Brian Jordan Alvarez
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Brian Jordan Alvarez (born July 9, 1987) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for creating and starring in the FX comedy series English Teacher. He is also known for his original songs, recurring roles as Estéfan in Will & Grace (2018–2020) and Wesley in Jane the Virgin (2015–2016), appearances in such films as M3GAN and 80 for Brady, and his own self-produced films and series, most notably his 2016 web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.
Infobox
Born
(1987-07-09) July 9, 1987 (age 38)New York City, US
Education
University of Southern California (BFA)
Occupations
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Years active
2009–present
Known for
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Tables
· Filmography › Television
2015
Self Promotion
Role(s)
Wyatt
Notes
TV pilot
2015–2016
Role(s)
Jane the Virgin
Notes
Wesley Masters
2016
Gay Skit Happens
Role(s)
Various characters
Notes
2 episodes; Logo TV sketch comedy show
2017–2019
Role(s)
Get Shorty
Notes
Jayson / Robert
2018
2018–2020
Role(s)
Will & Grace
Notes
Estéfan Gloria
2019
2020
2023
2024
2024–2025
Role(s)
English Teacher
Notes
Evan Marquez
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Ian | Episode: "Cleveland Calendar Girls" |
| Life in Pieces | Jorge | Episode: "Interruptus Date Breast Movin | |
| RocketJump: The Show | Sherlock | Episode: "Fan Friction" | |
| Self Promotion | Wyatt | TV pilot | |
| 2015–2016 | Jane the Virgin | Wesley Masters | 4 episodes (season 2) |
| 2016 | Gay Skit Happens | Various characters | 2 episodes; Logo TV sketch comedy show |
| 2 Broke Girls | Tad | Episode: "And the 80's Movie" | |
| The Great Indoors | Brian | Episode: "No Bad Ideas" | |
| 2017–2019 | Get Shorty | Jayson / Robert | 9 episodes (seasons 1 & 3) |
| 2018 | Grace and Frankie | Willy | Episode: "The Rats" |
| 2018–2020 | Will & Grace | Estéfan Gloria | 13 episodes (seasons 9–11) |
| 2019 | Special | Shay | Episode: "Chapter Three: Free Scones" |
| Grand Hotel | Topher | Episode: "Long Night's Journey Into Day" | |
| Black Jesus | Phil Osterfawk | Episode: "The Real Jesus of Compton" | |
| 2020 | Corporate | Bonan Marrow | Episode: "The Wind of God" |
| Social Distance | Marco | Episode: "Zero Feet Away" | |
| 2023 | Ten Year Old Tom | (voice) | Episode: "Sweet Home Cancún" |
| Praise Petey | Emmett (voice) | 10 episodes | |
| 2024 | Grimsburg | (voice) | Episode: "The Flute-itive" |
| Hailey's On It! | David (voice) | Episode: "Get Whale Soon" | |
| 2024–2025 | English Teacher | Evan Marquez | 18 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer, and director |
| 2025 | StuGo | Van (voice) | Episode: "Moon Moon" |
· Filmography › Films
2008
Ted White-Knockelby Pursues the American Dream
Role(s)
—
2009
In The Dark
Role(s)
Alex Emerson
Herpes Boy
Role(s)
DragonSlayer1985
2010
Consent
Role(s)
Seth
2011
Come Visit
Role(s)
—
2014
The Setup
Role(s)
Elliot
Wave
Role(s)
Tim
2016
The Operator
Role(s)
Allen (Voice)
Paco
Role(s)
Paco
Role(s)
Patrick
Going Together
Role(s)
Griffin
2017
Everything is Free
Role(s)
Ivan
How to Be a Slut in America
Role(s)
Brian
2018
Grandmother's Gold
Role(s)
Danny
Are You Still Singing?
Role(s)
Office Manager
Stuck
Role(s)
Raymond
2019
Web Series: The Movie
Role(s)
Dave Stdert
Simply Having
Role(s)
Remly LaMore
2021
A Spy Movie
Role(s)
Jack Johnson
| Year | Title | Role | Functioned as | Notes | ||
| Director | Screenwriter | Producer | ||||
| 2008 | Ted White-Knockelby Pursues the American Dream | — | | Short film | ||
| 2009 | In The Dark | Alex Emerson | Short film | |||
| 2009 | Herpes Boy | DragonSlayer1985 | ||||
| 2010 | Consent | Seth | ||||
| 2011 | Come Visit | — | | | | Short film |
| 2014 | The Setup | Elliot | ||||
| 2014 | Wave | Tim | | Short film | ||
| 2016 | The Operator | Allen (Voice) | Short film | |||
| 2016 | Paco | Paco | Short film | |||
| 2016 | The Happys | Patrick | ||||
| 2016 | Going Together | Griffin | Short film | |||
| 2017 | Everything is Free | Ivan | | | | Also composer and editor; distributed in 2019 |
| 2017 | How to Be a Slut in America | Brian | | | | Also editor; released in three parts |
| 2018 | Grandmother's Gold | Danny | | | | Also composer and editor |
| 2018 | Are You Still Singing? | Office Manager | Short film | |||
| 2018 | Stuck | Raymond | ||||
| 2019 | Web Series: The Movie | Dave Stdert | | | | Also editor |
| 2019 | Simply Having | Remly LaMore | | Short film | ||
| 2021 | A Spy Movie | Jack Johnson | | Short film. Producer and actor. | ||
| 2022 | M3GAN | Cole | ||||
| 2023 | 80 for Brady | Derek | ||||
| 2025 | M3GAN 2.0 | Cole | ||||
· Filmography › Web series and shorts
2012
Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends
Role(s)
Garden Guy
Notes
CollegeHumor Originals
Charlie's Gayngels
Role(s)
Charlie
Notes
Brian Jordan Alvarez
You Are What I Want
Role(s)
Nelson Adams
Notes
Short
2014
It's Just a Question
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
Short
For Auld Lang Syne
Role(s)
Matt
Notes
Short
2014–2016
Role(s)
Go-Go Boy Interrupted
Notes
Eliot
2015
Ryan Gosling Responds to Haters
Role(s)
Zac Efron
Notes
Brian Jordan Alvarez
2016
Unreleased Robert Durst Third Interview
Role(s)
Andrew Jarecki
Notes
Short
Role(s)
Caleb
Notes
5 episodes; also director, writer, producer, and editor
Neonate Fest
Role(s)
Shane Lucas
Notes
Funny or Die
JoJoHead
Notes
CW Seed
Made in China
Role(s)
Emil
Notes
Ken Kirby
2017
Catching a Break
Role(s)
Ray
Stupid Idiots
Role(s)
Brian
Notes
Stephanie Koenig
2019
Lovelytheband: "Maybe, I'm Afraid"
Role(s)
Brian
Matt and Dan
Role(s)
Bartholemew
Notes
Matt & Dan
Stellar People
Role(s)
Antares
2022
Superorganism: "Teenager"
Role(s)
Dancer
Notes
Verdigris Management
| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Notes |
| 2012 | Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends | Garden Guy | CollegeHumor Originals | Short |
| 2012 | Charlie's Gayngels | Charlie | Brian Jordan Alvarez | Short |
| 2012 | You Are What I Want | Nelson Adams | Short | |
| 2014 | It's Just a Question | Frank | Short | |
| 2014 | For Auld Lang Syne | Matt | Short | |
| 2014–2016 | Go-Go Boy Interrupted | Eliot | Jimmy Fowlie | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Ryan Gosling Responds to Haters | Zac Efron | Brian Jordan Alvarez | Short |
| 2016 | Unreleased Robert Durst Third Interview | Andrew Jarecki | Short | |
| 2016 | The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo | Caleb | 5 episodes; also director, writer, producer, and editor | |
| 2016 | Neonate Fest | Shane Lucas | Funny or Die | Episode: "Vape Battle of the Century" |
| 2016 | JoJoHead | CW Seed | Episode: "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" | |
| 2016 | Made in China | Emil | Ken Kirby | Web series pilot |
| 2017 | Catching a Break | Ray | Episode: "All Day Adventure" | |
| 2017 | Stupid Idiots | Brian | Stephanie Koenig | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Lovelytheband: "Maybe, I'm Afraid" | Brian | Music video | |
| 2019 | Matt and Dan | Bartholemew | Matt & Dan | Episode: "Deal Breaker" web series |
| 2019 | Stellar People | Antares | Unreleased web series | |
| 2022 | Superorganism: "Teenager" | Dancer | Verdigris Management | Music video |
· Awards and nominations
| Organization | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Gotham Awards | 2016 | Breakthrough Series – Short Form | The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2025 | Best New Scripted Series | English Teacher | Nominated | |
| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Nominated |
References
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- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-09-02/english-teacher-fx-brian-jordan-alvarez-review
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- Brian Jordan Alvarez + His Parents Paul and Angelahttps://soundcloud.com/alexisgzall/brian-jordan-alvarez-his-parents-paul-and-angela
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- Laughing Squidhttps://laughingsquid.com/gay-men-will-marry-your-girlfriends-if-you-dont-support-gay-marriage/
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- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2020/03/will-grace-series-finale-date-set-nbc-also-will-air-retrospective-special-1202893402/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2020/08/social-distance-netflix-cast-quarantine-anthology-series-jenji-kohan-hilary-weisman-graham-1203023664/
- "Will & Grace Actor Brian Jordan Alvarez Perfects Australian Accent In Viral Election Video"https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/brian-jordan-alvarez-perfects-australian-accent_au_5fac8699c5b6d647a39b9aa5
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/sitting-song-brian-jordan-alvarez-viral-hit-1234834898/
- The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/09/brian-jordan-alvarez-sitting-tj-mack/675470/
- Timehttps://time.com/6318608/brian-jordan-alvarez-sitting-tj-mack/
- Vanity Fairhttps://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/sitting-song-video-tj-mack-brian-jordan-alvarez
- "T.J. Mack wants you to know it's OK to sit"https://www.npr.org/2023/09/28/1202431179/brian-jordan-alvarez-sitting-song-tj-mack-tiktok-m3gan-actor-viral-twitter-x
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- Yahoo Entertainmenthttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/22-videos-brian-jordan-alvarez-142608801.html
- "Brian Jordan Alvarez Says Dancing Videos Key to Success"https://instinctmagazine.com/brian-jordan-alvarez-viral-dancing-videos/
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-11-22/brian-jordan-alvarez-english-teacher-fx
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- "English Teacher (TV Series 2024) - Full Cast & Crew"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20782190/fullcredits
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2024/09/02/english-teacher-fx-comedy-review/
- "The 2025 Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations Are Finally Here"https://www.eonline.com/news/1410809/the-2025-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-are-finally-here
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/english-teacher-renewed-season-2-fx-1236300448/
- ABC7 New Yorkhttps://abc7ny.com/post/class-is-session-faculty-staff-students-new-fx-comedy-series-english-teacher/15264061/
- Salon.comhttps://www.salon.com/2025/02/12/fxs-renewal-of-english-teacher-sends-a-message/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ogshare&utm_content=og
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2025/11/english-teacher-canceled-fx-1236615886/
- "Celebrity Jeopardy: Quarterfinal #4: Roy Wood Jr., Brian Jordan Alvarez and Phoebe Robinson (1/29)"https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/celebrity-jeopardy-quarterfinal-4-roy-wood-jr-brian-jordan-alvarez-and-phoebe-robinson-1-29-1/
- Huluhttps://www.hulu.com/series/celebrity-jeopardy-ce464d96-db0d-48fb-81d3-a9779c2774ec?entity_id=fb21b6c5-1d73-44bd-bdbf-b9cca7bcecc3
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- A.V. Clubhttps://www.avclub.com/brian-jordan-alvarez-accused-of-assault-collaborator
- Crackedhttps://www.cracked.com/article_43169_former-co-star-of-fxs-english-teacher-creator-accuses-him-of-baby-reindeer-type-behavior.html
- Vulturehttps://www.vulture.com/article/brian-jordan-alvarez-allegations-jon-ebeling-english-teacher.html
- Consequencehttps://consequence.net/2024/12/brian-jordan-alvarez-sexual-assault-allegations-jon-ebeling/
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