Julian Alexander was born and raised in Norfolk, VA before moving to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2007. After a film internship in London in 2009 with LutiMedia, Julian realized this passion of his is a legitimate career. This inspired him to continue creating films and stage productions, producing dozens of films throughout his collegiate career at New Mexico State University before taking a seat in the director's chair for his first short film Buffalo in 2014. Julian completed his MFA studies in 2018 at the Northern Film School in Leeds, UK, culminating with his two short films, Léo and Beat Blue, A police drama all in rhyme. As of 2019, Julian is a professor at New Mexico State University teaching filmmaking at the Creative Media Institute.