Alex Landi (born September 28, 1992) is an American actor and model of Korean-Italian descent, best known for his role as Dr. Nico Kim on ABC's ''

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'' and '' Station 19''.

Early life and education

Landi was born in

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. His mother, Nana Landi, is Korean and immigrated to the

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at age 15 with her family, settling in the Northern Valley, New Jersey. Landi described his ethnic background as "Half Korean, half Italian". He attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in

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Career

On September 6, 2018, it was announced that Landi was cast on ''

'', Season 15, as Dr. Nico Kim, the series' first gay male surgeon, and first male surgeon of Asian descent. The multiple historic firsts of his casting landed him his first feature spread in ''

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'' (WWD.com) in September 2018, followed by a feature cover in the February 2019 issue of ''

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'' magazine, and an article in the February/March 2019 issue of '' Da Man'', an Indonesian men's fashion and lifestyle magazine. He reprised the role in the spin-off series '' Station 19''. In 2019, Landi had a recurring role in the second season of

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's '' Insatiable''. In 2021, he began portraying Bret Nam on

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's ''

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''. That year, a star was named after Landi in the

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. He appeared in the music video for

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's 2021 single " Kiss Me More" featuring

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. He recently played a role in the K-drama Mr. Plankton as John Na.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people Male actors from New York City American actors of Korean descent American people of Italian descent American male television actors American male models Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest alumni 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1990s-stub