Alex Hafner
2021 by Cuco Cuervo & Cosmopolitan
Born (1989-04-30 ) 30 April 1989 (age 35) Occupation(s) Actor, producer Years active 2012–present
2022, Seoul - photo by Jinny Park
Alex Hafner is an international film and television actor . Alex was born in Vienna , Austria. His Spanish father is an engineer, his Italian mother an economist. He also has a sister, Sofía. During his childhood his family moved between Madrid , Vienna and Singapore before moving to California to attend school in Beverly Hills. Alex holds a master's degree from USC . Brought up in a fully multilingual home, he speaks fluent German , Spanish , English , and French .[ 1]
Career
Alex debuted in Daniel Calparsoro 's Invader (Spanish title Invasor ) starring Alberto Amann , Antonio de la Torre , Karra Elejalde and Inma Cuesta . He then worked on, most notably, The Counselor directed by Ridley Scott with Michael Fassbender , Javier Bardem , Cameron Diaz , Penélope Cruz , and Brad Pitt .[ 1] He also played alongside Matthew Fox , Jeffrey Donovan , and Clara Lago in Miguel Angel Vivas thriller Extinction .[ 2]
In 2015, he joined Charlotte LeBon , Tom Hughes , and Oona Chaplin in Mateo Gil 's Project Lazarus , set to release late 2016. He also played on Gabriella Cowperthwaite's Megan Leavey , with Kate Mara . He stars in "The Visit" segment of ManiacTales , which will premier in Sitges 2016.[ 3]
Alex frequently plays as Judith Becker's (Cristina Castaño ) love interest Trevor Simmons on the hit Spanish sitcom La Que Se Avecina .[ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
In 2016, Alex was cast in Submergence , directed by Wim Wenders , starring James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander based on the novel written by J.M. Legard.
Nonstop People 2015
In 2017, Alex was cast in Megan Leavey , directed by Gabriella Cowperthwaite , with Kate Mara , Tom Felton , Common , and Edie Falco .
In the Spanish market, Alex appears in the Netflix rom-com A Pesar de Todo , alongside Blanca Suarez , Belen Cuesta , Macarena Garcia & Amaia Salamanca ; as well as the Movistar+ miniseries Instinto , alongside Mario Casas . He has since then joined the regular cast for the final season of the Netflix hit drama Cable Girls , where he plays a journalist.[ 6]
In 2019, Alex also was cast as the co-lead in the horror thriller Let It Snow alongside Ivanna Sakhno and Tinatin Dalakshvali , distributed by Lionsgate .[ 7]
In 2020, he joined BBC One's The Mallorca Files (season 2) as part of the regular cast. Alex was designated as Cosmopolitan Magazine's (Spain) "Cosmo Man" for the month of February.[ 8]
Personal life
Alex Hafner actively collaborates with Greenpeace [ 9] and Proactiva Open Arms [ 10] spearheaded by Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz .
In 2018, Hafner was spotted on vacation with co-star Cristina Castaño .[ 11] [ 12]
Filmography
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