Brian Jordan Alvarez
American actor and filmmaker
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2025 | Brian Jordan Alvarez voiced the character Van in the episode 'Moon Moon' of the series StuGo |
2025 | Brian Jordan Alvarez was nominated for Best New Scripted Series for 'English Teacher' at the Independent Spirit Awards |
2025 | Upcoming film 'M3GAN 2.0' with Alvarez reprising his role as Cole (currently in post-production) |
2025 | Brian Jordan Alvarez was nominated for Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series for 'English Teacher' at the Independent Spirit Awards |
2025 | Alvarez appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy!, competing against Roy Wood Jr. and Phoebe Robinson. He won $30,000 for the charity Communities In Schools, finishing second overall. |
February 7 2025 | English Teacher was renewed for a second season. |
December 2024 | Vulture published a story covering the sexual assault allegations made by Jon Ebeling against Brian Jordan Alvarez. |
November 2024 | Went viral for daily shirtless dancing videos promoting his show English Teacher. |
September 2024 | Jon Ebeling filed a sexual assault report against Brian Jordan Alvarez with the Los Angeles Police Department, one day before the premiere of English Teacher. |
September 2024 | First season of English Teacher premiered to critical acclaim. |
August 2024 | Jon Ebeling posted an Instagram Story alluding to sexual assault by Brian Jordan Alvarez, comparing his experiences to the Netflix series Baby Reindeer. |
2023 | Appeared in '80 for Brady' as Derek |
November 2023 | FX ordered Alvarez's comedy pilot English Teacher to series, which he created, stars in, and serves as writer, director, and producer. |
September 2023 | Posted a viral video of his character TJ Mack performing the improvised song 'Sitting', which became an online sensation and was played on radio in the United States and Australia. |
2022 | Appeared in 'M3GAN' as Cole |
2022 | Performed as a dancer in Superorganism's 'Teenager' music video |
2022 | Alvarez created the comedy pilot for English Teacher. |
2021 | Appeared in 'A Spy Movie' as Jack Johnson, working as both producer and actor |
2021 | Brian Jordan Alvarez initially announced retirement from writing and producing, but was convinced by Paul Simms to continue creating TV shows after being impressed by Alvarez's previous work on The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. |
2020 | Concluded recurring role in Will & Grace. |
August 2020 | Cast in Netflix's quarantine anthology series Social Distance, appearing in the episode 'Zero Feet Away' opposite Max Jenkins. |
2019 | Starred in 'Web Series: The Movie' as Dave Stdert, also serving as editor. Appeared in 'Simply Having' as Remly LaMore |
2018 | Appeared in 'Grandmother's Gold' as Danny, also composing and editing. Additional roles in 'Are You Still Singing?' and 'Stuck' |
2018 | Started recurring role as Estéfan in the TV series Will & Grace. |
2017 | Appeared in 'Stupid Idiots' miniseries, playing Brian in 6 episodes |
2017 | Starred in 'Everything is Free' as Ivan, also serving as composer and editor. Also appeared in 'How to Be a Slut in America' as Brian and editor, released in three parts |
2017 | Began recurring roles in 'Get Shorty', playing characters Jayson and Robert |
2016 | Multiple film appearances, including 'The Operator' as Allen (voice), 'Paco' as Paco, 'The Happys' as Patrick, and 'Going Together' as Griffin (short films) |
2016 | Appeared in Logo TV sketch comedy show 'Gay Skit Happens' |
2016 | An alleged sexual assault incident occurred involving Jon Ebeling during the shooting of an episode, which Ebeling later reported. |
2016 | Created and released the web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. |
2016 | 'The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo' was nominated for the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series – Shortform and named Indiewire's number-one web series of the year. |
October 17 2016 | Appeared on 2 Broke Girls (season 6, episode 3) titled 'That '80s Movie', directed by Fred Savage. Played the character Tad, part of a gay couple Caroline tries to attract to her new bar. |
2015 | Created 'Self Promotion' TV pilot |
2015 | Brian Jordan Alvarez began his television acting career with appearances in 'Hot in Cleveland', 'Life in Pieces', and 'RocketJump: The Show' |
2015 | Began recurring role as Wesley in the TV series Jane the Virgin. |
April 22 2015 | Co-starred on Hot in Cleveland (season 6, episode 18) titled 'Cleveland Calendar Girls', playing a photographer who took engagement and nude photos for the characters Joy and Elka. |
2014 | Acted in short films 'It's Just a Question' and 'For Auld Lang Syne' |
2014 | Began role in 'Go-Go Boy Interrupted' web series, appearing in 8 episodes through 2016 |
2014 | Appeared in two films: 'The Setup' as Elliot and 'Wave' as Tim (short film) |
October 2014 | Cast in a supporting role in MTV's scripted comedy pilot Self Promotion, directed by Zach Braff, which was ultimately not picked up by the network. |
2012 | Collaborated with CollegeHumor on the episode 'Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends'. |
2011 | Short film 'Come Visit' released, with Alvarez functioning in multiple roles |
2010 | Brian Jordan Alvarez appears in 'Consent' as Seth |
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