Summary
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla (born June 3, 1991[1]), known professionally as Pico Alexander, is an American actor.
Pico Alexander | |
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| Born | Alexander Lukasz Jogalla June 3, 1991 New York City, New York, United States |
| Education | Rutgers University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Relatives | Jerzy Turowicz (great-grandfather) |
Early life and education edit
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla was born in New York City and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn.[2] His parents, Magdalena Deskur and cinematographer Lukasz Jogalla, are Polish immigrants from Kraków. His grandfather was actor Jerzy Jogałła, and his great-grandfather was journalist Jerzy Turowicz.[3][4] He has a younger sister named Klara.[5]
He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and earned a BFA in acting at Rutgers University.[6] His stage name, "Pico", is a childhood nickname.[7]
Career edit
Alexander's stage credits include Our Town,[8] Punk Rock, and What I Did Last Summer.[9]
He has appeared on a number of television series, including The Carrie Diaries, Alpha House, The Following, Blue Bloods, and Orange Is the New Black.
He played Elias Morales, the brother of the lead character, in A Most Violent Year (2014), and Sonny Cottler, a Jewish fraternity president, in James Schamus's Indignation (2016), opposite Logan Lerman. In 2017, he played Trey Wandella in the Netflix Original War Machine and starred as Harry, Reese Witherspoon's character's love interest, in the romantic comedy film Home Again.
In 2018, he was featured in Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2, playing Kieran Duffy, a captured member of a rival gang.
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Turban | Jonathan | Short |
| 2010 | Get Set GO! | He | Short |
| 2014 | For the Record | Tom | Short |
| A Most Violent Year | Elias Morales | ||
| 2015 | Fan Girl | Charlie | TV movie |
| 2016 | Indignation | Sonny Cottler | |
| 2017 | War Machine | Trey Wandella | |
| Home Again | Harry | ||
| 2018 | The Portuguese Kid | Freddie Imbrossi | |
| Summer Days, Summer Nights | JJ Flynn | ||
| Hot Air | Grayson | ||
| 2021 | Superior | Robert | |
| 2022 | The Sky Is Everywhere | Toby Shaw | |
| 2022 | The Honeymoon | Adam |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Carrie Diaries | Nick | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| Alpha House | Reuben | Episode: "Showgirls" | |
| Unforgettable | Mean Guy #1 | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| The Following | Young Joe | Episode: "Young Joe" | |
| Blue Bloods | Darren Bentley | Episode: "Power of the Press" | |
| 2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Ian | Episode: "Fake It Till You Fake It Some More" |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Clevinger | Main cast |
| 2021 | Dickinson | Henry 'Ship' Shipley | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2022 | Gossip Girl | Mike Shubin | Recurring cast: season 2 (5 episodes) |
| 2023 | Saint X | Josh | Recurring cast (8 episodes) |
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Kieran Duffy |
References edit
- ^ "Profile". Chimtic.netfirms.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (November 20, 2014). "Actors in 'Punk Rock' Tap Into Teenage Alienation". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Alexander Jogalla". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Aleksander Łukasz "Pico" Jogałła (M.J. Minakowski, Genealogia potomków Sejmu Wielkiego)". Sejm-wielki.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ @klarasitaa (10 April 2015). "Happy national sibling day to this idiot #film" – via Instagram.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Static1.squarespace.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Rising Star Pico Alexander Talks Social Media, Bioluminescence and Taking Risks". HuffPost. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Rutgers Theater Company and George Street Playhouse Present "Our Town" | Mason Gross School of the Arts". Masongross.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Pico Alexander, Noah Galvin, Kristine Nielsen and More to Lead Signature's WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
External links edit
- Pico Alexander at IMDb