Alberto Carlos Rosende (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer, known for his role as Simon Lewis in the Freeform supernatural drama ''

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'' from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, he began starring as Firefighter Candidate Blake Gallo in the

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drama '' Chicago Fire''.

Early life and education

Rosende was born and raised in

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, to Martha Cristina Ferrucho and Alberto Carlos Rosende. His father is a major-general in the U.S. Army Reserve and was named Commanding General of the 63rd Readiness Division located in Mountain View, California, in October 2019. He has a younger brother, Diego, who works in the film production industry. He is of

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n and

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descent. Rosende attended Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, where he appeared in a number of productions, including starring as Link Larkin in ''

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''. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, where he was a member of STA Players, as Danny Zuko in '' Grease'', Emile De Becque in '' South Pacific'', and Dr. Lyman Sanderson in ''

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''. In April 2013, Rosende was diagnosed with

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. In 2015, Rosende graduated from

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with a

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Career

Rosende's first professional acting credit was as a swing dancer in the 2013 short film ''The Swing of Things''. In 2015, he guest-starred in the

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police procedural drama '' Blue Bloods'', in the fifth-season episode "Sins of the Father", as Carlos Santiago. That same year, he guest-starred in the

police procedural drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in the seventeenth-season episode "Catfishing Teacher" as Jordan Messina. On May 2, 2015, it was announced that Rosende had been cast as Simon Lewis in the Freeform supernatural drama ''

'', based on

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's ''

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'' book series, which ran from January 12, 2016, to May 6, 2019.

Personal life

Rosende is currently engaged to actress and former ''

'' costar Tessa Mossey.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosende, Alberto 1993 births 21st-century American male actors American people of Colombian descent American people of Cuban descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors Living people Male actors from Florida New York University alumni People from Florida