Marcel Ruiz (actor)

Marcel Ruiz Pérez (born July 9, 2003) is a Puerto Rican actor, known for his roles as Alex Alvarez in the Netflix series One Day at a Time and John Smith in the 2019 film Breakthrough.

Career
Ruiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He began his career acting in commercials at an early age. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of nine. From 2017 to 2019, he starred in Netflix's reboot of One Day at a Time as the character Alex Alvarez. In 2019, he starred in Breakthrough, a drama film, portraying the role of John Smith. He loves playing sports like basketball and soccer .

Ruiz was named as one of the "10 Latinxs to Watch in 2019", by Variety Magazine.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links 
 
Instagram @itsmarcelruiz
Twitter @themarcelruiz

Category:2003 births
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Category:Puerto Rican male television actors
Category:Puerto Rican male film actors
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles