K Alexander

Alexander grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. As a child, they were very shy and found that a mandatory acting class led to improved self-confidence.^[5]

Alexander attended the University of Toronto Mississauga in conjunction with Sheridan College for Theatre and Drama Studies.^[6]

Alexander began a YouTube channel on June 15, 2011.^[7] Alexander's videos began to gain traction in 2014, when they became well known for playing LaFontaine in the web series Carmilla.^[8] In 2016, Alexander played Max in five episodes of Full Out.^[9] In the same year Alexander starred in the music video Melete by Laurence Made Me Cry.^[10]

In addition to working as an actor, Alexander is also a musician and a writer^[11] and is also the creator of the web series Couple-ish, in which Alexander acts as a main character, writer, producer and theme song singer.^[12] Alexander plays the lead role, Dee Warson, who is a non-binary and pansexual artist.^[13] The series was funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign, which raised over $29,000 CAD.^[14] In 2016, the series was nominated for a Streamy Award in the Best Indie category, but ultimately lost to Brooklyn Sound.^[4]

Another successful Indiegogo campaign was launched in November 2016 to fund a second season, with a fixed goal of $45,000 USD.^[15] The second season premiered on April 29, 2017.^[16]

Alexander lives in Toronto, Ontario. They are queer and non-binary and use they/them pronouns.^[17] Alexander credited LaFontaine, the non-binary Carmilla character whom they played, with helping them to discover and accept their own identity.^[18]