Alex Landi
Born (1992-09-28) September 28, 1992 (age 31)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active2016–present[citation needed]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Alex Landi (born September 28, 1992) is an American actor and model of Korean-Italian descent, best known for his role as Dr. Nico Kim on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Station 19.

Early life and education

Landi was born in New York City. His mother, Nana Landi, is Korean and immigrated to the United States at age 15 with her family, settling in the Northern Valley, New Jersey.[1] Landi described his ethnic background as "Half Korean, half Italian".[2] He attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in New Jersey.[3]

Career

On September 6, 2018, it was announced that Landi was cast on Grey's Anatomy, Season 15, as Dr. Nico Kim, the series' first gay male surgeon, and first male surgeon of Asian descent.[4] The multiple historic firsts of his casting landed him his first feature spread in Women's Wear Daily (WWD.com) in September 2018,[5] followed by a feature cover in the February 2019 issue of Attitude magazine,[6][7] and an article in the February/March 2019 issue of Da Man, an Indonesian men's fashion and lifestyle magazine.[8] He reprised the role in the spin-off series Station 19.[9]

In 2019, Landi had a recurring role in the second season of Netflix's Insatiable.[10] In 2021, he began portraying Bret Nam on The CW's Walker.[11] That year, a star was named after Landi in the International Star Registry.[12]

He appeared in the music video for Doja Cat's 2021 single "Kiss Me More" featuring SZA.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 264 Days Soldier Short
2017 Bull Juror 1 Episode: "School for Scandal"
Prillen Short Shorts Max Episode: "Dudes"
2018 Lycanphobic Indio Short
Childlike Unknown Episode: "Sonder"
Broken Land Edmund Hu Film
2018–2022, 2024 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Nico Kim Recurring role (Seasons 15–18, 20)
2019 Insatiable Henry Lee Recurring role (Season 2)[14]
2020 Connecting Cameron Recurring role
Station 19 Nico Kim Recurring role
2021–2022 Walker Bret Nam Recurring role[11]
2021 "Kiss Me More" Lead role Music Video

References

  1. ^ "Nana Landi". www.friedbergproperties.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  2. ^ "ALEX LANDI, Actor". Asians Out Loud. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  3. ^ Hu, Winnie; and Schweber, Nate. "A Day Off From School, but for the Wrong Reasons", The New York Times, September 21, 2007. Accessed June 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Ausiello, Michael (6 September 2018). "Grey's Anatomy: Alex Landi cast as the series' first gay male surgeon". TVLine. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (6 September 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy': Alex Landi Cast As Series' First Gay Male Surgeon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ Tauer, Kristen (28 September 2018). "Meet Alex Landi, A New Addition to Fall TV". wwd.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ Stroude, Will (4 January 2019). "Alex Landi hopes his 'Grey's Anatomy' character can help break LGBT and Asian stereotypes". Attitude.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Alex Landi: Breaking New Ground". Da Man. 11 February 2019.
  9. ^ "'Station 19': Seattle gets a bigger role in the third season of ABC's firefighter drama".
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (April 16, 2019). "'Grey's Anatomy's Alex Landi To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix's 'Insatiable'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Petski, Denise (November 13, 2020). "'Walker': 'Grey's Anatomy's Alex Landi Joins the CW's 'Texas Ranger' Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Alex Landi Has a Star in the Sky".
  13. ^ Langford, Jackson (9 April 2021). "Watch Doja Cat and SZA's sensual sci-fi music video for 'Kiss Me More'". NME. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (16 April 2019), 'Grey's Anatomy's Alex Landi To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix's 'Insatiable'

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