Jessie Prez | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Jessie David Perez (birth date March 27, unknown year) is an American actor, now using the stage name Jessie Prez. He is most known for his role as Ruben Alvarez in the CBS sitcom Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, and has also made appearances on Shameless, Griselda, Bosch: Legacy, and 9-1-1: Lone Star.
A first generation Assyrian American born in Chicago, Prez began his performing career in the city's Storefront theaters and the Steppenwolf Theater Company.
In his first television appearance on Boss and in additional TV and film appearances through 2016, Jessie was credited as either Jessie Perez or Jessie David Perez. From the 2017 film A Place to Be and onward, he became known as Jessie Prez.
Prez had a recurring role as drug dealer Sal Magluta on the Netflix miniseries Griselda (2024). In the fall of 2024, he joined the main cast of the CBS sitcom Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage as Ruben Alvarez, an auto mechanic and later co-owner of the shop with lead character Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Barackula: The Musical | Vampire Dancer | Short film | |
| 2013 | Washed | Angel Martinez | Short film | |
| 2016 | Buckle Up Punk! | Sparks (Humberto) | ||
| 2017 | A Place to Be | Braulio | ||
| 2021 | Hot Mess Holiday | Security Guard | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Deep Woods | Enrique Diaz | ||
| 2026 | Midnight Drop | Junior | Short film | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Boss | Mata's Associate #2 | Episode: "Listen" | |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Doc | Episode: "You Will Hurt Him" | |
| 2014 | Lasting Damage Films | Intruder | Episode: "Game Night" | |
| 2017 | The Mayor | Passenger #1 | Episode: "The Strike" | |
| Life in Pieces | TJ | Episode: "Thirty-Five Teacher Escape Lottery" | ||
| 2019 | Shameless | Pablo | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Atypical | Man | Episode: "Player’s Ball" | |
| 2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Pete | 2 episodes | |
| The Rookie: Feds | Daryl Young | Episode: "Standoff" | ||
| 2022–2025 | Bosch: Legacy | Albert Morales | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | Abbott Elementary | Firefighter | Episode: "Fire" | |
| 2024 | Griselda | Sal Magluta | 3 episodes | |
| 2024–present | Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage | Ruben Alvarez | Main cast | |
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