Brian Jordan Alvarez

Brian Jordan Alvarez (born July 10, 1987) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the creator of many comedic web videos, including the series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo[1] and "Divorce".[2]

Brian Jordan Alvarez
Born	Brian Jordan Alvarez (1987-07-10) July 10, 1987 Winchester, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality	American, Colombian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Will and Grace Jane the Virgin

Early life

Alvarez was born in Manhattan and grew up in the city of Winchester, Tennessee. Alvarez has South American roots from the country of Colombia through one side of his family, and also roots from the American South from the other side of his family.[3]

In Middle School, he was teased and bullied a lot for his sexuality. While at the school, he was heavily involved in its theatre program. He continued to study acting at USC School of Dramatic Arts where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts.[1]

Career

For years, Alvarez formed part of numerous theatre productions growing up in Winchester. Since his days in the south, he has been part of several projects big and small. While at USC, he continued to be a part of plays and cinematic projects collaborating with many of the film students. He was involved in short films, music videos, and several other acting projects.

He collaborated with College Humor on an episode titled, "Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends". He has performed roles in several television shows including: Will & Grace, Hot in Cleveland, Life in Pieces, Jane the Virgin, Go-Go Boy Interrupted, and 2 Broke Girls.[1]

Personal life

Alvarez is openly gay.[3]

Filmography

Acting Career

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	In The Dark	Alex Emerson	Video Short
2009	Herpes Boy	DragonSlayer1985
2010	Consent	Seth
2012	CollegeHumor Originals	Garden Guy	Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends
2012	Charlie's Gayngels	Charlie	Short
2012	You Are What I Want	Nelson Adams	Short
2014	The Setup	Elliot	Short
2014	Wave	Tim	Short
2014	It's Just a Question	Frank Co-writer	Short
2014	For Auld Lang Syne	Matt	Short
2015	Ryan Gosling Responds to Haters	Zac Efron	Short
2015	Hot in Cleveland	Ian	1 Episode - Cleveland Calendar Girls
2015	Life in Pieces	Jorge	1 Episode - Interruptus Date Breast Movin'
2015	RocketJump: The Show	Sherlock	Episode - Fan Friction
2015	Self Promotion	Wyatt	TV Movie
2015	Movie	Brian
2016	Unreleased Robert Durst Third Interview	Andrew Jarecki	Video Short
2016	The Operator	Allen (Voice)	Short
2015-2016	Jane the Virgin	Wesley Master	Four episodes
2016	Paco	Paco	Short
2014-2016	Go-Go Boy Interrupted	Eliot	8 episodes
2016	Gay Skit Happens		2 episodes
2016	The Happys	Patrick
2016	Tween Fest	Shane Lucas	1 episode
2016	The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo	Caleb Writer Director Producer Editor	5 episodes
2016	2 Broke Girls	Tad	1 episodes
2016	JoJoHead		1 episode
2016	The Great Indoors	Brian	1 episode
2016	Going Together	Griffin	Short
2017	Everything is Free	Ivan
2017	Catching a Break	Ray	1 Episode
2017	How to Be a Slut in America
2018	Are You Still Singing?	Office Manager	Short
2018	Grandmother's Gold	Danny
2018	Stuck	Raymond
2018-2019	Will & Grace	Estefan Gloria	13 episodes
2019	Special	Shay	One episode
2019	Lovelytheband: Maybe, I'm Afaird	Brian	Video Short
2019	Web Series: The Movie	Dave Stdert
2019	Grand Hotel	Topher	One episode
2019	Matt and Dan	Bartholemew	One episode - Deal Breaker
2019	Simply Having	Remly LaMore	Short
2019	Get Shortly	Jayson / Robert	9 episodes
2019	Stellar People	Antares	Completed
2019	Black Jesus	Phil Osterfawk	One episode - "The Real Jesus of Compton"
2020	Boys Who Like Books	Bjorn	Pre-Production

References

1. Horowitz, Steven J (29 June 2016). "Catching Up With the Creator of the Best Queer Web Series Out There". Paper. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
2. Brian Jordan Alvarez (2019–2020). ""Divorce" the series". Brian Jordan Alvarez. YouTube. Retrieved January 5, 2020.CS1 maint: date format (link)
3. Corner, Ruby (1 May 2017). "Brian Jordan Alvarez: Advocate". A&U. Retrieved 25 October 2019.