Tyler Alvarez

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Tyler Alvarez
Born
Tyler Sage Alvarez

(1997-10-25) October 25, 1997 (age 26)
New York City, U.S.
Education Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
OccupationActor
Years active2013–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 .

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Early life

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]

Career

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.

Personal life

On June 11, 2021, Alvarez publicly came out as gay on social media. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The House That Jack Built Young Hector
2013Brothers in ArmsLoganShort film
2018 The Pretenders Doug
2020 John Henry Oscar
2022 Crush Dillon
TBAPoolsBlake
TBASid Is DeadJim Vega

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015 Every Witch Way Diego Rueda85 episodes
2014 Every Witch Way: Spellbound Diego RuedaTelevision film
2015 Talia in the Kitchen Diego RuedaEpisode: "Every Witch Lola's"
2015–2017 Orange Is the New Black Benny Mendoza5 episodes
2017 High School Lover LarryTelevision film
2017–2018 American Vandal Peter Maldonado16 episodes
2017 Fresh Off the Boat WesEpisode: "Slide Effect"
2018 The Fosters Declan Rivers5 episodes
2019 Veronica Mars Juan-Diego De La CruzRecurring role
2021 Never Have I Ever Malcolm StoneRecurring role; season 2
2021 What We Do in the Shadows Wes BlankenshipEpisode: "The Cloak of Duplication"
2022 Blockbuster Carlos HerreraMain role
2023-2024 Ghosts Ralph2 episodes

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