Alex Barima (born 28 May 1991) is a Canadian actor, known for his roles in Daniel Spellbound,[1] Schmigadoon! and Resident Alien.[2]
Early life
Barima was born in Montreal, Canada, to immigrant parents from the Ivory Coast, West Africa.[3] In college, he coached an improvised acting team.[4] He "always wanted to work in film and TV", but his parents didn't initially support his career.[3] He earned a post-secondary theater degree before relocating to Vancouver to continue pursuing his career, where he graduated from the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts.[5]
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grave Encounters 2 | Dead Michael | as Alex Barmia |
| 2013 | If I Had Wings | Mitchell | |
| 2015 | Badge of Honor | Victor | |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland | Jetpack Buddy | |
| 2016 | Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase | Marco (voice) | |
| 2017 | Adventures in Public School | Wes | |
| 2017 | Cypher | Thello | Short film |
| 2018 | Day 34 | Mal | Short film |
| 2019 | Parabola | Lloyd | Short film |
| 2021 | Andie the Great | Adam | |
| 2021 | Rise and Grind | Alex | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time | Lost Boy #1, Twin #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Almost Human | Luca | Episode "Straw Man" |
| 2014 | Continuum | Nathan | Episode "Waning Minutes" |
| 2014 | The Flash | College Boy | Episode "Power Outage" |
| 2015 | The Returned | Trace | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | iZombie | Host | Episode "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be" |
| 2016 | Tips | Eli | Episode "Welcome to Leftovers" |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Abraham | Episode "Abominations" |
| 2016 | Travelers | Nick | Episode "Protocol 5" |
| 2017 | Supernatural | Drexel | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Exorcist | Shelby | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Rachel | Jayden | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own | Chicken, Roget Lapin, Vincent Goldenpup (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | The Hollow | Reeve (voice) | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | Zoids Wild | Bastion (English voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Project Blue Book | Gene | Episode "War Games" |
| 2019 | The Man in the High Castle | Oscar Watson | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Riverdale | Johnathan | 12 episodes |
| 2020 | The 100 | Kwame | Guest, 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Gourmet Detective | Bailey | Episode "Roux the Day" |
| 2020 | LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum | James "Rhodey" Rhodes (voice), War Machine (voice) | Mini series, 4 episodes |
| 2021 | LEGO Marvel Avengers: Loki in Training | Nick Fury (voice) | Television movie |
| 2021 | Most Dangerous Game | Monroe | Guest; 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon! | Freddy | Guest; 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Les moments parfaits | Brian | Episode "Biscuit chinois" |
| 2021-2022 | Resident Alien | David Logan | 15 episodes |
| 2022 | Mixed Baggage | Raymond | Television movie |
| 2022-2023 | Daniel Spellbound | Daniel Spellbound (voice) | Main cast; 20 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hyper Scape | Paladin (voice) | |
| 2018 | Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed | Bastion (English voice) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cypher | UBCP/ACTRA Awards | UBCP/Actra Best Actor 2017[6] | Nominated |
References
- ^ Squires, John (6 September 2022). "Netflix's "Daniel Spellbound" – The Fate of the Magical World Hangs in the Balance This Halloween". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Bergeson, Samantha. "'Resident Alien' Actor Alex Barima on His Undercover Operative Getting Closer to the Truth". TV Insider. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b Alvarez, Armand. "Alex Barima: Creating My Own Destiny". Look Within Magazine. Look Within. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Bement, Colleen (10 March 2021). "SyFy's 'Resident Alien' Alex Barima Shares Passion for Acting and Improv". Nerd Alert News. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Entertainment: Alex Barima talk about FOX's The Exorcist". The Suburban Newspaper. TheSuburban. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "UBCP/ACTRA ANNOUNCES 2017 NOMINEES" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
- Alex Barima at IMDb
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