Brian Jordan Alvarez
Biography
Brian Jordan Alvarez is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker who was born on July 10, 1987, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He has thirty-eight known acting credits. He is best known for creating and starring in the FX comedy series English Teacher. He is also known for recurring roles as Estéfan in Will and Grace from 2018 to 2020 and Wesley in Jane the Virgin from 2015 to 2016, as well as appearances in films such as M3GAN and 80 for Brady. Additionally, he is known for his self-produced films and series, including his 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, as well as his original songs.
Career overview
Brian Jordan Alvarez is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker born on July 10, 1987, in Manhattan, New York City, New York. He is best known for creating and starring in the FX comedy series English Teacher. In addition to his work on television, Alvarez is recognized for his original songs, his self-produced films and series, and most notably his 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.
Throughout his career, Alvarez has taken on various recurring roles in popular television shows. He played Estéfan in Will & Grace from 2018 to 2020 and portrayed Wesley in Jane the Virgin from 2015 to 2016. Furthermore, his film credits include appearances in M3GAN and 80 for Brady.
With a total of 38 known acting credits on The Movie Database, Alvarez has built a diverse body of work spanning television, web series, and film projects.
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- Stop! That! Train! (2026) as Cal
- M3GAN 2.0 (2025) as Cole
- StuGo (2025) as Van (voice)
- StuGo (2025) as Plant / Guard #2 (voice)
- English Teacher (2024) as Evan Marquez
- English Teacher (2024) Executive Producer
- English Teacher (2024) Writer
- English Teacher (2024) Director
- English Teacher (2024) Creator
- Grimsburg (2024) as (voice)
- 80 for Brady (2023) as Derek
- Cypher (2023) as Detective Brian Alvarez
- M3GAN (2022) as Cole
- Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022) as Self - Contestant
- Pretending (2021) as Man walking in park
- A Spy Movie (2021) as Jack Johnson / Evelina
- Social Distance (2020) as Marco
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Special (2019) as Shay
- Webseries: The Movie (2019) as Dave Stderdt
- Webseries: The Movie (2019) Director
- Webseries: The Movie (2019) Story
- Webseries: The Movie (2019) Characters
- Webseries: The Movie (2019) Writer
- Matt and Dan (2018) as Bartholemew
- Are You Still Singing? (2018) as Office Manager
- Stuck (2018) as Raymond
- The Happys (2018) as Patrick
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) as Danny
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) Producer
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) Director
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) Writer
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) Music
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) Editor
- Grandmother's Gold (2018) Original Music Composer
- Will & Grace (2017) as Estefan
- Get Shorty (2017) as Jayson
- Everything Is Free (2017) as Ivan
- Everything Is Free (2017) Director
- Everything Is Free (2017) Original Music Composer
- Everything Is Free (2017) Writer
- Everything Is Free (2017) Producer
- How to Be a Slut in America (2017)
- How to Be a Slut in America (2017) Director
- How to Be a Slut in America (2017) Screenplay
- How to Be a Slut in America (2017) Producer
- How to Be a Slut in America (2017) Editor
- The Great Indoors (2016) as Brian
- The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016) as Caleb
- The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016) Writer
- The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016) Producer
- The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016) Editor
- The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016) Director
- The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (2016) Creator
- The Operator (2016) as Allen (voice)
- Grace and Frankie (2015) as Willy
- Life in Pieces (2015) as Jorge
- RocketJump: The Show (2015) as Sherlock Holmes
- Ryan Gosling Responds to the Haters (2015) as Zac Efron
- Ryan Gosling Responds to the Haters (2015) Director
- Jane the Virgin (2014) as Wesley
- Go-Go Boy Interrupted (2014) as Eliot
- 2 Broke Girls (2011) as Tad
- A November (2011) Director
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Ian
- Consent (2010) as Seth
- Herpes Boy (2009) as DragonSlayer1985