Kevin Alves
{{Short description|Figure skater}}
{{Infobox figure skater
| name = Kevin Alves
| image = 2010 JWC Kevin Alves.jpg
| caption = Alves at the 2010 Junior World Championships
| country = {{BRA}} (2007–12)
{{CAN}} (until 2007)
| fullname = Kevin Alves
| altname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|19|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| hometown = Newmarket, Ontario
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| discipline = Men's singles
}}
Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Canadian-Brazilian actor and former figure skater. He competed in the free skate at five ISU Championships. He is the first male skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship (2008 Four Continents) and the first Brazilian skater to appear in any discipline at the World Junior Championships (2008). In October of 2021, Alves was suspended due to allegations of misconduct by Skate Canada. As an actor, Alves currently stars in the Showtime series Yellowjackets (2021–present).
Personal life
Alves was born on October 19, 1991, in Toronto and raised in Newmarket, Ontario. His mother is from Brazil and his father is from Portugal. In 2025, it was revealed that Alves was dating his Yellowjackets costar Alexa Barajas.
Acting, directing and producing
Alves began modeling at the age of 12. At age 19 he began studying acting for film and television. Since then he has been acting in shows including Warehouse 13 and What's Up Warthogs. He has a role on Degrassi: The Next Generation playing Fab, a love interest to Tristan Milligan. In 2017, he plays newly arrived werewolf Bat in the second season of Shadowhunters.{{cite web |last1=Messiano |first1=Marissa |date=16 July 2017 |title=Sarah Hyland's 'Shadowhunters' character revealed, Kevin Alves to play Bat |url=https://hiddenremote.com/2017/07/16/sarah-hylands-shadowhunters-character-revealed-kevin-alves-play-bat/ |accessdate=29 August 2017 |website=Hidden Remote}} He portrayed Javi in Netflix series Locke & Key.{{cite web |date=1 February 2019 |title='Locke & Key': Laysla De Oliveira Cast As Series Regular, Kevin Alves To Recur In Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/locke-key-laysla-de-oliveira-cast-series-regular-kevin-alves-recur-netflix-series-1202546979/ |accessdate=19 October 2021 |website=Deadline}} Alves also has a starring role as Travis in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets.{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Martin |date=2022-09-29 |title='Yellowjackets': Kevin Alves Promoted to Series Regular for Season 2 |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1063011/yellowjackets-season-2-kevin-alves-teen-travis-series-regular/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}
Towards the end of March 2024, Alves announced to Deadline his feature film directorial debut with Lucky Weekend.{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2024-03-20 |title=Kevin Alves Directing Debut Feature 'Lucky Weekend; 'Yellowjackets' Co-Star Alexa Barajas Among Leads |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/kevin-alves-director-debut-lucky-weekend-yellowjackets-alexa-barajas-1235863094/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The film is a coming-of-age story, in which 18 year-old Gabe (Alves), who finds out his best friend has stolen his winning scratch ticket and wrangles a group of unlikely friends to help him steal it back before it is cashed in.{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-03-21 |title=Yellowjackets-fame Kevin Alves to make directorial debut with Lucky Weekend |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2024/Mar/21/yellowjackets-fame-kevin-alves-to-make-directorial-debut-with-lucky-weekend |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}
It was also announced in April 2024 that Alves will take on a recurring role in Netflix's eight episode comedy series No Good Deed.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-04-01 |title=Kevin Alves Joins Netflix Comedy 'No Good Deed' As Recurring |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/no-good-deed-series-adds-kevin-alves-to-cast-1235873036/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In February 2025, Yellowjackets returned to Paramount+ with Showtime for a third season where Alves plays Travis Martinez for all 10 episodes. {{Cite web |last=Strause |first=Jackie |date=2025-01-29 |title=‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3: Here’s Everything We Know |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/yellowjackets-season-3-release-cast-recap/what-is-the-season-3-release-schedule/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Skating career
Alves competed up through the junior level in the Canadian domestic competition structure. While he was a young skater, he discussed with his parents switching to compete for Brazil, his mother's country of origin. He switched to Brazil in 2007.
In the 2007–2008 season, Alves competed at the 2008 Four Continents Championships, becoming the first men's single skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship, and placed 26th. Later that month, he placed 36th at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and became the first skater to represent Brazil at the event.
In the 2008–2009 season, Alves made his debut on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. He placed 20th at the event in Courchevel, France, and 10th at the event in Cape Town, South Africa. He placed 16th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships and went on the following month to place 37th at the 2009 World Championships, where he became the first men's skater from Brazil to compete at the senior World level.
In October of 2021, Alves was the subject of an interim suspension, due to allegations of misconduct] by Skate Canada.{{cite web |title=Individuals Suspended or Expelled from Skate Canada |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211212909if_/https://lamp.skatecanada.ca/suspended-en.pdf |publisher=Skate Canada |date=February 2, 2022}}{{update inline|date=April 2025}}
Programs
Competitive highlights
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|season1=2007–08|season2=2008–09|season3=2009–10|season4=2010–11|season5=2011–12|season6=2012–13
|{{FS placements|6|World Championships|p2=37th|p3=27th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Four Continents Championships|p1=19th|p2=16th|p3=17th|p5=23rd}}
|{{FS placements|6|Egna Spring Trophy|p6=7th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Nebelhorn Trophy|p3=23rd}}
|{{FS placements|6|Triglav Trophy|p6=8th}}
|{{FS placements|6|Winter Universiade|p4=19th}}
}}
{{smalldiv|
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
}}
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|season1=2007–08|season2=2008–09|season3=2009–10|season4=2010–11
|{{FS placements|4|{{nowrap|World Junior Championships}}|p1=36th|p3=19th}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} France|p2=20th|p4=10th}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} Germany|p3=22nd}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} South Africa|p2=10th}}
|{{FS placements|4|{{small|JGP}} United States|p3=14th}}
}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2012
|Warty the Mascot |Episode: "Inauguration Complication" |
| 2012
|Reggie |Episode: "There's Always a Downside" |
| 2012
|Degrassi: The Next Generation |Fab Juarez | |
| 2015
|Deck Cadet |Episode: "Dulcinea" |
| 2017
|Fernando Esperanza |Episode: "Midlife Crisis" |
| 2017–19
|Bartholomew "Bat" Velasquez |Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2020–21
|Javi |Recurring role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2021
|Jackson |Episode: "Fix" |
| 2021–present
|Teenage Travis Martinez |Main role (season 2–present); recurring (season 1) |
| 2024
|Nate |Recurring role |
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- {{IMDb name|2795862|Kevin Alves}}
- {{isu name | id=00011053| name=Kevin Alves}}
- [https://www.skatingscores.com/bra/men/kevin_alves/ Kevin Alves] at SkatingScores.com
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Category:Figure skaters from Toronto
Category:Canadian people of Brazilian descent
Category:Canadian people of Portuguese descent
Category:Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
Category:Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Category:Brazilian male single skaters
Category:Canadian male single skaters
Category:Naturalized citizens of Brazil
Category:Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade