“I got to know the world of football fans and their pride in it, how they would find a family away from home. Most of them came from broken families. It always had a bit of romance to me, when I went to the game with all these boys that would just die for each other.”

German-Palestinian-American filmmaker and martial artist

Lexi Alexander, born Alexandra Mirai, is a German-Palestinian-American filmmaker and martial artist. Active in the 2000s and beyond, she first worked as a stunt performer before moving into directing. She is known for her debut short film, Johnny Flynton, which earned an Academy Award nomination. She later directed Green Street, a crime drama centered on British football hooliganism, and Punisher: War Zone, an adaptation of the Marvel Comics character. Her background in karate-point fighting and kickboxing shaped an unusual path into film, and her work reflects both action training and an interest in physical conflict on screen.