Joseph Haro

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Joseph Haro
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Joseph Haro

(1987-05-29) May 29, 1987 (age 36)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor

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

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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 starring 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 an Instagram post. [21] Additionally, on June 29, 2020, at the end of LGBT Pride Month, Haro said in an Instagram post that "someday we'll find it[,] the rainbow connection[,] the lovers, the dreamers, and me" and wished people "Happy Pride." [22]

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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