- Evan Alex is his name
and he's made the world a little more exciting
with his breakout roles.
The 13 year old actor continues to make a mark
in every part, whether in a web series
or on the silver screen.
Evan Alex may be young but his determination,
skill and drive is why he's up next.
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Evan Alex was born on May 5th, 2008
as the youngest of three children in Baltimore, Maryland.
As the baby of the trio, he followed his siblings footsteps
into the world of acting.
He became interested in acting
after his mom encouraged him to perform many scripts
in exchange for treats.
Evan told the Los Angeles Times, "I didn't even need treats
because I already enjoyed doing it.
And then we moved to California
and that's where my acting career really started".
In 2016, at the age of eight,
Evan got his first role as baby Pharrell Williams
in the web series, "Kids Reenact",
a series where popular shows are parodied by children.
Evan went on to star in a parody of "Empire",
playing young Andre, played by Trai Byers
in Fox's series of the same name.
From 2016 to 2018,
Evan had roles in over a dozen short films,
allowing him to improve his acting chops.
When Evan was just 10 years old,
he acted alongside Jim Carrey in Showtimes "Kidding".
Despite being so busy,
the actor had a chance to stop by Jimmy Kimmel Live
and play the 45th President of the United States
in a Thanksgiving sketch.
Evan got the chance of a lifetime in 2019.
While studying at his local
Gifted & Talented Conservatory of Fine Arts,
he auditioned for Jordan Peels' critically acclaimed "Us".
It was his feature film debut,
starring alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke
and Shahadi Wright Joseph.
He read for the part of Jason Wilson slash Pluto
three times before winning the coveted role.
Evan said the character was a challenge
and told the Los Angeles Times,
"Sometimes I had to go into makeup
to put on Pluto's burns scars.
We'd come back as the bads and we took like five minutes
to get in sync with our characters".
Evan drew inspiration for Pluto,
the bad doppelganger, from watching videos of people
crawling around like dogs and werewolves.
While on set, Evan got the opportunity
to learn what happens behind the cameras.
He told a reporter at the South by Southwest premiere,
"You can sit with Jordan and he'll teach you what to do
and how to do it.
It was really nice learning from him."
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As a self-proclaimed horror fan,
Evan Alex wants to add his own spin on the genre.
He told Vulture he was writing his own horror film,
inspired by "Game of Thrones".
And to be sure he was on the right track,
Evan talked to Jordan Peel about his idea.
Later in 2019, he put away his horror chops
to play Selim on HBO Max's "Black Boy Joy".
The celebrated short won a 2021 NAACP Image Award
for Outstanding Short Form.
As a huge fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
Evan has aspirations to play the superhero Azari,
Black Panther and Storms child.
At 13 years old, Evan Alex has impressive credits
as a child actor and with his huge aspirations
behind the camera, it's wise to bet on his success.
There's a saying,
"Almost everything great has been done by you".
Evan personifies this quote.
With big dreams, impeccable acting skills
and time on his side,
we can anticipate seeing more of this wonderful actor.
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