Alex West Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Alex West
Acting
Biography
Alex West is an actor and award-winning filmmaker best known for his dynamic portrayal of Montez in Angel (2023) the BET+ series, Louis in This Is Me Now (2024) with Jennifer Lopez on Prime, and his brainchild, Harvested: The Holiday Horror Film Franchise (Harvested 2021, Harvested 2 2022, and Harvested 3 2024). His other top credits include Angie’s Cure (2023), Dog (2022), A Holiday Change (2019), Dread (2019), and Don’t Shoot (2017). As the Owner of Culture Forward Media Group and Culture Forward TV, the LA native is married to Ruby Lee Dove II, who is also an actor and filmmaker. Standing 6’2, Alex is a retired basketball player, businessman, polymath, and philanthropist. Behind the Camera, Mr. West is a talented Writer, Director, Editor and Producer that has amassed 23 Awards Internationally (4X platinum). Creatively and stylistically, he is a unique blend of John Singleton, Jordan Peele, and John Woo, that has a distinct feel for rawness and immersion. His upcoming films are This Is Your Driver (2025) and Harvested 4 (2025), both in the horror/thriller genre. Alex favorite quotes: "You can swallow a pint of your own blood before you get sick". - Fight Club
Filmography Movies
Acting
Dog
An army ranger and his dog embark on a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway to attend a friend's funeral.
Alien Predator
A black ops reconnaissance team is sent to investigate the crash of an unidentified aircraft. When they arrive, they find strange markings and residue visible only in infrared. As the team gets deeper in and tries to figure out the source of the markings, they discover that they are being hunted by an alien expedition to Earth.
Dread
While trying to flee the gang life, two brothers run afoul of a gang leader that possesses control over a monster.
Freeword
A future where poetry and other forms of expression have been deemed illegal people have started selling poetry in the streets like drugs. In Freeword: MOI we follow a poet and see his reaction to the law change and subsequent protest.
Angie's Cure
A traumatized woman seizes a rare chance to turn the tables on her attacker, but revenge threatens to turn her into the very monster she fears.
Don't Shoot
After the unarmed shooting of William King, a college bound black teen, by two white officers, a city is on fire as it seeks justice in these times of racial division.
This Is Me…Now
An intimate, fantastical and narrative-driven reflection of Jennifer Lopez's journey of self-healing and self-love in an immersive world where music and visuals intertwine, revealing the challenges faced and the triumphs achieved.
Caught Between the Two
An educated woman finds her world going in circles when she falls in love with a man then soon realizes that she is not finished with her past relationship. She gets confused and is caught between the two. Who will she choose, her past or her present?
The Perfect Wife
A young freelance photographer in Houston meets a beautiful determined teacher from Atlanta. His best friend tries to warn him about her. There is something a little strange about Claudia. Q loves her dearly but she may not be The Perfect Wife.
A Holiday Change
What better time for change than the Holidays? Crystal is raising her seventeen year old son by herself and along the way they experience a few bumps in the road. A Holiday Change is a story about forgiving, changing and most of all sharing the true meaning of love that the holiday season brings.
Production
Harvested
Harvested is a Holiday Horror Film, that is centered around Thanksgiving Day. The story follows a group of rappers who make a motel pit-stop in a small town while taking a road-trip. Their stay is cut short by the town legend who returns for vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Produced by Culture Forward Media Group LLC, Distributed by Culture Forward TV, Written and Directed by the 23x international award-winning filmmaker (4X Platinum), Ali West Ashe aka Alex West; Harvested boasts an all-star indie cast with Jordan Peelesque creativity, and horror elements from the 1960s. Starring Elester Latham, Ariel Brown, Dean Wil, Miranda Kathleen, Gregor Haley, Penny Q, Shane Liburd, and Andrew Garrett, with original music from Judell Rome and Clintd.
Harvested
Harvested is a Holiday Horror Film, that is centered around Thanksgiving Day. The story follows a group of rappers who make a motel pit-stop in a small town while taking a road-trip. Their stay is cut short by the town legend who returns for vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Produced by Culture Forward Media Group LLC, Distributed by Culture Forward TV, Written and Directed by the 23x international award-winning filmmaker (4X Platinum), Ali West Ashe aka Alex West; Harvested boasts an all-star indie cast with Jordan Peelesque creativity, and horror elements from the 1960s. Starring Elester Latham, Ariel Brown, Dean Wil, Miranda Kathleen, Gregor Haley, Penny Q, Shane Liburd, and Andrew Garrett, with original music from Judell Rome and Clintd.
Harvested
Harvested is a Holiday Horror Film, that is centered around Thanksgiving Day. The story follows a group of rappers who make a motel pit-stop in a small town while taking a road-trip. Their stay is cut short by the town legend who returns for vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Produced by Culture Forward Media Group LLC, Distributed by Culture Forward TV, Written and Directed by the 23x international award-winning filmmaker (4X Platinum), Ali West Ashe aka Alex West; Harvested boasts an all-star indie cast with Jordan Peelesque creativity, and horror elements from the 1960s. Starring Elester Latham, Ariel Brown, Dean Wil, Miranda Kathleen, Gregor Haley, Penny Q, Shane Liburd, and Andrew Garrett, with original music from Judell Rome and Clintd.
Harvested
Harvested is a Holiday Horror Film, that is centered around Thanksgiving Day. The story follows a group of rappers who make a motel pit-stop in a small town while taking a road-trip. Their stay is cut short by the town legend who returns for vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Produced by Culture Forward Media Group LLC, Distributed by Culture Forward TV, Written and Directed by the 23x international award-winning filmmaker (4X Platinum), Ali West Ashe aka Alex West; Harvested boasts an all-star indie cast with Jordan Peelesque creativity, and horror elements from the 1960s. Starring Elester Latham, Ariel Brown, Dean Wil, Miranda Kathleen, Gregor Haley, Penny Q, Shane Liburd, and Andrew Garrett, with original music from Judell Rome and Clintd.
Harvested 2
Harvested 2 (2022), The Legend of Harold Rice is the holiday horror sequel to Harvested (2021). The story of a group of social media influencers who travel to Hayfork, CA on Thanksgiving Day to get footage of the Harvest Monster aka Harold Rice. While chasing fame, fortune and likes, they soon come face to face with the urban legend who owns the night. Although the plot is predicated on influencer culture and social media relevancy, Harvested 2 has elements from horror films of the 60's, 70's, and 80's as well as 90's slasher vibes. Cortney Elise, will be making her streaming debut along-side Ruby Lee Dove, Hana Wu, Meg Cherilus, Amber Perez, Jenna Nimri and Gregor Haley. Written and Directed by the 23X international award winning filmmaker Alex West, Harvested 2 was released to streaming on Thursday November 24, 2022. As a Culture Forward TV original film, it is only available on Culture Forward TV.
Harvested 2
Harvested 2 (2022), The Legend of Harold Rice is the holiday horror sequel to Harvested (2021). The story of a group of social media influencers who travel to Hayfork, CA on Thanksgiving Day to get footage of the Harvest Monster aka Harold Rice. While chasing fame, fortune and likes, they soon come face to face with the urban legend who owns the night. Although the plot is predicated on influencer culture and social media relevancy, Harvested 2 has elements from horror films of the 60's, 70's, and 80's as well as 90's slasher vibes. Cortney Elise, will be making her streaming debut along-side Ruby Lee Dove, Hana Wu, Meg Cherilus, Amber Perez, Jenna Nimri and Gregor Haley. Written and Directed by the 23X international award winning filmmaker Alex West, Harvested 2 was released to streaming on Thursday November 24, 2022. As a Culture Forward TV original film, it is only available on Culture Forward TV.
Harvested 3
Writer and Director Ali West Ashe, aka Alex West—a 23-time international award-winning filmmaker (4X platinum)— joins the cast as Detective Axel Edwards, a small-town cop investigating a wave of Thanksgiving murders, as Harold Rice returns from the grave to serve vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Cortney Elise as Tiff, Gregor Haley as Harold Rice, Elester Latham as Ottis (Motel Owner), Dean Wil as Jemel. Watts Homie Quan (Tyquan Givens) makes his franchise debut. Creature design: Veniesa Dillion, Mylina Baez, SFX makeup: Jessica Seifert, Soundtrack: The Vanguards, Judell Rome, Westside Boogie, J-Hustles, Joey Supratta Stream now for free on Culture Forward TV on Roku.
Harvested 3
Writer and Director Ali West Ashe, aka Alex West—a 23-time international award-winning filmmaker (4X platinum)— joins the cast as Detective Axel Edwards, a small-town cop investigating a wave of Thanksgiving murders, as Harold Rice returns from the grave to serve vengeance on Thanksgiving night. Cortney Elise as Tiff, Gregor Haley as Harold Rice, Elester Latham as Ottis (Motel Owner), Dean Wil as Jemel. Watts Homie Quan (Tyquan Givens) makes his franchise debut. Creature design: Veniesa Dillion, Mylina Baez, SFX makeup: Jessica Seifert, Soundtrack: The Vanguards, Judell Rome, Westside Boogie, J-Hustles, Joey Supratta Stream now for free on Culture Forward TV on Roku.
Harvested 4
A small town legend returns from the dead to serve vengeance on Thanksgiving night.
Harvested 4
A small town legend returns from the dead to serve vengeance on Thanksgiving night.
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