Tyler Alvarez | |
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Born | Tyler Sage Alvarez October 25, 1997
New York City, U.S. |
Education | Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Tyler Sage Alvarez (born October 25, 1997) [1] is an American actor, known for his series leading role as Peter Maldonado in Netflix's mockumentary series American Vandal.
Alvarez was born in New York City, to a first generation Cuban American father, [2] and a fourth generation Puerto Rican American mother. [3] His father works for the Drug Enforcement Administration and his mother works as a nurse administrator for a private hospital. [4] He had one older brother, Niko, who died in October 2018. [4] Alvarez's parents divorced when he was a child and both subsequently remarried. [4] He has two younger half-siblings, Alex and Brianna, from his father, and a younger half-sister, Sofia, from his mother. [4]
Alvarez was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, and at Jericho High School in Jericho, New York. He is fluent in Spanish. [3]
Alvarez's first professional acting job was in a Totino's pizza rolls commercial. [2] In 2014, he began starring as Diego Rueda, a human with magical powers, in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Every Witch Way.[ citation needed] The following year, Alvarez began portraying Benny Mendoza, the eldest son of Litchfield inmate Gloria Mendoza, in Netflix's comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. [5]
In 2017, he began playing the lead role of Peter Maldonado in Netflix's true crime mockumentary series American Vandal. [6] He returned for the second season which aired in 2018. [7] The series has since been cancelled by Netflix. [8]
Tyler Alvarez also appeared in the YouTube satirical miniseries ¡Me Llamo Alma!, starring as Miguel. [9]
In 2020, Alvarez made his off-Broadway debut with the Roundabout Theatre Company's play 72 Miles to Go. The production closed prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
Alvarez joined the cast of Netflix show Never Have I Ever as a recurring character in season 2. [11]
In 2023-2024 he plays Ralph, a cholera ghost, in one episode each of seasons 2 and 3 of Ghosts.
On June 11, 2021, Alvarez publicly came out as gay on social media. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The House That Jack Built | Young Hector | |
2013 | Brothers in Arms | Logan | Short film |
2018 | The Pretenders | Doug | |
2020 | John Henry | Oscar | |
2022 | Crush | Dillon | |
TBA | Pools | Blake | |
TBA | Sid Is Dead | Jim Vega |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014–2015 | Every Witch Way | Diego Rueda | 85 episodes |
2014 | Every Witch Way: Spellbound | Diego Rueda | Television film |
2015 | Talia in the Kitchen | Diego Rueda | Episode: "Every Witch Lola's" |
2015–2017 | Orange Is the New Black | Benny Mendoza | 5 episodes |
2017 | High School Lover | Larry | Television film |
2017–2018 | American Vandal | Peter Maldonado | 16 episodes |
2017 | Fresh Off the Boat | Wes | Episode: "Slide Effect" |
2018 | The Fosters | Declan Rivers | 5 episodes |
2019 | Veronica Mars | Juan-Diego De La Cruz | Recurring role |
2021 | Never Have I Ever | Malcolm Stone | Recurring role; season 2 |
2021 | What We Do in the Shadows | Wes Blankenship | Episode: "The Cloak of Duplication" |
2022 | Blockbuster | Carlos Herrera | Main role |
2023-2024 | Ghosts | Ralph | 2 episodes |