Alexander was born in Wibsey, Bradford in the UK and went to both the first school and middle school (as Richard Milnes) in the area Buttershaw where the feature film directed by Alan Clarke, Rita, Sue and Bob Too was filmed (although he never attended the upper school).
Alexander was born in Wibsey, Bradford, UK. He studied at both primary and middle schools (under the name Richard Milnes) in Buttershaw, an area where Alan Clarke's film Rita, Sue and Bob Too was produced (though he did not attend the high school).