Alex Mallari Jr. | |
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Born |
Alex Mallari Jr. February 19, 1988 Philippines |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Partner(s) | Alexandra Beth |
Children | 1 |
Alex Mallari Jr.(born 19 February 1988) is a Philippines born, Canadian actor, best known for his portrayals of Four/Ryo Tetsuda in the 2015 Syfy television series Dark Matter.
Born 19 February 1988 in the Philippines but raised in Scarborough, Canada, Mallari was competitive at a national level at Tae Kwon Do, where he has a third degree black belt. He was twice Junior Canadian National Tae Kwon Do champion. However he gave that up when he was 13. He then took up basketball with the intention of turning professional but injury prevented that. During college he began acting. His most notable role to date has been in the SyFy series Dark Matter where, since June 2015, he has starred as Four based on the comic book series of the same name.
Alex Mallari Jr. and his girlfriend Alexandra Beth announced they were expecting their first child together in 2016 and their son Alonzo was born in November that year.