Joey Haro

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Joey Haro
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Joseph Haro

(1987-05-29) May 29, 1987 (age 34)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor

Joseph Haro (born May 29, 1987) is an American actor best known for playing Clark Stevenson on the MTV teen comedy Awkward and for voicing Mateo on Elena of Avalor . [1] [2] [3] He was also a member of The Warblers on Glee . [4]

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Early life and career

Haro was born in Miami to Cuban parents. [5] [6] He went to New World School of the Arts for high school, [7] and then attended Florida State University, but left after his sophomore year to move to New York City to pursue an acting career. [5]

In 2009 he appeared on Broadway as Chino in West Side Story , [6] [8] and was part of the ensemble cast of Hairspray and Altar Boyz. [6] He played Hanschen in Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening in Los Angeles in 2014. [9] [10] [11] From 2011 to 2013, he played Clark Stevenson on the TV series Awkward . [6]

In 2013 he starred in the short-lived sitcom Welcome to the Family as Junior Hernandez. [12] [13] [14] and appeared in one episode of Vegas . [6]

He also appeared as Roger in a 2015 episode of Battle Creek . In 2016 he played Dallas in seven episodes of Still the King and played Paul in the film Summertime . [15] In the 2019 he appeared in the film As You Like It, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, [16] He had guest staring roles on Jessica Jones and This Close . His most prominent role in recent years is his voicing of Mateo in 44 episodes of Elena of Avalor , an animated series which ran from 2016 to 2020, [17] [18] [19] and in the television film, Elena and the Secret of Avalor . [20]

Personal life

On October 11, 2020, on National Coming Out Day, Haro came out as gay in a Instagram post. [21]

Filmography

YearWorkRoleNotes
2011–2012 Glee Warbler #14 episodes
2011–2013 Awkward Clark Stevenson9 episodes
2013 Vegas Tony1 episode
2013 Welcome to the Family Junior Hernandez12 episodes
2015 Battle Creek Roger1 episode
2016-2020 Elena of Avalor Mateo (voice)44 episodes
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Mateo (voice)Television film
2016 Still the King Dallas7 episodes
2016 Summertime PaulMovie
2019As You Like ItCelia / AlienaMovie
2019 Jessica Jones Waiter1 episode
2019 This Close Noah2 episodes

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