(Elmer) shared the screen with Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore and Billy Crudup in Bart Freundlich’s Sony Pictures Classic feature film After the Wedding. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Esola can currently be seen in the independent feature film Tankhouse, directed by Noam Tomaschoff. On the small screen, Alex recurred on Paolo Sorrentino’s HBO limited series The Young Pope, and reprised the role of Freddy Blakestone on the second season, titled The New Pope. He starred opposite Louise Lombard in Lifetime Movie Network's A Student's Obsession, directed by Damián Romay. Alex guest starred on series including Orange is the New Black, Blue Bloods, Law and Order: SVU, Mr. Robot, Odd Mom Out, Mysteries of Laura, Scream and Eye Candy. On stage, Alex played Marco in Ivo van Hove’s award winning production of A View From the Bridge at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Alex is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Stella Adler studio.
