Alex Mallari Jr. (born 19 February 1988) is a Filipino and Canadian actor. He is known for his performances in the television series Dark Matter (2015–2017), feature film The Adam Project, Code 8: Part II and the series Ginny & Georgia (2021–present).
Life and career Mallari was born on February 19, 1988, in the Philippines, but was raised in the Toronto, Canada suburb of Scarborough. Mallari was competitive at a national level in Taekwondo, for which he has a third-degree black belt. He was twice a Junior Canadian National Taekwondo champion. He gave that up when he was at the age of 13. He then took up basketball with the intention of turning professional but an injury prevented him from pursuing that profession.
While attending the University of Toronto, Mallari decided to pursue acting. His first notable acting role was as Four in the Syfy television series Dark Matter, based on the comic book series of the same name. He starred on the series from 2015 to 2017, for three seasons.
He has since starred in several films and televisions series, including the Netflix feature film The Adam Project, and the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia (2021–present).
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Film Year Title Role Notes 2010Dead GenesisMickey A Dance for GraceMain Dancer (as Alex) 2014RoboCopYoung LieutenantDebugFirst Mate2015Pay the GhostEMT2019Code 8Kingston2022 The Adam ProjectChristos Shotgun Wedding Dog-Face One Delicious Christmas Preston Weaver 2024MorningsideJoshCode 8: Part IISergeant “King” Kingston 2025 Recipe for Romance Gabe Television film2026Mayday Danny "Longshot" Bowers
Television Year Title Role Notes2009Cold Blood Kosoul Chanthakoummane(TV series documentary)2010–2011True JusticeHiro2011NikitaGuard Valdez 2012CybergeddonWinston ChangCybergeddon ZipsWinston The L.A. ComplexChris 2013PlayedLukeBeauty and the BeastBustamonte #2 2014 The StrainCarloRemedyEMS GuyDefiance: The Lost OnesLone Drinker2015–2017Dark MatterFour / Ryo Tetsudo / Ryo Ishida 2016Designated SurvivorChief Edward MarinoConvictionMatty TanInsomniaKen 2018–2019 Shadowhunters Detective Greer 3 episodes (season 3)2019 Jett Taggart2020–2022Workin' MomsMalcolm Cody Patrick15 episodes2020 Coroner Mal3 episodesLetterkennyMatty1 episodeTransplantSullyEpisode #2.12021–presentGinny & Georgia PI Gabriel Cordova Recurring role, 16 episodes2023 The Way Home Dr. Andy Recurring role
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2019 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Anthony "Nomad" PerrymanReplaced Joseph May 2021 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Corporal Nathan Merwin
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