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Alberto Rosende
Born
Alberto Carlos Rosende

(1993-02-14) February 14, 1993 (age 31)
South Florida, U.S.
Alma materNew York University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2012–present

Alberto Carlos Rosende (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer, known for his role as Simon Lewis in the Freeform supernatural drama Shadowhunters from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, he began starring as Firefighter Candidate Blake Gallo in the NBC drama Chicago Fire.

Early life and education

Rosende was born and raised in South Florida, to Martha Cristina Ferrucho and Alberto Carlos Rosende. His father is a major-general in the U.S. Army Reserve and was named Commanding General of the 63rd Readiness Division located in Mountain View, California, in October 2019. He has a younger brother, Diego, who works in the film production industry.[1] He is of Colombian and Cuban descent.[2] Rosende attended Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, where he appeared in a number of productions, including starring as Link Larkin in Hairspray. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, where he was a member of STA Players, as Danny Zuko in Grease, Emile De Becque in South Pacific, and Dr. Lyman Sanderson in Harvey.[3] In April 2013, Rosende was diagnosed with testicular cancer.[4] In 2015, Rosende graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[2]

Career

Rosende's first professional acting credit was as a swing dancer in the 2013 short film The Swing of Things. In 2015, he guest-starred in the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods, in the fifth-season episode "Sins of the Father", as Carlos Santiago.[5] That same year, he guest-starred in the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the seventeenth-season episode "Catfishing Teacher" as Jordan Messina. On May 2, 2015, it was announced that Rosende had been cast as Simon Lewis in the Freeform supernatural drama Shadowhunters, based on Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series, which ran from January 12, 2016 to May 6, 2019.[6]

Personal life

Rosende is currently engaged to actress and former Shadowhunters costar Tessa Mossey.[7]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Swing of Things Swing Dancer Short film
2015 Blue Bloods Carlos Santiago Episode: "Sins of the Father"
2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jordan Messina Episode: "Catfishing Teacher"
2016 Jahar David Short film
2016–2019 Shadowhunters Simon Lewis Main role, 55 episodes
2019–2022 Chicago Fire Blake Gallo Main role (season 8-present)
Chicago P.D. Recurring role
2020 Story Game James Short film

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref
2018 Shadowhunters TV Scoop Awards Best Drama Actor Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Maj. Gen. Alberto C. Rosende". www.usar.army.mil. Retrieved 2020-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Thomas, Leah (January 12, 2016). "Who Is Simon On 'Shadowhunters'? Alberto Rosende Is The Heart Of The Series". Bustle.
  3. ^ Kent, Jessica (March 16, 2010). ""Harvey" recognizes that perhaps no one is really sane or insane". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Alakananda (December 11, 2018). "Shadowhunters' Alberto Rosende is a cancer-beating, swing-dancing, gun violence-protesting fighter". Meaww.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (May 1, 2015). "Alberto Rosende & Emeraude Toubia Join 'Shadowhunters'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Ge, Linda (May 1, 2015). "ABC Family's 'Shadowhunters' Adds Alberto Rosende and Emeraude Toubia". TheWrap. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Schultz, Cody (December 28, 2021). "Chicago Fire star Alberto Rosende announces engagement to Tessa Mossey". FanSided.
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