Alex Mallari Jr. (born 19 February 1988) is a Filipino-Canadian actor. He is known for his performances in the television series ''

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'' (2015–2017), feature film ''

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'', '' Code 8: Part II'' and the series ''

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'' (2021–present).

Life and career

Mallari was born on February 19, 1988, in the

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, but was raised in the

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, Canada suburb of

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. Mallari was competitive at a national level in

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, 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 Syfy 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

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feature film ''

'', and the

series ''

'' (2021–present).

Credits

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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