Alexander Lukasz Jogalla (born June 3, 1991), known professionally as Pico Alexander, is an American actor.

Personal life

Alexander Lukasz Jogalla was born in New York City,

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, and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. His parents, Magdalena Deskur and cinematographer

Lukasz Jogalla Lukasz Jogalla is a Polish-American cinematographer. Biography He was born in Kraków and moved to the United States with his future wife in 1984. He has been married to Magdalena Deskur since 1988, and they have two children, one of whom is act ...

, are Polish immigrants. His grandfather was actor Jerzy Jogałła, and his great-grandfather was journalist

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. His name, "Pico", is a childhood nickname. He graduated from

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Career

Alexander's stage credits include '' Our Town'', '' Punk Rock'', and ''

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''. He has appeared on a number of television series, including ''

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'', '' Alpha House'', '' The Following'', '' Blue Bloods'', and ''

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''. He played Elias Morales, the brother of the lead character, in ''

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'' (2014), and Sonny Cottler, a Jewish fraternity president, in James Schamus's '' Indignation'' (2016), opposite Logan Lerman. In 2017, he played Trey Wandella in the Netflix Original '' War Machine'' and starred as Harry, Reese Witherspoon's character's love interest, in the romantic comedy film '' Home Again''. In 2018, he was featured in Rockstar Games' '' Red Dead Redemption 2'', playing Kieran Duffy, a captured member of a rival gang.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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* 1991 births American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people American people of Polish descent Male actors from New York City People from Park Slope Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni 21st-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1990s-stub