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| '''Axel Green''' (credited as '''Alex Green''') is a [[w:Chapleau, Ontario|Chapleau, Ontario]]-born Canadian actor, producer, and film technician who portrays a [[deckhand]] in "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]". He is a full member of [[w:ACTRA|ACTRA]] and accumulated his acting credits during a Vancouver-based career in the early 2000s before transitioning to work as a Key Grip and film producer in Northern Ontario.
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| == Career ==
| | '''Alex Green''' is an actor who portrays a [[deckhand]] in "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]". |
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| Green grew up in Chapleau, Ontario, where he began performing as a gymnast and in school theatre productions. After relocating to [[w:London, Ontario|London, Ontario]], he attended [[w:H. B. Beal Secondary School|H. B. Beal Secondary School]], where he appeared in theatre and participated in a televised high school newscast. He subsequently enrolled in the theatre program at [[w:George Brown College|George Brown College]] in Toronto, writing and directing two plays during his studies. He then moved to Vancouver to complete the acting program at the [[w:Vancouver Film School|Vancouver Film School]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_axelgreen_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4112405/bio/#:~:text=studies%20in%20broadcasting%20and%20media%20during%20high%20school%2C%20followed%20by%20theatre%20training%20at%20George%20Brown%20College|title=Axel Green – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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| In Vancouver, Green and colleague Steve Schmidt formed the production company Cooking with Bob Productions, through which they produced a music video for local musician Marnie Mains. Green secured speaking roles in several Vancouver-filmed television series, including ''[[w:John Doe (TV series)|John Doe]]'', ''Romeo!'', "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]" on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[w:Whistler (TV series)|Whistler]]'', ''[[w:Da Vinci's Inquest|Da Vinci's Inquest]]'', and ''[[w:Intelligence (Canadian TV series)|Intelligence]]''. He also appeared in the independent feature ''[[w:The Delicate Art of Parking|The Delicate Art of Parking]]'' (2003) and in the Hollywood productions ''[[w:Freddy vs. Jason|Freddy vs. Jason]]'' (2003, credited as Alex Green)<ref group="external" name="imdb_freddyvsjason_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329101/fullcredits/#:~:text=Alex%20Green|title=Freddy vs. Jason (2003) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref> and ''[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]'' (2006). These credits fulfilled his requirements for full ACTRA membership.<ref group="external" name="amazon_axelgreen_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4112405/bio/#:~:text=landed%20acting%20%28speaking%29%20roles%20in%20several%20television%20programs|title=Axel Green – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2006, Green relocated to Austin, Texas, where he volunteered as an anchor at Longhorn Pulse, a television program at the [[w:University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]]. He later returned to Vancouver, where he worked as a photo double, stand-in, and stunt driver for [[w:Jackie Earle Haley|Jackie Earle Haley]] on ''[[w:Human Target (TV series)|Human Target]]'' (Season 1). In 2010, he produced the short film ''Dead Simple'', shot in Vancouver; the film was selected as a finalist for the CTV Best in Shorts award at the [[w:Cinefest Sudbury|Cinefest Sudbury]] festival and received an award of merit for cinematography.<ref group="external" name="amazon_axelgreen_deadsimple">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4112405/bio/#:~:text=Dead%20Simple%22.%20Which%20went%20on%20to%20be%20selected%20at%20Cinefest%20Sudbury|title=Axel Green – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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| In January 2012, Green produced, co-wrote, starred in, and served as first assistant director on the feature film ''The Road to Tophet'', a Kharisma Pictures production shot in his hometown of Chapleau. The film, directed by Steve Schmidt and written by Green, Schmidt, and Jeremy Beal, starred Green alongside [[w:Adam Beach|Adam Beach]] and Samuel Thivierge and was released in 2014.<ref group="external" name="anishinabek_roadtotophet">{{cite web|url=https://anishinabeknews.ca/2025/04/white-owl-film-studios-celebrates-national-canadian-film-day/#:~:text=The%20Road%20to%20Tophet%2C%20which%20was%20released%20in%202014%20with%20a%20main%20cast%20of%20Beach%2C%20Green%2C%20and%20Samuel%20Thivierge|title=White Owl Film Studios celebrates National Canadian Film Day|publisher=Anishinabek News|date=April 2025|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref> Schmidt described the project's origins in a 2019 account, noting that he and Green had long discussed filming a story set in Chapleau and that both were working in the Vancouver film industry when they began development.<ref group="commentary" name="schmidt_blog_roadtotophet_origin">{{cite web|url=http://michaeljmorrisreports.blogspot.com/2019/02/director-steve-schmidt-announces-award.html#:~:text=Axel%20and%20I%20had%20always%20talked%20about%20how%20great%20it%20would%20be%20to%20shoot%20a%20film%20set%20in%20our%20home%20town%20of%20Chapleau|title=Director Steve Schmidt announces award winning Chapleau movie The Road to Tophet available February 26 on iTunes and VOD|author=Morris, Michael J.|publisher=The Michael J. Morris Report|date=February 21, 2019|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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| Green subsequently worked as a Key Grip across productions in Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, and Northern Ontario, accumulating over a decade of experience in that capacity. He holds membership in [[w:IATSE|IATSE]] Local 873/891, [[w:NABET|NABET]] 700, and AQTIS, and is a founding member of IATSE 634 Film.<ref group="external" name="imdb_axelgreen_keygripbio">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4112405/#:~:text=over%20a%20decade%20of%20experience%20as%20a%20Key%20Grip|title=Axel Green|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref> Among his Key Grip credits are ''[[w:The Witch (2015 film)|The Witch]]'' (2015), ''[[w:The Silencing|The Silencing]]'' (2020), and ''[[w:Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City|Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City]]'' (2021). As of 2025, Green serves as the public relations and acquisitions manager at White Owl Film Studios, a production facility located on the Wahnapitae First Nation near Greater Sudbury, Ontario, where he advocates for expanding the Northern Ontario film industry.<ref group="external" name="cbc_whiteowtl_axelgreen">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/film-indigenous-movies-television-studio-1.7512486#:~:text=Axel%20Green%20has%20worked%20in%20the%20film%20industry%20for%2015%20years%20and%20manages%20public%20relations%20and%20acquisitions%20for%20White%20Owl%20Studios|title=White Owl Studios in Wahnapitae First Nation looking for inaugural film project|author=Rutherford, Kate|publisher=CBC News|date=April 17, 2025|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref>
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