Moisés Arias (born April 18, 1994) is an American actor. He portrayed

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in the

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series ''

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'', Biaggio in the 2013 Sundance film '' The Kings of Summer'', Cokestraw in the 2019 SXSW comedy-drama '' The Wall of Mexico'', Bigfoot in the Colombian war drama '' Monos'', and Norm MacLean in the

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drama series '' Fallout''. He has also appeared in '' Pitch Perfect 3'', '' Five Feet Apart'', ''

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'', '' The Stanford Prison Experiment'', ''

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'', '' The Perfect Game'', '' The Middle'', and '' The King of Staten Island''.

Early life

Moisés Arias was born on April 18, 1994, in

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, the son of Mónica and César Arias. His parents are Colombian, and he was raised bilingual. His brother is '' Kickin' It'' actor Mateo Arias. Before starting his acting career, Moisés graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in

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Career

He appeared in music videos for

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, the

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(for their song "

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"), and

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. Arias also appeared in the 2006 film '' Nacho Libre'' in a minor role. He participated in the 2009 Guadalajara Film Festival during the presentation of the film '' The Perfect Game'' with Eva Longoria. Arias appeared in '' Beethoven's Big Break'' in 2008. He appeared on the ESPN family of networks as a roving 'sideline' reporter conducting interviews with fans and players at the 2009

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. He appeared in '' Wizards of Waverly Place'' and played Conscience, Max ( Jake T. Austin)'s conscience. Arias and his brother directed a series of

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films under the user name Moiswashere. In 2009, they worked on a film called ''Motocross Madness''. In mid-2012, Arias filmed '' The Kings of Summer'', which had its premiere on January 19, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews. That year, he appeared in the film ''

'', starring with Asa Butterfield,

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and

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. In 2012, Arias co-founded MSFTSrep, a youth collective and fashion brand alongside Jaden Smith,

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, and Mateo Arias. In May 2014, Arias, who was 20 at the time, was photographed shirtless sitting on a bed with then-13-year-old Willow Smith. The photo triggered an investigation into the Smith family by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services where all parties were cleared. In March 2019, Arias played Poe in the CBS film '' Five Feet Apart'', starring with Cole Sprouse. In 2024, Arias appeared in the

series '' Fallout'', based on the video game series of the same name.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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