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Brandon Perea | |
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| Born | May 25, 1995 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Brandon Perea (born May 25, 1995) is an American actor, best known for his performance as Alfonso Sosa on The OA and his breakthrough role of Angel Torres in Jordan Peele's 2022 science fiction horror film Nope . [1] [2]
Perea was born and raised in Chicago. He is of Filipino and Puerto Rican descent. He moved out at the age of 16 to pursue his dreams in Los Angeles. Brandon's main talents include acting, jamskating (Breakdancing on Roller-Skates), dancing and BMXing. He has been breakdancing since he was a kid and became Pro at the youngest age in Jamskating history.[ citation needed ]
| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dance Camp | Kenton | |
| 2019 | How Far | Will | Short film |
| Oh, Sorry | Brendon | Short film | |
| 2021 | American Insurrection | Arjay | |
| Delivery | Colin | Short film | |
| 2022 | Nope | Angel Torres | |
| 2024 | Twisters [3] † | TBA | Post-production [4] |
| TBA | AMP House† | Niko | Post-production |
| The Faith of Long Beach [5] † | Romy Faith | ||
| Patron Saints of Nothing | Jay |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2019 | The OA | Alfonso "French" Sosa | Main role (12 episodes) [6] |
| 2020 | Doom Patrol | Dr. Jonathan Tyme | Episode: "Tyme Patrol" |
| Year | Song | Role | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "One Day" | Diego | Logic, Ryan Tedder |
| 2021 | "Yours" | Himself | Maye |
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