Tyler Alvarez

Tyler Alvarez
Born
Tyler Sage Alvarez

(1997-10-25) October 25, 1997 (age 28)
New York City, U.S.
EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Tyler Sage Alvarez (born October 25, 1997) is an American actor, known for his series leading role as Peter Maldonado in Netflix's mockumentary series American Vandal.

Early life

Alvarez was born in New York City, to a first generation Cuban American father, and a fourth generation Puerto Rican American mother. His father works for the Drug Enforcement Administration and his mother works as a nurse administrator for a private hospital. He had one older brother, Niko, who died in October 2018. Alvarez's parents divorced when he was a child and both subsequently remarried. He has two younger half-siblings, Alex and Brianna, from his father, and a younger half-sister, Sofia, from his mother.

Alvarez was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, and at Jericho High School in Jericho, New York. He is fluent in Spanish.

Career

Alvarez's first professional acting job was in a Totino's pizza rolls commercial. In 2014, he began starring as Diego Rueda, a human with magical powers, in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Every Witch Way.[citation needed] The following year, Alvarez began portraying Benny Mendoza, the eldest son of Litchfield inmate Gloria Mendoza, in Netflix's comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.

In 2017, he began playing the lead role of Peter Maldonado in Netflix's true crime mockumentary series American Vandal. He returned for the second season which aired in 2018. The series has since been cancelled by Netflix.

Tyler Alvarez also appeared in the YouTube satirical miniseries ¡Me Llamo Alma!, starring as Miguel.

In 2020, Alvarez made his off-Broadway debut with the Roundabout Theatre Company's play 72 Miles to Go. The production closed prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alvarez joined the cast of Netflix show Never Have I Ever as a recurring character in season 2.

In 2023-2024 he plays Ralph, a cholera ghost, in one episode each of seasons 2 and 3 of Ghosts.

Personal life

On June 11, 2021, Alvarez publicly came out as gay on social media.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The House That Jack Built Young Hector
Brothers in Arms Logan Short film
2018 Pretenders Doug
2020 John Henry Oscar
2022 Crush Dillon
2023 Sid is Dead Jim Vega
2025 Pools Blake

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Every Witch Way Diego Rueda 85 episodes
2014 Every Witch Way: Spellbound Diego Rueda Television film
2015 Talia in the Kitchen Diego Rueda Episode: "Every Witch Lola's"
2015–2017 Orange Is the New Black Benny Mendoza 5 episodes
2017 High School Lover Larry Television film
2017–2018 American Vandal Peter Maldonado 16 episodes
2017 Fresh Off the Boat Wes Episode: "Slide Effect"
2018 The Fosters Declan Rivers 5 episodes
2019 Veronica Mars Juan-Diego De La Cruz Recurring role
2021 Never Have I Ever Malcolm Stone Recurring role; season 2
What We Do in the Shadows Wes Blankenship Episode: "The Cloak of Duplication"
2022 Blockbuster Carlos Herrera Main role
2023-2024 Ghosts Ralph 2 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Alvarez, Tyler [@tyleralvarez] (October 25, 2015). "Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I seriously love every single one of you. You guys had me smiling all day. Can't believe I'm 18" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Rapp, Ilana (January 31, 2014). "Teen Actors Share Audition Techniques". NYCastings. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Tyler Alvarez Talks Nickelodeon's "Every Witch Way" – Interview". BSCkids. January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Suarez, Ana Luisa (January 17, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Introducing New Nickelodeon Telenovela Star Tyler Alvarez!". Latina. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Benjamin (November 22, 2017). "'American Vandal' Star Tyler Alvarez Reveals How to Act in a Mystery Series". Backstage. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ramps, Dino-Ray (August 3, 2017). "Netflix Announces True Crime Satire 'American Vandal' With Absurdly Straight-Laced Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "'American Vandal' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "American Vandal Cancelled by Netflix After Two Seasons". Collider. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ Me Llamo Alma: The Complete Series, March 11, 2020, archived from the original on June 24, 2021, retrieved June 18, 2021
  10. ↑ "Review of Roundabout Theatre Company's 72 Miles to Go... at Laura Pels Theatre". New York Theater Guide. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (December 9, 2020). "'Never Have I Ever': 'American Vandal' Alum Tyler Alvarez Joins Season 2 As Recurring". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ @tyleralvarez (June 12, 2021). "Happy #pride to my fellow homosexuals Red heart" (Tweet) – via Twitter.