Alex Mallari Jr. (born 19 February 1988) is a Canadian actor of Filipino ancestry. He is known for his performances in the television series Dark Matter (2015–2017), feature film The Adam Project, and the series Ginny & Georgia (2021–present).
Alex Mallari Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Mallari at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2016 | |
| Born | February 19, 1988 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Partner | Ashley Snook (2019–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
editMallari was born on February 19, 1988, in the Philippines, but was raised in the Toronto, Canada suburb of Scarborough. Mallari was competitive at a national level in Taekwondo, for which he has a third-degree black belt.[1] He was twice a Junior Canadian National Taekwondo champion.[2] However, he gave that up when he was at the age of 13. He then took up basketball with the intention of turning professional but an injury prevented him from pursuing that profession.[1][2]
While attending the University of Toronto, Mallari decided to pursue acting.[1][2] His first notable acting role was as Four in the Syfy television series Dark Matter, based on the comic book series of the same name.[3] He starred on the series from 2015 to 2017, for three seasons.[4]
He has since starred in several films and televisions series, including the Netflix feature film The Adam Project, and the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia (2021–present).[5]
Credits
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dead Genesis | Mickey | |
| A Dance for Grace | Main Dancer | (as Alex) | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Young Lieutenant | |
| Debug | First Mate | ||
| 2015 | Pay the Ghost | EMT | |
| 2019 | Code 8 | Kingston | |
| 2022 | The Adam Project | Christos | |
| Shotgun Wedding | Dog-Face | ||
| One Delicious Christmas | Preston Weaver | ||
| 2024 | Morningside | Josh | [6] |
| Code 8: Part II | Sergeant “King” Kingston |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cold Blood | Kosoul Chanthakoummane | (TV series documentary) |
| 2010–2011 | True Justice | Hiro | |
| 2011 | Nikita | Guard Valdez | |
| 2012 | Cybergeddon | Winston Chang | |
| Cybergeddon Zips | Winston | ||
| The L.A. Complex | Chris | ||
| 2013 | Played | Luke | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Bustamonte #2 | ||
| 2014 | The Strain | Carlo | |
| Remedy | EMS Guy | ||
| Defiance: The Lost Ones | Lone Drinker | ||
| 2015–2017 | Dark Matter | Four / Ryo Tetsudo / Ryo Ishida | |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | Chief Edward Marino | |
| Conviction | Matty Tan | ||
| Insomnia | Ken | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shadowhunters | Detective Greer | 3 episodes (season 3) |
| 2019 | Jett | Taggart | |
| 2020–2022 | Workin' Moms | Malcolm Cody Patrick | 15 episodes |
| 2020 | Coroner | Mal | 3 episodes |
| Letterkenny | Matty | 1 episode | |
| Transplant | Sully | Episode #2.1 | |
| 2021–present | Ginny & Georgia | PI Gabriel Cordova | Recurring role, 16 episodes |
| 2023 | The Way Home | Dr. Andy | Recurring role |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Anthony "Nomad" Perryman | |
| 2021 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | Corporal Nathan Merwin |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Still Waters Run Deep: Interview with Dark Matter's Alex Mallari, Jr". Scifi and tv talk-. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Alex Mallari Jr. (Four) – Cast". Syfy.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Dark Matters' Alex Mallari Jr". - Martial Arts & Action Entertainment. 27 March 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "SYFY ANNOUNCES CASTING OF NEW ACQUIRED SCRIPTED SERIES DARK MATTER - NBCUniversal Media Village". NBCUniversal Media. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
- ^ Wahi, Sukriti. "Meet The Cast Of Netflix's 'Ginny & Georgia'". ELLE. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 30, 2023). "On 'Morningside': Fefe Dobson, Kiana Madeira & Brandon McKnight Among Cast For Indie Pic Which Gets Underway In Canada Next Week". Faze. Retrieved Nov 30, 2023.
