Alexander Calvert
{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{About|the Canadian actor|the early settler|Alexander Calvit}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alexander Calvert
| image = Alexander Calvert (48478081066) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Calvert at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Vancouver, Canada
| nationality = Canadian
| parents =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
Alexander Calvert is a Canadian actor best known for playing the role of Jack Kline on the CW show Supernatural and The Winchesters.
Early life
A native of Vancouver, Calvert studied musical theatre and hip hop dancing until the age of 15, when he became interested in acting.{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a14382532/supernatural-jack-alexander-calvert-interview/|title=Supernatural's Alexander Calvert Has the Greatest Cat Instagram on the Internet|date=December 8, 2017|last=Tannenbaum|first=Emily|access-date=November 9, 2018|work=Elle|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420124129/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a14382532/supernatural-jack-alexander-calvert-interview/|url-status=live}}
Career
He has appeared in several films and television series, including the Nickelodeon series The Troop, To Be Fat like Me, and The Dead Zone, and was young Justin in Kickin' It Old Skool. On July 17, 2015, it was announced that Calvert was cast as Lonnie Machin for season 4 of the CW's Arrow.{{cite news | last=Fitzpatrick | first=Kevin | title='Arrow' Season 4 Casts Alexander Calvert as Batman's Villain Anarky | url=http://www.screencrush.com/arrow-season-4-anarky-alexander-calvert | date=July 17, 2015 | publisher=Screen Crush | access-date=November 5, 2018 | archive-date=June 17, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617173905/http://screencrush.com/arrow-season-4-anarky-alexander-calvert/ | url-status=live }}
In 2017, Calvert was cast as Jack, a nephilim fathered by Lucifer and raised by Dean and Sam Winchester and the angel Castiel in Supernatural. He debuted in the season 12 finale, and was a regular cast member for seasons 13, 14 and 15.{{cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/09/supernatural-alexander-calvert-series-regular-season-13/ |title=Supernatural: Alexander Calvert upped to series regular for season 13 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526192044/https://ew.com/tv/2017/08/09/supernatural-alexander-calvert-series-regular-season-13/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
2007
| Young Justin Schumacher | | |
2008
| Grom | |
2012
| Jesse | Direct-to-video | |
2013
| Homesick | Greg | |
2013
| If I Had Wings | Vince Bernard | | |
2015
| Johnnie | Direct-to-video | |
2015
| data-sort-value="Blackburn Asylum, The" | The Blackburn Asylum | Luke | | |
2016
| data-sort-value="Edge of Seventeen, The" | The Edge of Seventeen | Nick Mossman | | |
2018
| data-sort-value="Package, The" | The Package | Chad | | {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ryan-reynolds-stoned-alone-comedy-fox-1202886227/|title=Ryan Reynolds Developing 'Home Alone'-Esque Comedy 'Stoned Alone'|date=July 25, 2018|last=McNary|first=Dave|access-date=February 25, 2019|work=Variety|archive-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225105146/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ryan-reynolds-stoned-alone-comedy-fox-1202886227/|url-status=live}} |
2019
| Daniel | | |
2024
|Lowlifes |Deputy White | |
2025
|Double Exposure |Peter | |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2005
| data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | The Dead Zone | Greg Stillson (age 12) | Episode: "Broken Circle" |
2006
| Psych | Jiri Prochazka | Episode: "Spellingg Bee" |
2007
| Robbie | TV movie |
2007
| Teenage Boy #2 | TV movie |
2010
| data-sort-value="Troop, The" | The Troop | Evan | Episode: "Wrath of the Wraith" |
2010
| Sean | Episode: "The Other Side of the Mall" |
2012
| Virtual Lies | Tyler Sanderson | TV movie |
2013
| Ra'uf | 2 episodes |
2014
| Motive | James Dent | Episode: "Angels with Dirty Faces" |
2015
| data-sort-value="Returned, The" | The Returned | Hunter Gibbs | Recurring role |
2015–2016
| Arrow | Recurring role |
2016
| Unser Traum von Kanada | Josh |
2016
| Scream | Alex Whitman / Tom Martin | 2 episodes |
2017–2020
| Jack Kline / Belphegor | Episode: "All Along the Watchtower" (season 12); |
2023
| data-sort-value="Winchesters, The" | The Winchesters | Jack Kline | Episode: "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" |
2023
| Gen V | Rufus | Recurring role |
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors