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Kevin Alves
Alves at the 2010 Junior World Championships
Full nameKevin Alves
Born (1991-10-19) October 19, 1991 (age 33)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HometownNewmarket, Ontario
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country Brazil (2007–12)
 Canada (until 2007)
DisciplineMen'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)[1] and the first Brazilian skater to appear in any discipline at the World Junior Championships (2008).

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.[2]

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.[3] He portrayed Javi in Netflix series Locke & Key.[4] Alves also has a starring role as Travis in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets.[5]

Towards the end of March 2024, Alves announced to Deadline his feature film directorial debut with Lucky Weekend.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2010–2012
[2][9] 		Fosse medley Carmen
by Georges Bizet
2009–2010
[10] 		Samba Hop
by Hernani Raposo 		Carmen
by Georges Bizet
2008–2009
[11] 		Samba Hop
by Hernani Raposo 		Spider-Man 2
by Danny Elfman
2007–2008
[12] 		Carmen
by Georges Bizet 		Spider-Man 2
by Danny Elfman

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level [13]
Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
World Championships 37th 27th
Four Continents Championships 19th 16th 17th 23rd
Egna Spring Trophy 7th
Nebelhorn Trophy 23rd
Triglav Trophy 8th
Winter Universiade 19th
Competition placements at junior level [13]
Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
World Junior Championships 36th 19th
JGP France 20th 10th
JGP Germany 22nd
JGP South Africa 10th
JGP United States 14th

References

  1. ^ Mittan, Barry (June 10, 2008). "Brazil Sends First Man to Championships". SkateToday.
  2. ^ a b "Kevin ALVES: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Messiano, Marissa (16 July 2017). "Sarah Hyland's 'Shadowhunters' character revealed, Kevin Alves to play Bat". Hidden Remote. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "'Locke & Key': Laysla De Oliveira Cast As Series Regular, Kevin Alves To Recur In Netflix Series". Deadline. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ Holmes, Martin (2022-09-29). "'Yellowjackets': Kevin Alves Promoted to Series Regular for Season 2". TV Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  6. ^ Whittock, Jesse (2024-03-20). "Kevin Alves Directing Debut Feature 'Lucky Weekend; 'Yellowjackets' Co-Star Alexa Barajas Among Leads". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  7. ^ Features, C. E. (2024-03-21). "Yellowjackets-fame Kevin Alves to make directorial debut with Lucky Weekend". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  8. ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-04-01). "Kevin Alves Joins Netflix Comedy 'No Good Deed' As Recurring". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  9. ^ "Kevin ALVES: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Kevin ALVES: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Kevin ALVES: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Kevin ALVES: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ a b "Kevin Alves". SkatingScores.com.
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