Alex Mallari Jr. (born 19 February 1988) is a Canadian actor of Filipino ancestry. He is known for his performances in the

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'' (2015–2017),

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'', and the

series ''

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'' (2021–present).

Life and career

Mallari was born on February 19, 1988, in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, but was raised in

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, Canada. Mallari was competitive at a national level in

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

, for which he has a third-degree black belt. He was twice a Junior Canadian National Taekwondo champion. However, 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

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, Mallari decided to pursue acting. His first notable acting role was as Four in the

television series ''

'', 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

feature film ''

'', and the

series ''

'' (2021–present).

Credits

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mallari, Alex Jr. 1988 births Canadian male television actors Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Filipino emigrants to Canada