‏Alexander Black‏

Alexander Black is a versatile American actor chosen from a world-wide search to play the 2nd lead opposite Tom Hanks in 'A Hologram for the King'. He is known to go to great lengths to portray characters. In the upcoming movie 'Tim', he gained 40 pounds then lost them and gained 15 pounds of muscle in order to play both Tim and Tim's Ego. In 'A Hologram for the King', he traveled from Los Angeles to Jeddah in order to immerse himself in the culture in preparation for the role. In the stage play 'Grand Hill', in which he played a stand up comic, he performed stand up in various Los Angeles and New York venues under the names 'Omar', 'Guillermo' and 'Theodore' in preparation for the role.