Frankie J. Alvarez

Television Alvarez appeared as a recurring minor role on the NBC television show Smash before landing his first major television role was the 2014 HBO series Looking as the main character Agustín, alongside co-stars Jonathan Groff and Murray Bartlett.

Audio book narration Alvarez is also an audiobook narrator, appearing on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's audio recording of Measure for Measure, and narrating audiobook works such as Héctor Tobar's The Barbarian Nurseries, Justin Torres's We the Animals, and Sebastian Rotella's Triple Crossing.

Accolades While attending Juilliard, Alvarez was the recipient of the prestigious Raul Julia Memorial Scholarship. In 2010, his performance in The Tragedie of Cardenio by Ben Bartolone earned him the Midtown International Theatre Festival's award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play". His performance as Agustín in Looking also earned him a nomination for the Imagen Foundation Award's "Best Supporting Actor" in 2014.

Personal life Alvarez met his wife, Leah Walsh, as a first year student while both attended Juilliard, his wife a second year student. They married in May 2013. Walsh is also an actress and the couple live together in Astoria, Queens in New York City. They have two daughters

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Audiobooks Title Author Publication year Role We the Animals Justin Torres 2011 Narrator The Barbarian Nurseries Héctor Tobar 2011 Narrator Triple Crossing Sebastian Rotella 2011 Narrator Measure for Measure William Shakespeare (Oregon Shakespeare Festival production) 2012 Claudio