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Alec Mapa

Actor

Alec Mapa

Born July 10, 1965 in San Francisco, California, USA39 films

Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadwayproduction of M. Butterfly. He later gained notoriety for the roles of Adam Benet in Half & Half and Suzuki St. Pierre in Ugly Betty which are his best known roles. He is also known for his recurring role as Vern in Desperate Housewives. He co-hosted with Calpernia Addams the Logo network reality dating game show Transamerican Love Story. He is currently recurring in the role of Renzo in Switched at Birth.

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Marley & Me posterFirst watchMarley & Me20087.2as JorgeA newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
You Don't Mess with the Zohan poster5.7You Don't Mess with the Zohan2008Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure poster5.9Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure2011Playing by Heart poster6.6Playing by Heart1998Chick Fight poster5.8Chick Fight2020Bright Lights, Big City poster5.7Bright Lights, Big City1988Connie and Carla poster5.9Connie and Carla2004Beethoven's Treasure Tail poster5.6Beethoven's Treasure Tail2014Queen Bees poster6.0Queen Bees2021

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. TBASilver Fox
  2. TBAI Fell in Love with SantaArt
  3. 2025The Brain That Cried WolfDr. Jeff
  4. 2024ClearMindGary
  5. 2023Ladies of the '80s: A Divas ChristmasJeffrey
  6. 2023Baby StepsDr. Nguyen
  7. 2022My Favorite GirlfriendHal
  8. 2022Another Coffeehouse Chronicles MovieFelix
  9. 2022Just SwipeMiles
  10. 2021The Housewives of the North PoleXander
  11. 2021Queen BeesLito Santos
  12. 2020Chick FightChuck
  13. 2019Grand-Daddy Day CareNed Tooley
  14. 2018The Year of Spectacular MenOverzealous Casting Director
  15. 2017A Very Sordid WeddingMarty Wells
  16. 2015Fifty & Over ClubPhillip
  17. 2014Beethoven's Treasure TailSimon
  18. 2014Such Good PeopleRigzang Wangchuk
  19. 2012Black BriefsSimon
  20. 2011Half-Share
  21. 2011Going Down in La-La LandAlec Mapa
  22. 2011Winner Takes AllSimon
  23. 2011Sharpay's Fabulous AdventureGill Samms
  24. 2008Marley & MeJorge
  25. 2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanClaude
  26. 2008Tru LovedMr. Bushnell
  27. 2006Dirty LaundryDaniel
  28. 2005Hard PillProtester
  29. 2004Connie and CarlaLee / N'Cream
  30. 2004Who's Your Daddy?Nat-San Wang
  31. 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeHo Chi Minh
  32. 1998Playing by HeartLana
  33. 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerDamien Vasquez
  34. 1996The Substance of FireNew Receptionist
  35. 1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the HartHal Trask
  36. 1990HomeJohn the Student
  37. 1988Bright Lights, Big CityYasu Wade
  38. 1988A New LifeSybil
  39. 1987Supermom's DaughterPeng