Biography

Alex Mallari Jr.

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Alex Mallari, Jr. is a Filipino-born Canadian film and television actor who recently appeared as Private Investigator Gabriel Cordova in the Netflix dramedy Ginny & Georgia

Early Life

Alex Mallari, Jr. was born on February 19, 1988, in the Philippines, and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He is 33 years old at the time of this writing and is billed at a height of  5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meters). 

Growing up in Canada, Mallari Jr. practiced Tae Kwon Do, receiving his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of six. He went on to become a two-time Junior Canadian National Tae Kwon Do champion but quit when he was 16.

Educational Details

Additionally, Mallari was also a competitive basketball player at his high school but his career was short-lived as an injury he sustained in his final year of high school prematurely ended his aspirations.

Following his many setbacks, Alex pursued a degree in Criminology from the University of Toronto but got bit by the acting bug while studying at the college. 

What is Alex Mallari Jr. Known For?

Alex Mallari made his on-screen debut as Kosoul Chanthakoummane in an episode of the 2009 docuseries Cold Blood. He made his feature film debut the following year in the Canadian action-thriller Dead Genesis.

Mallari is perhaps most known for playing Four / Ryo Tetsuda in the Canadian sci-fi series Dark Matter. Other notable TV roles include Hiro in Steven Seagal's action series True Justice, Matty Tan in the ABC legal drama series Conviction, Ken in the action-drama series Insomnia, Detective Greere in the Freeform supernatural series Shadowhunters, and Taggart in the Cinemax crime-drama series Jett.

Alex Mallari Jr. in Dark Matter SOURCE: IMDb

Alex in Workin' Moms

Most recently, he appeared as Malcolm Cody Patrick in the Canadian sitcom Workin' Moms and as PI Gabriel Cordova in the Netflix dramedy Ginny & Georgia alongside Raymond Ablack and Sabrina Grdevich among others.            

Additionally, Mallari has appeared in such movies as RoboCop, Debug, Pay the Ghost, and Code 8. He is set to have appearances in the upcoming sci-fi film The Adam Project starring Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo, and Catherine Keener, and in the Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Lopez-starring rom-com Shotgun Wedding.  

Who is Alex Mallari Jr.'s Wife? 

Alex Mallari Jr. has been married since 2019 to his wife, Ashley Snook.

Alex Mallari, Jr. and his wife Ashley Snook SOURCE: Instagram

They have a son together, named Alonzo Mallari.   

Net Worth

If superstarbio.com is to be believed, Alex Mallari Jr. has a net worth of around $2 million as of 2022.