Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Canadian-Brazilian actor and former figure skater. He competed in the free skate at five ISU Championships. He is the first male skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship ( 2008 Four Continents) and the first Brazilian skater to appear in any discipline at the World Junior Championships (

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). In October of 2021, Alves was suspended due to allegations of misconduct by

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. As an actor, Alves currently stars in the

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series ''

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'' (2021–present).

Personal life

Alves was born on October 19, 1991, in

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and raised in

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. His mother is from

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and his father is from Portugal. In 2025, it was revealed that Alves was dating his Yellowjackets costar Alexa Barajas.

Acting, directing and producing

Alves began modeling at the age of 12. At age 19 he began studying acting for film and television. Since then he has been acting in shows including ''

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'' and '' What's Up Warthogs''. He has a role on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' playing Fab, a love interest to

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. In 2017, he plays newly arrived werewolf Bat in the second season of ''

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''. He portrayed Javi in

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series ''

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''. Alves also has a starring role as Travis in the

drama series ''

''. Towards the end of March 2024, Alves announced to

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his feature film directorial debut with ''Lucky Weekend''. The film is a coming-of-age story, in which 18 year-old Gabe (Alves), who finds out his best friend has stolen his winning scratch ticket and wrangles a group of unlikely friends to help him steal it back before it is cashed in. It was also announced in April 2024 that Alves will take on a recurring role in

's eight episode comedy series '' No Good Deed''. In February 2025, ''

'' returned to

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for a third season where Alves plays Travis Martinez for all 10 episodes.

Skating career

Alves competed up through the junior level in the Canadian domestic competition structure. While he was a young skater, he discussed with his parents switching to compete for Brazil, his mother's country of origin. He switched to Brazil in 2007. In the 2007–2008 season, Alves competed at the 2008 Four Continents Championships, becoming the first men's single skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship, and placed 26th. Later that month, he placed 36th at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and became the first skater to represent Brazil at the event. In the 2008–2009 season, Alves made his debut on the

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. He placed 20th at the event in

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, and 10th at the event in

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. He placed 16th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships and went on the following month to place 37th at the 2009 World Championships, where he became the first men's skater from Brazil to compete at the senior World level. In October of 2021, Alves was the subject of an interim suspension by

due to allegations of misconduct. His suspension was lifted in January 2024.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Filmography

References

External links

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at SkatingScores.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Kevin 1991 births Living people Figure skaters from Toronto Canadian people of Brazilian descent Canadian people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian male single skaters Canadian male single skaters Naturalized citizens of Brazil Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen