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Jeffrey Wahlberg (born July 17, 1996) [1] is an American actor. [2] [3]

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Wahlberg is the son of Jim Wahlberg and the nephew of actors Mark Wahlberg and Donnie Wahlberg. [4] His mother is Dominican and his father is Irish-American. [5] Wahlberg is from Boston. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012A Feeling from WithinJames Scully
2015If OnlyIsacc DiazShort film
2016ToyedKerst
2017 Don't Come Back from the Moon Mickey Smalley
2018 Future World Prince
2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold Diego
2021 Cherry Jiminez

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Instant GratificationPeterTV movie
Ballers Parking Attendant1 episode
2018 Counterpart Zeger
2022 The Girl from Plainville Rob MahoneyMiniseries; 5 episodes

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References

Footnotes
  1. Macias, Ernesto (March 14, 2019). "Catching Up with Jeffrey Wahlberg, the Hollywood Scion Set to Play Diego the Explorer". Interview . Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. Deckelmeier, Joe (August 7, 2019). "Isabela Moner & Jeff Wahlberg Interview: Dora and the Lost City of Gold". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. Simonot, Suzanne (October 11, 2018). "Mark Wahlberg's nephew Jeffrey takes over as Diego on Gold Coast set of Dora The Explorer movie". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. Dennis, Catrina (August 5, 2019). "Meet Jeffrey Wahlberg, the 23-Year-Old Dominican-American Actor Who Plays Diego in 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold'". Remezcla. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. Rosario, Richy (October 28, 2016). "Meet Jeffrey Wahlberg, Young Hollywood Star Making Waves In A Low Tide". Vibe. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  6. Sneider, Jeff (November 14, 2018). "Jeffrey Wahlberg Replaces Original Diego in 'Dora the Explorer' Movie". Collider. Retrieved February 25, 2024.