Alex Garfin

Early life Garfin was born and raised in Manhattan, in New York City, to Jeffrey Garfin and Karin Carnaroli Garfin. He has a brother, Max Garfin, who is also an actor.

Garfin attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan in New York City. He graduated in 2021.

Career Early years In 2010, at five years old he played an uncredited role as the "Youngest Chenkov" in the action film Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. For the part, he had his hair and eyebrows dyed blonde. In 2011 he acted in the police procedural crime drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; he has appeared in two episodes of the show.

He voiced the character Linus in the 2015 animated comedy film The Peanuts Movie, a big screen adaptation of the comic strip Peanuts.

Garfin has worked in the animated television series Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets. He worked with a fight trainer for a year and a half so that he could himself act in a fight scene, rather than have a double do the acting. For the first two seasons he played the role of being a twin son along with Jordan Elsass, who played the character Jonathan Kent and was later replaced by Michael Bishop. Garfin spent much of his time filming the show in Vancouver, Canada. A fourth season of the series was announced in June 2023. The fourth season finale, in which Garfin finally received his own superhero suit, aired in December 2024.

Activism Garfin has engaged in activism and works closely with the United Nations, particularly focusing on climate change, sustainability, human rights, mental health and youth issues. He serves as Head of Youth and Board Secretary of the UN ECOSOC NGO World Information Transfer at UN Headquarters, leading a team of young people focused on global engagement and impact. He also serves as a Youth Ambassador for Sing for Hope, an organization utilizing the arts and music to build community.

Garfin co-founded, WeTheFuture, alongside his friend, Kunal Sood, to improve communication and bridge the gap between Generation Z and older generations, focusing heavily on critical global issues like climate change.

Garfin also founded a nonprofit organization, The Alethos Initiative. It equips digital creators and influencers with journalism training and direct access to experts to help stop the spread of online misinformation.

Personal life Garfin plays piano, guitar and ukulele. He also plays and shares cover songs.

Garfin can speak Japanese.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotesRefs 2010 Salt Youngest Chenkov Uncredited

Television YearTitleRoleNotesRefs 2009, 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Luke Thomas, Anthony Maxwell Episodes: "Stranger" and "Double Strands"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2015 43rd Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production The Peanuts Movie 2016 Young Entertainer Award Best Young Ensemble Cast - Voice Over The Peanuts Movie 2022 50th Anniversary Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television SeriesSuperman & Lois