Alexander Payne

Constantine Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an American movie director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his movies "Election" (1999), "About Schmidt" (2002), "Sideways" (2004), "The Descendants" (2011), "Nebraska" (2013) and "Downsizing" (2017).
Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He married Canadian actress Sandra Oh in 2003. The couple divorced in 2006.