Alex Mallari Jr. (born 19 February 1988) is a Canadian actor of Filipino ancestry.

Mallari was born on February 19, 1988, in the Philippines, but was raised in the Toronto, Canada suburb of Scarborough.

Mallari was competitive at a national level in Taekwondo, for which he has a third-degree black belt.

He then took up basketball with the intention of turning professional but an injury prevented him from pursuing that profession.

[1][2] While attending the University of Toronto, Mallari decided to pursue acting.