Alex Hafner Explained

Alex Hafner
Birth Date:30 April 1989
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Occupation:Actor, producer
Yearsactive:2012–present

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. 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.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 and Proactiva Open Arms[9] spearheaded by Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.

In 2018, Hafner was spotted on vacation with co-star Cristina Castaño.[10] [11]

Filmography

Filmography!Year!Title
2012Invasor
2013The Counselor
2014Killing Frisco
2015Extinction
2016Realive
2017Maniac Tales
2017
2017Megan Leavey
2018Try
2019Despite Everything
2020Let It Snow
Television!Year!Title!Role!Network!Notes
2013Boomerang KidsRon GillisYoutube Red3 episodes
2013The AvatarsDisney, RTVEEpisode "Over the STAGE"
2014 - 2016La Que Se AvecinaTrevor SimmonsMediaset, Telecinco, Amazon Prime5 episodes, (Seasons 7-9)
2016Palabras: La BienvenidaNicoRTVE 2
2019InstintoBrianMovistar, Canal+1 episode
2020Cable GirlsJames LancasterNetflix6 episodes (Final season)
2020–PresentThe Mallorca FilesRobert HerreroBBC One10 episodes (Season 2)
2021ParotEl NuevoAmazon Studios4 episodes
2022Vampire AcademyJamesPeacock, Universal Television5 episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Álex Hafner: 'Ligo más cuando hablo en francés' . . 9 May 2016 . Serra . Marta . 22 August 2015 . Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U..
  2. Web site: Entrevista con Alex Hafner . Mundo Critica . 9 May 2016 . 29 August 2015 . Viñalonga . Alba . es.
  3. Web site: ALEX HAFNER Protagonista de "La visita" . Reacting Talent . 9 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916142419/http://reactingtalent.com/alex-hafner-protagonista-de-la-visita/ . 16 September 2017 . es.
  4. Web site: 'La que se avecina': Alex Hafner y Alyson Eckmann participarán en la novena temporada . eCartelera . 9 May 2016 . Alabadí . Héctor . 29 February 2016 . Noxvo . es.
  5. News: Alex Hafner y Alyson Eckmann, nuevos fichajes de "La que se avecina" . . 9 May 2016 . 1 March 2016 . es.
  6. Web site: Alex Hafner. 2020-10-08. IMDb.
  7. Web site: 'Let It Snow' Thriller Lands at Grindstone Entertainment Hollywood Reporter. 2020-10-08. www.hollywoodreporter.com. 29 June 2020 .
  8. Web site: 2020-10-08. PressReader.
  9. Web site: Actor Alex Hafner attends a dinner to benefit the Spanish.... 2020-10-08. Getty Images. 31 May 2018 . it.
  10. Web site: 2018-07-03. Judith de 'La que se avecina' por fin tiene su final feliz en Ibiza. 2020-10-08. La Vanguardia. es.
  11. Web site: 2018-07-03. Cristina Castaño se reencuentra en Ibiza con su amor de 'LQSA'. 2020-10-08. cuore.es. es.