American actor
Tyler Sage Alvarez (born October 25, 1997)[1] 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,[2] and a fourth generation Puerto Rican American mother.[3] His father works for the Drug Enforcement Administration and his mother works as a nurse administrator for a private hospital.[4] He had one older brother, Niko, who died in October 2018.[4] Alvarez's parents divorced when he was a child and both subsequently remarried.[4] He has two younger half-siblings, Alex and Brianna, from his father, and a younger half-sister, Sofia, from his mother.[4]
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.[3]
Career
Alvarez's first professional acting job was in a Totino's pizza rolls commercial.[2] 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.[5]
In 2017, he began playing the lead role of Peter Maldonado in Netflix's true crime mockumentary series American Vandal.[6] He returned for the second season which aired in 2018.[7] The series has since been cancelled by Netflix.[8]
Tyler Alvarez also appeared in the YouTube satirical miniseries ¡Me Llamo Alma!, starring as Miguel.[9]
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.[10]
Alvarez joined the cast of Netflix show Never Have I Ever as a recurring character in season 2.[11]
Personal life
On June 11, 2021, Alvarez publicly came out as gay on social media.[12]
