“One of the things we know as cats from Philly is hustle, and we understand hustlers,” J. Alex Brinson said, growing up in a West Philadelphia neighborhood, encouraged by his mother to have the best life possible and pursue his passion for performing. [Philly Tribe, 2019]
That’s what just he did, followed his dream, and earned a place in the drama division at the Juilliard School in New York City.
After a series of theatre performances and minor television roles that includes “Prison Break,” “The X-Files,” and “Supernatural,” before landing a recurring part on the sci-fi series “Travelers,” with Eric McCormack.
These days, J. Alex Brinson, together with All Rise’s cast, makes us look forward to Monday evenings. J Alex brings Philly’s touch to his character Luke Watkins, bailiff to the newly minted African American Judge Lola Carmichael. Like his character who aims to much more than he is, J. Alex Brinson is a man with a mission as an artist, an actor a producer.
