Alec Mapa
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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- Born:
- Jul 10, 1965 In San Francisco - California - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 64
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Cosby Show 1984-09-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 2024-06-07
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-06-07 |
| Movie | Marriage of Inconvenience | 2023-04-06 | |
| Movie | Baby Steps | Dr. Nguyen | 2023-05-01 |
| Movie | Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas | Jeffrey | 2023-12-02 |
| Movie | Just Swipe | Miles | 2022-02-08 |
| Series | Inventions That Changed History | Self - Comedian | 2022-03-31 |
| Movie | My Favorite Girlfriend | Hal | 2022-08-05 |
| Movie | Another Coffee House Chronicles Movie | Felix | 2022-06-01 |
| Movie | Queen Bees | Lito Santos | 2021-06-11 |
| Movie | The Housewives of the North Pole | Xander | 2021-12-09 |
| Movie | Chick Fight | Chuck | 2020-11-13 |
| Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Overzealous Casting Director | 2018-06-15 |
| Movie | A Very Sordid Wedding | Marty Wells | 2017-03-10 |
| Series | Falling for Angels | Himself | 2017-12-01 |
| Series | Not Today, Bianca | Hollywood Christmas Parade producer | 2016-12-14 |
| Movie | Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy | Himself | 2014-03-15 |
| Movie | Such Good People | Rigzang Wangchuk | 2014-05-09 |
| Movie | Beethoven's Treasure Tail | Simon | 2014-10-02 |
| Series | Jane the Virgin | Aguilar | 2014-10-13 |
| Series | Mom | Milo | 2013-09-23 |
| Movie | Black Briefs | Simon | 2012-02-21 |
| Series | Baby Daddy | Todd | 2012-06-20 |
| Movie | Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Gill Samms | 2011-04-19 |
| Movie | Winner Takes All | Simon | 2011-04-30 |
| Movie | Going Down in LA-LA Land | Himself | 2011-05-01 |
| Movie | Half-Share | 2011-06-07 | |
| Series | Switched at Birth | Renzo | 2011-06-06 |
| Series | 2 Broke Girls | Lawrence | 2011-09-19 |
| Movie | Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam | Himself - Comedian | 2010-06-02 |
| Series | The Great Debate | 2009-07-06 | |
| Movie | Annul Victory | Self | 2009-05-02 |
| Series | Transamerican Love Story | 2008-02-11 | |
| Movie | Tru Loved | Mr. Bushnell | 2008-02-27 |
| Movie | Marley & Me | Jorge | 2008-12-25 |
| Movie | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Claude | 2008-06-05 |
| Series | Heartland | Unknown | 2007-06-18 |
| Series | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | 2007-07-10 | |
| Movie | Dirty Laundry | Daniel | 2006-07-15 |
| Series | Ugly Betty | Suzuki St. Pierre | 2006-09-28 |
| Series | Help Me Help You | Unknown | 2006-09-26 |
| Series | Wisecrack | 2005-01-01 | |
| Movie | Hard Pill | Protester | 2005-07-15 |
| Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
| Movie | Who's Your Daddy? | Nat-San Wang | 2004-01-07 |
| Movie | Connie and Carla | Lee / N'Cream | 2004-04-16 |
| Series | Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
| Series | I'm with Her | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
| Series | Half & Half | Adam Benet | 2002-09-23 |
| Series | Some of My Best Friends | Vern Limoso | 2001-02-28 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change | Ho Chi Minh | 2000-09-20 |
| Movie | Playing by Heart | Lana | 1998-12-30 |
| Movie | The Substance of Fire | New Receptionist | 1996-09-11 |
| Series | The Jamie Foxx Show | Unknown | 1996-08-28 |
| Series | Murder One | 1995-09-20 | |
| Movie | Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart | Hal Trask | 1994-03-25 |
| Series | Friends | The Housekeeper | 1994-09-22 |
| Series | Melrose Place | Unknown | 1992-07-08 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Series | Seinfeld | Unknown | 1989-07-05 |
| Movie | Bright Lights, Big City | Yasu Wade | 1988-04-01 |
| Movie | A New Life | Sybil | 1988-03-25 |
| Movie | Supermom's Daughter | Peng | 1987-02-18 |
| Series | The Cosby Show | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |