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'{{Other people|Jason Alexander}} {{Infobox person | name = Jace Alexander | image = | imagesize = 150px | birthname = Jason Alexander | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|4|7}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S. | spouse = {{marriage|[[Maddie Corman]]<br>|1998||end=}} | children = 3 | parents = [[Jane Alexander]], Robert Alexander | residence = [[Harlem, New York]] | years_active = 1984–2015 | occupation = Actor, television director }} '''Jason''' "'''Jace'''" '''Alexander''' (born April 7, 1964) is a former American television director and actor from New York City. He was convicted in 2016 of promoting child pornography. ==Career== ===Acting=== After attending New York University, Alexander began his professional career as the stage manager of a 1983 Broadway revival of ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court Martial]]'', in which he also played a small role. Alexander appeared on stage in ''[[I'm Not Rappaport]]'', ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (play)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' and the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'', in which he portrayed [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]. His screen roles include ''[[City of Hope (film)|City of Hope]]'', ''[[Love and a .45]]'', ''[[Matewan]]'', ''[[Eight Men Out]]'', ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]'' and ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]''. ===Directing=== In the early 1990s, Alexander studied at the [[American Film Institute]], where he became interested in directing. His television credits include 32 episodes of ''[[Law & Order]]'' (on which his stepfather [[Edwin Sherin]] served as an executive producer) and 18 episodes of ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]'', in addition to ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', ''[[Arli$$]]'', ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'', ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', ''[[Third Watch]]'', ''[[House (TV series)|House M.D.]]'', ''[[Prison Break]]'', ''[[Golden Boy (TV series)|Golden Boy]], [[Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret]]'' and the pilots for ''[[Burn Notice]]'', ''[[Warehouse 13]]'', ''[[Royal Pains]]'', ''[[Edgar Floats]]'', and ''[[Three Inches]].'' Alexander was second vice president of the [[Directors Guild of America]], but resigned only two months later following his arrest on [[child pornography]] charges.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patten |first=Dominic |url=http://deadline.com/2016/01/jace-alexander-resigns-dga-vp-child-porn-charges-1201490738/ |title=Jace Alexander Resigns As DGA VP After Child Porn Charges |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=2016-01-19 |accessdate=2016-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen |first=Shawn |url=https://nypost.com/2015/07/29/tv-director-jace-alexander-busted-for-child-porn/ |title=‘Law & Order’ director busted on child porn charges &#124; New York Post |publisher=Nypost.com |date=2015-07-29 |accessdate=2016-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Dave McNary |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jace-alexander-child-porn-dga-law-order-1201555365/ |title=Jace Alexander: Child Porn Charges Force Him to Resign From DGA |publisher=Variety |date=2015-08-03 |accessdate=2016-05-24}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Brooke Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/17920907-dga-elects-brooke-kennedy-as-2nd-vp-replacing-jace-alexander/ |title=DGA Elects Brooke Kennedy As 2nd VP, Replacing Jace Alexander |publisher=Myinforms |date= |accessdate=2016-05-24}}</ref> ==Personal life== Alexander was born Jason Alexander in New York City, the only son of actress [[Jane Alexander]] and her first husband Robert, founder and former director of [[Living Stage Theatre Company]]. He is the stepson of director Ed Sherin.<ref name="dailyentertainmentnews1">{{cite web|url=http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/movies/maddie-corman-is-law-order-director-jason-alexanders-wife/ |title=Maddie Corman is Law & Order Director Jason Alexander's Wife |publisher=Dailyentertainmentnews.com |date=2015-07-30 |accessdate=2016-05-24}}</ref> Alexander and his wife, actress [[Maddie Corman]], have three young children: a daughter and two sons.<ref name="dailyentertainmentnews1"/> ===Child pornography charges=== Alexander was arrested on July 29, 2015, for the downloading and file sharing of child pornography.<ref name="variety1">{{cite web|first=Alex |last=Stedman |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jace-alexander-arrested-child-porn-law-order-1201552835/ |title=Jace Alexander Arrested: ‘Law & Order’ Director Found With Child Porn |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref> The files were found on computers in Alexander’s New York home.<ref name="usmagazine1">{{cite web|first=Rachel|last=McRady |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/law-order-director-jace-alexander-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-w162081 |title=‘Law & Order’ Director Jace Alexander Pleads Guilty to Child Porn|magazine=[[US Weekly]]|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|location=New York City|date=January 19, 2016 |accessdate=May 24, 2016}}</ref> The [[Westchester County]] D.A. released a statement detailing the nature of the pornography, revealing that examination of his home computers turned up digital files of minors engaged in sexual acts.<ref>{{cite news |title='Law & Order' director Jace Alexander pleads guilty to child porn charges |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/law-order-director-pleads-guilty-child-porn-charges-article-1.2502205 |newspaper=[[NY Daily News]] |publisher=[[Tronc]]|location=New York City|date=January 19, 2016 |accessdate=June 30, 2016}}</ref> He was charged with one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child and one count of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, facing a maximum of seven years in state prison.<ref name="variety1"/> The arrest of Alexander came after an investigation in which police downloaded child pornography from an [[IP address]] belonging to the director on July 24.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dominic |last=Patten |url=http://deadline.com/2015/07/jace-alexander-child-porn-charges-law-order-director-dga-1201487286/ |title=Hollywood TV Director Jace Alexander Arrested On Child Porn Charges |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> In January 2016, Alexander pleaded guilty to promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing an obscene performance by a child.<ref name="usmagazine1"/><ref>{{cite web |first=Naja|last=Rayne |url=http://www.people.com/article/director-jace-alexander-pleads-guilty-child-pornography |title=Law & Order Director Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 20, 2016 |accessdate=May 24, 2016}}</ref> In June 2016, he was sentenced to 10 years' probation; he must also register as a [[sex offender]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/law-order-director-jace-alexander-gets-10-years-probation-on-child-pornography-charges-1.11983159 |title='Law & Order' director Jace Alexander gets 10 years' probation on child pornography charges |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2016-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Kathy|last=Campbell |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/law-orders-jace-alexander-gets-probation-on-child-porn-w211588 |title=Law & Order's Jace Alexander Gets Probation on Child Porn |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|location=New York City|date=October 7, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2016}}</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1987|| ''[[Matewan]]'' || Hillard Elkins || |- |1988|| ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]'' || Rat || |- |1988|| ''[[Eight Men Out]]'' || Dickie Kerr || |- |1990|| ''High Score'' || M.K. / M.J. || |- |1991|| ''[[City of Hope (film)|City of Hope]]'' || Bobby || |- |1992|| ''[[Mistress (1992 film)|Mistress]]'' || Stuart Stratland Jr. || |- |1994|| ''[[Love and a .45]]'' || Creepy Cody || |- |1995|| ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' || Robber || |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0003167}} *{{IBDB name}} *{{Amg name|829}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Jace}} [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male stage actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American people convicted of child pornography offenses]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:Male actors from New York City]] [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:The Field School alumni]] [[Category:American sex offenders]] [[Category:AFI Conservatory alumni]]'