Pico Alexander | |
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Born | Alexander Lukasz Jogalla June 3, 1991 New York City, U.S. |
Education | Rutgers University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Father | Lukasz Jogalla |
Relatives | Janusz Gąsiorowski, Polish Army brigadier general, Jerzy Turowicz Catholic writer, (great-grandfathers) |
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla (born June 3, 1991 [1] ), known professionally as Pico Alexander, is an American actor.
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla was born in New York City and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. [2] His parents, Magdalena Deskur and cinematographer Lukasz Jogalla, are Polish immigrants from Kraków. His grandfather was actor Jerzy Jogałła, and his great-grandfather was journalist Jerzy Turowicz. [3] [4] He has a younger sister named Klara. [5]
He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and earned a BFA in acting at Rutgers University. [6] His stage name, "Pico", is a childhood nickname. [7]
Alexander's stage credits include Our Town , [8] Punk Rock , and What I Did Last Summer . [9]
He has appeared on a number of television series, including The Carrie Diaries , Alpha House , The Following , Blue Bloods , and Orange Is the New Black .
He played Elias Morales, the brother of the lead character, in A Most Violent Year (2014), and Sonny Cottler, a Jewish fraternity president, in James Schamus's Indignation (2016), opposite Logan Lerman. In 2017, he played Trey Wandella in the Netflix Original War Machine and starred as Harry, Reese Witherspoon's character's love interest, in the romantic comedy film Home Again .
In 2018, he was featured in Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 , playing Kieran Duffy, a captured member of a rival gang.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Turban | Jonathan | Short |
2010 | Get Set GO! | He | Short |
2014 | For the Record | Tom | Short |
A Most Violent Year | Elias Morales | ||
2015 | Fan Girl | Charlie | TV movie |
2016 | Indignation | Sonny Cottler | |
2017 | War Machine | Trey Wandella | |
Home Again | Harry | ||
2018 | The Portuguese Kid | Freddie Imbrossi | |
Summer Days, Summer Nights | JJ Flynn | ||
Hot Air | Grayson | ||
2021 | Superior | Robert | |
2022 | The Sky Is Everywhere | Toby Shaw | |
The Honeymoon | Adam | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Carrie Diaries | Nick | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
Alpha House | Reuben | Episode: "Showgirls" | |
Unforgettable | Mean Guy #1 | Episode: "Reunion" | |
The Following | Young Joe | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" | |
Blue Bloods | Darren Bentley | Episode: "Power of the Press" | |
2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Ian | Episode: "Fake It Till You Fake It Some More" |
2019 | Catch-22 | Clevinger | Recurring Cast |
2021 | Dickinson | Henry 'Ship' Shipley | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2022 | Gossip Girl | Mike Shubin | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2023 | Saint X | Josh | Recurring Cast |
Year | Title | Voice role |
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2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Kieran Duffy |
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