Alexander Ludwig (Nick name Zxander) was born on May 7, 1992 in Vancouver, Canada. He is son of mother Sharlene (she is a former actress) and father Harald. the eldest of 4 siblings, having two sisters and a brother.

When he was 9 years old. he began his acting in a Harry Potter commercial. and appear on some films such as television drama (2000) Air Bud : World Pup, (2006) A Little Thing Called Murder and some movie (2005) Eve and the Fire Horse.

In 2007 Alexander starred his first lead role as Will Stanton, a young boy who discovers that he is actually a warrior in Fantasy/Thriller movie The Seeker : The Dark Is Rising

When has was 16 years old. Alexander have his movie (2009) Race to Witch Mountain alongside with co-star AnnaSophia Robb. During filming this movie he just turn to 16 and he received an acoustic guitar from Dwayne Johnson.