Figure skater
Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Canadian-Brazilian actor and former figure skater. He competed in the free skate at five ISU Championships . He is the first male skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship (2008 Four Continents )[ 1] World Junior Championships (2008 ). As an actor, Alves currently stars in the Showtime series Yellowjackets
Personal life
Alves was born on October 19, 1991, in Toronto and raised in Newmarket, Ontario . His mother is from Brazil and his father is from Portugal.[ 2]
Alves began modeling at the age of 12. At age 19 he began studying acting for film and television. Since then he has been acting in shows including Warehouse 13 What's Up Warthogs Degrassi: The Next Generation Tristan Milligan . In 2017, he plays newly arrived werewolf Bat in the second season of Shadowhunters [ 3] Netflix series Locke & Key [ 4] Showtime drama series Yellowjackets [ 5]
Towards the end of March 2024, Alves announced to Deadline his feature film directorial debut with Lucky Weekend .[ 6] [ 7]
It was also announced in April 2024 that Alves will take on a recurring role in Netflix 's eight episode comedy series No Good Deed [ 8]
Skating career
Alves competed up through the junior level in the Canadian domestic competition structure. While he was a young skater, he discussed with his parents switching to compete for Brazil, his mother's country of origin. He switched to Brazil in 2007.
In the 2007–2008 season, Alves competed at the 2008 Four Continents Championships , becoming the first men's single skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship , and placed 26th. Later that month, he placed 36th at the 2008 World Junior Championships , and became the first skater to represent Brazil at the event.
In the 2008–2009 season, Alves made his debut on the ISU Junior Grand Prix . He placed 20th at the event in Courchevel, France , and 10th at the event in Cape Town, South Africa . He placed 16th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships and went on the following month to place 37th at the 2009 World Championships , where he became the first men's skater from Brazil to compete at the senior World level.
Programs
Competitive highlights
Filmography
References
^ Mittan, Barry (June 10, 2008). "Brazil Sends First Man to Championships" . SkateToday. ^ a b "Kevin ALVES: 2011/2012" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.^ Messiano, Marissa (16 July 2017). "Sarah Hyland's 'Shadowhunters' character revealed, Kevin Alves to play Bat" . Hidden Remote . Retrieved 29 August 2017 . ^ " . Deadline . 1 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021 .^ Holmes, Martin (2022-09-29). " . TV Insider . Retrieved 2024-06-05 . ^ Whittock, Jesse (2024-03-20). "Kevin Alves Directing Debut Feature 'Lucky Weekend; 'Yellowjackets' Co-Star Alexa Barajas Among Leads" . Deadline . Retrieved 2024-06-05 . ^ Features, C. E. (2024-03-21). "Yellowjackets-fame Kevin Alves to make directorial debut with Lucky Weekend" . Cinema Express . Retrieved 2024-06-05 . ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-04-01). "Kevin Alves Joins Netflix Comedy 'No Good Deed' As Recurring" . Deadline . Retrieved 2024-06-05 . ^ "Kevin ALVES: 2010/2011" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ "Kevin ALVES: 2009/2010" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ "Kevin ALVES: 2008/2009" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ "Kevin ALVES: 2007/2008" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ a b "Kevin Alves" . SkatingScores.com.
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