Card. This card, inspired by Shaboozey’s style, also brought the country music star to Alex’s set, with the musician also starring in the spot alongside Barstool Sports icon Caleb Pressley. Alex expertly lensed this film, bringing motorsport and culture together with eye-catching frames and dryly comedic performances.

Alex said on signing, “My partnership with Arts & Sciences felt like a natural continuation of our work together on ‘Lurker’. I'm grateful for their ongoing support and for having found a home within this company!”

“We got to intimately know Alex during the making of ‘Lurker’, and over that journey, we saw an incredibly gifted human being with big talent and something to say. His ability to craft compelling stories across some of the strongest episodic TV of the last decade, and now with film, makes Alex a substantial addition to Arts & Sciences' roster,” said Mal Ward, managing director and partner.