Alexander Niles grew up in a family immersed in the arts. His mother Aylin is a chef, photographer and caterer while his father Richard Niles is an acclaimed composer who has worked with Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, and Ray Charles. His grandfather Tony Romano was a singer/guitarist who worked with Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra and his grandmother was an actress, screenwriter and author.

Homeschooled, Alex began learning piano at 3 and by the age of 8 was teaching music theory classes on his father’s website. He began acting classes at the age of 6 at the Arts Educational School in London and began to do print jobs, voice overs, and singing for commercials and records. He also did stand-up comedy to introduce his father’s jazz gigs.

When his family moved to California in 2012, he studied acting at the Orange County School of Arts. At the same time he formed the band Quartet 5, singing and playing keyboards on rock, jazz and soul classics, performing at venues such as the House of Blues and the Saban Theatre. He also performed jazz piano at Hollywood’s Catalina, at the age of 13, accompanied by members of the legendary Wrecking Crew.

Alex has acted in independent films such as Playing with Beethoven (Dir. Jenn Page), Proximity (Dir. Eric Demusey) and U R In Analysis (Dir. Mickey Gooch). He was chosen by legendary director Francis Ford Coppola to play the young lead in Distant Vision, a visionary concept blending film, video and live theatre at USC.

In 2016 he played keyboards on his father’s album Bandzilla Rises!!!, performing with Randy Brecker. In 2018 he released Alex Plays Alex, his first album of his own contemporary jazz compositions, featuring many acclaimed artists, such as Martin Taylor, and award-winning singer Claire Martin.

Alex is now in his 3rd year at the AMDA College of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. He performs regularly with his own jazz trio, and has become an in-demand sideman in Hollywood. He is also a member of the classic rock combo, The Hollywood Rocker Fellas. He has also just completed recording for the soon to be released “Niles Smiles” for The Richard Niles Octet.